By Tommy Clarkson from the May 2014 Edition Cycads A very basic overview “Cycas” comes from the Greek word for palm tree . . . but it ain’t! Cycad is the common name for approximately 100 species that comprise the plant division of Cycadophyta. Many do resemble palm trees in their leaf and stem structure and some […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the May 2014 Edition The following is sixteenth installment of a slightly embellished and “bit fictionalized” account of an almost real event! by Tommy Clarkson (Most everyone can relate as we all have met or are well aware of this sort of individual. He is the guy who knows and has purportedly done […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the May 2014 Edition (Most everyone can relate as we all have met or are well aware of this sort of individual. He is the guy who knows and has purportedly done it all. Everything you’ve experienced, he’s done it better and all too eager to tell you all about it. Recently while flying […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2014 Edition “Cycas” comes from the Greek word for palm tree . . .but it ain’t! Cycad is the common name for approximately 100 species that comprise the plant division of Cycadophyta. Many do resemble palm trees in their leaf and stem structure and some species were incorrectly identified as […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the April 2014 Edition Cleome hassleriana (Possibly, C. spinosa, C. houtteana, or maybe even C. sesquiorygalis they’re all quite similar!) Family: Cleomaceae Also known as: Spider Plant, Spider Legs, Grandpa’s Whiskers, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, or Stinking Clover As a rule, I don’t generally write about annuals particularly when I’m not sure of the […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the April 2014 Edition Mexico is our home and we bring you traditional Mexican fare as well as those dishes you miss from your home in the north – eggs with hash browns, smoked beef brisket and smoked pork chops. Instead of a typical printed menu, you will find a daily menu board, allowing […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the April 2014 Edition Gee Whiz. Gee Whilickers. Gelato! Sometimes ya’ just gotta’ start with the icing on the proverbial “eating out” cake . . . . and that would be the case in this most exemplary of places to eat. In fact, it’s two culinary entities that were “born” at the […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the April 2014 Edition We – that would be Patty and me of Ola Brisa Gardens deeply love and greatly appreciate Manzanillo, its people and all which comprises it. Accordingly, each year we join others in striving to show our gratitude to the community by our involvement with organized “causes of consequence”. Thus, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the April 2014 Edition Asclepias curassavica Family: Asclepiadaceae (Also known as Blood-flower, Butterfly Weed, Scarlet Milkweed, Tropical Milkweed, Swallow-Wort, Red Cottonweed, Indian Root or Silkweed.) If you have a Mexican Milkweed growing around your home and somewhat fluently understand butterfly (and what self-respecting gardener doesn’t!) you have probably heard visiting Monarch’s enthusiastically exclaim, “Yum! […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2014 Edition (No Common Name) (Begonia deliciosa – Found in Borneo, named in 1851) Kidney Begonia (Begonia dichotoma Found in Venezuela/Colombia, named in 1790) Family: Begoniaceae These species are but two of 1,500, worldwide, which comprise the Begonia family but are a couple growing in Ola Brisa Gardens that I enjoy. From […]
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