by admin | Nov 5, 2013 | Bright Lights
Growing up in Rosenberg, as far back as I can remember, maidenhair fern grew in the front porch flower bed at our house. Mother had azaleas to the back of the bed with the fern filling in below and in front of the azaleas. In the Spring the bed was a beautiful mix of...
by Alice Liles | Nov 4, 2013 | Cactus Care
Have a succulent you really like and want another one or two just like it? Seeds are an option, but I don’t seem to have much luck with that method. Instead, I rely on cuttings and rooting leaves. I googled the subject of rooting succulents and came up with all kinds...
by admin | Oct 30, 2013 | Bright Lights
I had the distinct pleasure of attending the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra’s Blues to Beethoven: Beethoven & Gershwin concert Saturday night. Pat Angeley and I began our evening of cultural consciousness-raising with a lovely dinner at the Double Nickel Restaurant....
by Alice Liles | Oct 27, 2013 | Blooming Now
Faucaria tigrina, commonly called tiger jaws because of the shape of the leaves and the fact they have teeth-shaped appendages on the edges of the leaves that give the appearance of an open mouth full of teeth, are from South Africa. Mine tend to bloom late in the...
by admin | Oct 23, 2013 | Bright Lights
Litterbugs trash Mother Earth just like those spammers litter the Internet (“Spammers Should Be Shot, October 11, 2013). So they’re next on my bad list. The thing is, however, litterbugs have been around way too long and have just gotten worse. I don’t have any...
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