by Alice Liles | Mar 31, 2022 | Bright Lights
When Caroline graduated from Muleshoe High School in 1988, her dad suggested we take a celebratory graduation trip to San Francisco. I have forgotten many of the details after all these years, and my photography skills and choices of shots were a work in progress back...
by Alice Liles | Mar 19, 2022 | Cactus Are Cool
When I shared my Dudleya pulverulenta on March 6th this year, a few readers asked if it was an agave. No, it is a succulent native to Southern California. Both are succulent plants, and agaves are sometimes mislabeled as cactus, so the fact that there was some...
by Alice Liles | Mar 12, 2022 | Bright Lights
I suspect we all drive by the Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s office located in the Hugh Earl Young Visitors Center every day, but know very little about what the Chamber of Commerce does or why it even exists. I thought it would behoove us to know more...
by Alice Liles | Mar 6, 2022 | Cactus Are Cool
The Cactus and Succulent Society of America (CSSA) held its biennial conference in July of 2019 in San Luis Obispo, California. Dudleyas are native to southern California, Guadalupe Island, and in the Baja area of Mexico and California. They love the Mediterranean...
by Alice Liles | Feb 27, 2022 | Cactus Are Cool
Last week I shared with you my Albuca humilis and its interesting flowers. I also have a form of an Albuca spiralis- you might remember I mentioned there are myriad varieties of this species that are native to South Africa. If you google it, you will see...
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