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It’s a BLOOMING Cactus Paradise in the Greenhouse this Spring

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Hi Guys’

I hope you are all enjoying the start of the growing season so far and that your cacti and succulents are starting to bud and bloom, as you guys may know this is my first year with my new greenhouse and I was wondering how the cacti would respond in there, well not only have the cacti really responded well this Spring with lots of new spines but WOW so many of my cacti are not only budding but many are blooming or have been blooming much earlier than usual for April and May, yes the greenhouse has really worked magic for my collection.

Normally at this time of year in Spring I see the Mammillaria’s, Rebutia’s, and Chamaecereus and Lovivias budding up and blooming but I have never seen SO MANY Mammillaria and lots of my other cacti blooming so early, April was a blooming amazing month and May looks like its even better with lots of buds on all my other cacti, many that have not bloomed before for me, what an exciting and blooming amazing Spring it is and long may the blooming continue haha.

Here are some photos of some of the beautiful blooming cacti that have been blooming in April, I have lots more blooming now in May but I will save them for my next Blog haha, I hope you enjoy the photos and if you love cacti and succulents and want to know more about how to grow them then please do go over to my You Tube Channel called Desert Plants of Avalon that is dedicated to growing these amazing and fascinating plants.

I am so happy that April 2026 and now into May has been the BEST BLOOMING Spring yet,

Stay tuned for my next Blog coming up on this Website on all the May Cactus blooms I have in the greenhouse this May.

Thanks so much for reading guys and wishing you all a BLOOMING AMAZING cactus powered day or evening.

My new Cactus Greenhouse is HERE YIPPEEEEE!

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Hi Guys, I hope that you are all having a wonderful start to 2026 and that you are all looking forward to the upcoming spring with all the cactus and succulent jobs to do and happy at the thought of the exciting growing season getting closer and seeing your plants come into flower again.

I have had a fantastic start to 2026, I have been very busy filling up my new greenhouse with all my cacti and succulents and I am so happy to say that at last its all done haha, the only plants left to move into the greenhouse are all the cacti and succulents that are not cold hardy that I have to keep indoors over the winter but they will all be coming into the new greenhouse in April.

I have had a very exciting start to 2026 arranging all my plants into the new greenhouse.

My new greenhouse is one from Steeltechsheds, Steeltech are an Irish company that as well as selling super tough strong greenhouses they also sell steel sheds as well as other outbuildings like garden rooms, steel garages, home offices, steel warehouses and even steel homes, they are all built super strong and their greenhouses are built to withstand 200kph ( 125mph ) winds which is an absolute must where I live, I live right on the coast with the sea and beach practically right at the bottom of my garden, the storms and winds can be very strong here especially during the winter months and I knew that I needed a greenhouse that was going to be as strong as an Ox haha, Steeltech greenhouses are made with strong polycarbonate so if anything hits the roof or sides like flying debris, roof tiles or golf balls or your neighbours football haha then it can not smash like glass can, they are also built to last at least 20 years.

My new greenhouse is from Steeltechsheds and built to withstand 200kph (125mph) wind gusts.

My new greenhouse was delivered and installed at the end of November 2025 and I couldn’t wait to get moving the plants in there, however I had to do a few things first before I could start moving the plants in, I had to make sure I had the electrics all set up for the heater and dehumidifier and I wanted to bubble wrap the greenhouse inside for the winter as bubble wrapping will help to keep the heating costs down a little, I spent most of early December getting the greenhouse all prepped first and the second part moving the plants in and I have only just finished it all now in the first week of February 2026.

Moving the plants into the new greenhouse was truly so exciting and it was even more exciting to get arranging them onto the plant shelves and making a lovely display of them, now they plants can overwinter properly cool and dry in there for the rest of the winter, I will be keeping the greenhouse heated to a minimum temperature of around 5c/41F, when the cacti wake up in the springtime for their growing season they are going to love all that bright light in this new greenhouse, I really am so looking forward to seeing them burst into bud and flower this coming spring and summer.

I am so looking forward to seeing my cacti flower in my new greenhouse this Spring and Summer.

I have been filming the whole process of moving the plants into my new greenhouse on my You Tube Channel called Desert Plants of Avalon, I have been filming a whole series of videos about the greenhouse so do go over and watch my videos if you would like, and also if you have not already subscribed to my You Tube channel please do, I have lots of growing tips on how to care for and grow cacti and succulents and I will be posting up lots more care tips now we are getting much closer to the growing season again.

Here are some photos of my wonderful new cactus greenhouse with all of the plants put away in there and all arranged, I hope you enjoy the photos and if you live in Ireland both north and south and are thinking of getting a greenhouse or a new greenhouse then I can highly recommend Steeltech.

I will be keeping my greenhouse heated at a minimum temperature of 5c /41F over winter.

Inside the new greenhouse before I bubble wrapped and set up the plant stands and the electrics.

After Bubble wrapping and setting up the electrics I started on moving in all of the heaviest and tallest of the cacti, these had to go in first before I could move in the plant stands.

Thanks so much for reading guys and if you want to know more about How to grow and care for Cacti and Succulents then do please subscribe to my You Tube Channel called Desert Plants of Avalon.

Lets get counting the days till spring arrives haha.

