By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2015 Edition Miniature Chusan Fan Palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus) Family: Arecaceae Also known as: Wagner’s Windmill Palm, Waggie Palm or Waggie or Trachycarpus fortunei (dwarf form) (Fully researching this wonderful palm was quite the challenge as differed are the opinions, experiences and first hand awareness/knowledge of it. But, perseverance prevailed […]
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In this issue: Living in Mexico Big Adventure 2 – Suzanne A. Marshall Arrachera – A Sun Eater Immigration and Your Vehicle – Editorial Staten Drugs – Ed Labine Nature Miniature Chusan Palm – Tommy Clarkson Virginia Creeper – Tommy Clarkson Entertainment The Hundred Foot Journey – Suzanne A. Marshall The Dallas […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2015 Edition Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia Family: Vitaceae Also known as American Ivy, five-fingered ivy, five-leaved ivy and woodbine From the outset I gotta’ assert “This is a very flexible plant!” It cheerfully thrives from as far north as Southern Canada, through the U.S. to as far south as […]
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In this issue: Living in Mexico The First Decisive Step – Suzanne A. Marshall El Salto – Ed Labine Nature Bromeliad – Tommy Clarkson Torch Ginger – Tommy Clarkson Entertainment Whiplash – Suzanne A. Marshall History Aztec Sun Periods – Kirby Vickery Technology How much computer power do you need? – Señior Tech […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2015 Edition Torch Ginger, Etlingera elatior Family: Zingiberaceae Also known as: Wax Flower, Porcelain Flower, Red Ginger Lily, Torch Lily, Indonesian Tall Ginger and Philippine Waxflower First, a couple of culinary facts that you might not expect to find at the outset of an article written about such a […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2015 Edition Bromeliads Genera: Tillandsia, Cryptanthus and Billbergia The best known of Bromeliads is, of course, Ananas comosus the Pineapple. But, after some background, let’s discuss the other, approximately 3,500 species (in addition to many hybrids), in eight sub-families and (open to debate as to exact number) twenty different […]
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In this issue: Living in Mexico Give Me the Simple Life – Suzanne A. Marshall Joy and Perils of Auto Renting in Mexico – Ed Labine Tres Leches Cake Nature Coral Tree – Tommy Clarkson Surinam Cherry – Tommy Clarkson Entertainment Tomorrowland – Suzanne A. Marshall Kingsman – The Secret Service – Suzanne […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2015 Edition Surinam Cherry, Eugenia uniflora Family: Myrtaceae Also known as: Brazilian Cherry or Cayenne Cherry Native to Surinam (well, duh!), Guyana, French Guiana and southern Brazil, this shrub or, maybe, more correctly a tree as it can grow up to twenty-five feet (7.5 m) has slender, multi-trunked, spreading branches […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2015 Edition Family: Leguminosae, Fabaceae, Papilionaceae or Cleomaceae (It sorta’ depends upon which botanist you ask!) (Also known as: Naked Coral Tree, Sunshine Tree or Variegated Coral Tree) The Erythrina genus consists of around 100 various trees and shrubs. The preponderance of these sport spiny trunks and branches with a […]
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In this issue: Living in Mexico Guy with the Yellow Shoes – Steven McDorman June – Kirby Vickery Nature Planting Roots – Aloe Concinna Baker – Tommy Clarkson Planting Roots – Blood Leaf – Tommy Clarkson Food Jicama – Suzanne A. Marshall The Potato – Terry Sovil Entertainment Woman in Gold – Suzanne A. Marshall Suits – Suzanne A. […]
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