By Tommy Clarkson from the March 2015 Edition (Eruca sativa) Family: Brassicaceae Also known as: Salad Rocket, Rucola, Rucoli, Tugula, Colewort or Roquette Arugula is a salad green with plenty of pizazz and probably, more for those with an adventuresome palate! Long been popular in France and Italy, it, increasingly, these days, it can be found in […]
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In this issue: Nature Planting Roots – Argula – Tommy Clarkson Mosaic Plant – Tommy Clarkson Aqua Culture – Tommy Clarkson Book Movies Videos Movie Reviews – American Sniper – Suzanne A. Marshall Gone Girl – Suzanne A. Marshall Book Reviews – Aztec – Kirby Vickery Living in Mexico Restaurant Review – Monster Burger – […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2015 Edition Archontophoenix alexandre Family: Arecaceae (Also known as Alexandra Palm, Alexandra King Palm, Alexander Palm, King Palm, Northern Bangalow Palm and the Alex Palm.) As perhaps the foremost Guru of palm trees, Robert Lee Riffle, has stated, these “are some of the world’s most beautiful trees, palm or otherwise.” […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2015 Edition Pachypodium lamerei Family: Apocynaceae Also known as: Devil’s Backscratcher The genus of Pachypodium are shrubby succulents, most of which have thick, prickly stems, strap-like leaves and five-petaled, funnel-shaped flowers terminal clusters. The unique Madagascar Palm combines features of both palms and cactus and your guess as to its […]
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In this issue: Nature Madagascar Palm – Tommy Clarkson King Alexander Palm – Tommy Clarkson Living in Mexico Cafe Review – Mariscos Carlos – Allan Yanitski Double Trouble II – Suzanne A. Marshall Good Intentions – L. C. Allard Movie Reviews St. Vincent – Suzanne A. Marshall Labor Day – Suzanne A. Marshall Time to […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2015 Edition Aptenia cordifolia (Alternative Botanical Name: Mesembryanthemum cordifolium) Family: Aizoaceae (Also known as Heartleaf Ice Plant, Heart and Flower, Dew Plant, Red Apple or Red Aptenia) While she enjoys the hundreds of tropical plants that comprise Ola Bris Gardens, seldom does Ana (our housekeeper and dear friend) inquire specifically […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2015 Edition Red Flag Bush, Mussaenda Erythrophylla Family: Rubiaceae (Also known as: Lady Flowers, Ashanti Blood Plant, Tropical Dogwood, Red Velvet Mussaenda, Prophet’s Tears or Virgin Tree) From the outset, I admit holding off a long time before getting one of these, as most of the specimens I’d seen had […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2015 Edition Lady Palm, Rhapis excelsa Family: Arecaceae (Also known as Bamboo Palm, Miniature Fan Palm, Little Lady Palm, Large Lady Palm, Slender Lady Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm, and Ground Rattan) With what I’m about to say, you’ll probably think that I’m pulling your proverbial leg but, honestly, I’m not! […]
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In this issue: Nature Planting Roots in Mexico – Baby Sun Rose – Tommy Clarkson Boston Fern – Tommy Clarkson The Whale – Dave Boroughs Living in Mexico Cafe Review – La Brasserie/La Porroquia – Allan Yanitski A Journey to San Miguel De Allende – Suzanne A. Marshall Considering a Trip to San Miguel […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2015 Edition Nephrolepis exaltata Family: Lomariopsidaceae or Davalliaceae (Also known as: Sword Fern, Wild Boston Fern, Tuber Ladder Fern, or Fishbone Fern) Who hasn’t heard of a Boston Fern? As I recall, my first contact with such was some sixty years ago when my grandmother, Rose Unruh, had a large, […]
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