My Cactus Flowers of Spring & Summer 2025

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Hi Cactus and Succulent Lovers, I hope that you are all having a wonderful growing season of 2025 so far, This Spring and Summer has been very different to previous years for me as I moved house at the end of April to another part of Ireland to a beautiful location right by the Sea, but I have been without a greenhouse due to it being a busy time of year for the greenhouse company to deliver and install our new greenhouse, we could be waiting another 3 months before they are able to deliver and install the greenhouse too argh! the good news is we finally have the concrete foundation floor built that is essential to support our new greenhouse, but all is in plan and our new greenhouse will be up and running to house my cacti and succulents within the next three months just in time for the upcoming Winter.

The plants have all settled in really well after the big house move and most of them are all outside in my coastal garden enjoying the glorious Spring & Summer that we are having this year, I have been so lucky with the plants being outside as its one of the best Spring and Summers in UK & Ireland that I can remember for a long time, if it had been like any other Summer I would have had to keep all the plants inside the house to protect them from the Irish summer rain but they are all outside enjoying the sunshine and the amazingly much warmer and sunnier and drier than usual Summer.

My Cacti have all been outside in the garden enjoying the fresh sea air this Spring & Summer.

My Cacti have really awarded me this Spring and Summer with the most beautiful of cactus flowers, being outside with the fresh sea air and the sunny Spring and Summer has really given them all a blooming amazing boost.

If my new greenhouse is not up and running by the middle of October I will have to move them all into the house to protect them all until the new greenhouse is built, obviously thats not what I want to do as its a lot of work moving plants in and out and I don’t want my lovely new home to be packed to the rooftop with cacti hahaha! but we have to do what we have to do to protect our plant babies until the greenhouse is here, and I know once the greenhouse is up and running I will have a wonderful time putting the plants in there and making them all nice and cosy for their winter rest period.

Here are some photos of my blooming cactus beauties that I want to share with you all and I hope you enjoy the flowers as much as I have.

Echinocereus armatus and Parodia ottonis August 2025

Mammillaria hahniana June 2025

Echinopsis obrepanda var.purpurea August 2025

Gymnocalycium mihanovicii variegata blooming constantly since May 2025

Lophophora jordaniana August 2025

Rebutia variety June 2025

Parodia warasii July 2025

Trichocereus pachanoi x scopulicola 7 feet high blooming at night August 2025

Trichocereus pachanoi x scopulicola 7 feet high blooming by day August 2025

Stenocactus multicostatus June 2025

Aporocactus mallisonii June 2025

Echinopsis eyeresii August 2025

Cross pollinating my two Parodia cacti: Parodia erebescens and Parodia ottonis to get seeds August 2025

Echinocereus gentryi var. Cucumis June 2025

Rhipsalis pilocarpa August 2025

Mammillaria variety July 2025

Cleistocactus vulpis cauda August 2025

Rebutia seedling that germinated in one of my Lophophora cactus pots August 2025

Astrophytum ornatum var. mirabelli August 2025

A selection of my cacti all blooming beautiful June 2025

Mammillaria spinosissima July 2025

Astrophytum asterias August 2025

My Trichocereus grandiflorus ‘Red Star’ August 2025

Mammillaria variety July 2025

Astrophytum asterias var. nudum August 2025

Echinocereus armatus August 2025

Parodia ottonis August 2025

Thelocactus hexandrophorus August 2025

Astrophytum myriostigma quadricostatus August 2025

Echinopsis ( ID Unknown) August 2025

Echinocereus gentryi var. scheerii June & July 2025

Some of my blooming stunners all together August 2025

Echinopsis ( ID Unknown) August 2025

Clesitocactus winteri ‘Golden Rat’s Tail’ August 2025

Stenocactus variety June 2025

Trichocereus grandiflorus ‘Red Star’ July & August 2025

Echinopsis eyeresii August 2025

Cleistocactus colademononsis ‘Monkey’s Tail’ August 2025

Sulcorebutia ( ID Unknown) June 2025

Chamaelobivia ‘Sharon’s Delight’ June 2025

Chamaecereus silvestrii July 2025

Parodia ottonis June 2025

Chamaelobivia ( ID Unknown) June 2025

Lophophora fricci August 2025

Lophophora williamsii August 2025

Lophophora williamsii July 2025

Neoporteria/Eriocyse paucicostata July 2025

Rebutia ( ID Unknown) June 2025

Mammillaria formosa July 2025

Parodia chrysacanthion June 2025

Rebutia variety June 2025

Parodia crassigibba July 2025

Rebutia ‘Apricot Ice’ June 2025

Mammillaria hahniana June 2025

Gymnocalycium variety August 2025

Mammillaria spinosissima July 2025

Mammillaria ‘Magic Baby’ June & July 2025

Gymnocalycium saglionis August 2025

If you want to know how to get your Cacti and Succulents to Flower then you can watch my video on my You Tube channel Called Desert Plants of Avalon and you can watch this video below:

If you want to know how to get your cacti to flower ALL year round then you can watch my video on my You Tube channel called Desert Plants of Avalon and you can watch this video below:

Thanks so much for reading everyone and if you want to know more about growing cacti and succulents then do please subscribe to my You Tube Channel called Desert Plants of Avalon where I share lots of Tips and Tricks on growing these awesome weird and wacky plants.

Wishing you all a blooming amazing rest of the growing season.