Hey GPODers!
A new editor is at the helm of Garden Photo of the Day, and I want to take the opportunity to (sort of) formally introduce myself. My name is Kaitlyn Hayes, and I’ve been working with Fine Gardening behind the scenes for several years in digital content production—though you may have seen my name sprinkled across the website or gracing the pages of the magazine here or there.
I grew up around women who loved to garden. I spent most summers deadheading annuals with my mom or picking the biggest tomatoes from my grandmother’s beds. I’ve always held a great appreciation and love for plants large and small, but I also always said that the green thumb in my family must have skipped a generation. Year after year I would try to keep all variety of plants alive, but with no success. I gave up hope of enjoying my own gardening endeavors until I began working at Fine Gardening and, with a new wealth of knowledge, decided to give plants another go.
This was also around the same time that I bought a camper van and started taking months-long trips across North America while I was working remotely. These two worlds collided, which led me to my newfound love of cacti and succulents. Their low-maintenance needs and the many varieties that are slow growing allow me to take my green treasures on the road while ensuring they’ll survive and won’t outgrow my limited space.
With that being said, I’ve quickly amassed a collection that is growing beyond camper-van capacity. Below are just some of my favorites, new and old. If anyone is interested... they’re mostly well behaved, and I could really use a plant sitter!
Crassula ‘Baby’s Necklace’ – a new addition that has quickly become my latest obsession. The trailing, beefy foliage
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