by Alice Liles | Nov 6, 2015 | Cactus Are Cool
Now that plants have been brought in for the winter, sunlight becomes an issue, especially for cactus and succulents. My cactus deal with the reduction of sunlight during their winter incarceration indoors pretty well. Their growth rate slows down and they keep their...
by Alice Liles | Nov 2, 2015 | Bright Lights
We made it! Niagara Falls. The morning was bright and clear and we had a full day ahead of us. The night before we had located the tram, what they call the Incline, that would take us down to the falls, so that is where we started. This is the view from...
by Alice Liles | Oct 30, 2015 | Cactus Are Cool
I have written about ariocarpus before, but it has been a while, so some of you may not be familiar with this plant. Fall is their blooming season, as you can see here. Ariocarpus retusus is not a plant you will find at the big box stores, but it is worth...
by Alice Liles | Oct 27, 2015 | Bright Lights
We arose bright and early to catch the train at Penn Station. At 5:30 in the morning is about the only time you will see Times Square this empty. We took a cab to Penn Station where we found plenty of people. We had breakfast while waiting and watching the...
by Alice Liles | Oct 24, 2015 | Cactus Are Cool
My cactus garden is over 20 years old and needs renovation from time to time. One path through the garden had become cluttered and hard to navigate, so the time had come to fix it. These pictures show the path in question. The flat rocks are supposed to mark the way,...
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