by Alice Liles | Mar 10, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
I know I have shared these colorful plants with you before, but they just outdid themselves this year, so I had no choice-had to sing their praises again. Kalanchoe blossfeldiana is native to Madagascar and is what’s known as a glabrous succulent; that is, it has a...
by Alice Liles | Mar 6, 2017 | Bright Lights
We had the pleasure of complimentary tickets for the 2017 Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce banquet Saturday night. So we went and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Our tickets were sponsored by Hereford Feed Ingredients, one of several businesses that showed support for our...
by Alice Liles | Mar 2, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
When I first came across this little plant, it was labeled a rhipsalis; later the name hatiora came up. I have finally settled on rhipsalis hatiora salicornioides. By either name, this is an epiphytic cactus, which means that it grows on other plants, but not as a...
by Alice Liles | Feb 22, 2017 | Bright Lights
When Bill planted his pecan orchard three years and one month ago, he was told he could expect to see pecans in seven to ten years. Right. If we were still around by then-we are getting old, ya’ know. So imagine our surprise and delight when tiny little green pecans...
by Alice Liles | Feb 17, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
I bought this pretty shiny green barrel cactus this summer; loved the flat, broad red spines and the shiny green body. Ferocactus latispinus is native to Mexico where it stays warm year-round. Which means it will spend its life in a pot for me so it can come in during...
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