Witch Hazel Fire Charm

This beauty that is in full bloom in my yard is Hamamelis x intermedia  'Feuerzauber'  (aka Fire Charm).  I am on the border between zone 5b/6a. I have had this shrub about 9 years now and its one of my favorites.  Ive been growing in part light shade, in moist soil. Most of my yard is clay loam and very acidic!  Despite Witch Hazels dislike of acidity, this shrub is robust. I do feed it with tree spikes twice yearly and lime the around this shrub atleast twice a year. This shrub is decidous and flowers every year from the second week of February to well into March.

Updates to plant collection and Euphorbia obesa 'Baseball Plant'

Im in the process of updating my plant list. I had a few losses over the winter and just this weekend had made a few succulent purchases. I was able to get three new Hoyas and a few new Euphorbias. One of the Euphorbias I had purchased was a small obesa in a 2" pot. I dont know if male or female, but I have wanted to grow one of these for awhile. This link to Euphorbia obesa on Wikipedia shows how to sex this plant.
While very rare and getting close to extinction in its natural habitat due to over collection, E. obesa is well established in cultivation. Being easily propagated from seed, hundreds of thousands are produced yearly in the horticultural trade.