By John Chalmers on the February 2020 Edition Near the small town of La Central, close to the port city of Manzanillo on the Pacific coast of Mexico in the state of Colima, is to be found the largest orchid farm in the country. Established in 2002 by proprietor Fidel Maza, the operation has grown to 18 […]
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By Tommy Clarkson on the November 2019 Edition Silver Ragwort Jacobaea maritima Family Asteraceae Also known as Dusty Miller A lot of my home gardening friends know this, somewhat sage like, appearing beauty, by the name, Dusty Miller. But such an appellation is also shared with a few other, similar, generally related, plants. Additionally, to my […]
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By Tery Sovil on the November 2019 Edition Strawberries are not a true berry but watermelons, pumpkins, bananas and avocados are. Bananas are berries and raspberries aren’t. Bananas are not trees. There’s no wood in them. They are giant herbs and banana is its berry. Google this to shake yourself up. No one knows the true […]
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By Suzzane Marshall on the August 2019 Edition Directed by : Taylor Sheridan Starring : Jeremy Renner, Kelsey Absville, Julia Jones, Teo Briones, Apesanahkwat, Graham Greene, Elizabeth Olsen, Tan-too Cardinal “East of Boulder Flats, deep into the vast and unforgiving white territory of the Wind River Indian Reservation, the seasoned game tracker, Cory Lambert, discovers the […]
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By John Chalmers the June 2019 Edition At the small town of El Naranjo, population 1,500, in the municipality of Manzanillo, and not far from the city center, school kids in the town are keeping alive the culture, tradition, heritage and dances of México. On March 19, at the open-air casino, the pavilion beside Highway 200 at […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2019 Edition Directed by: Otto Bathurst Starring: Taron Everton, Jamie Foxx, Eve Henson, Jamie Doran, Ben Mendelssohn “Robin of Loxley, a war-hardened Crusader, and his Moorish commander, mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown, in a thrilling, action-adventure, packed with […]
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By Yann Kostic and Tom Zachystal from the September 2018 Edition Financial advice is often directed at the very young or very old: spend less than you earn every month and don’t put too much of your retirement savings in stocks as your retirement progresses. But what about the rest of us those of us […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2018 Edition Common Hibiscus, Hibiscus syriacus Family: Malvaceae Also known as: Hibiscus, Rose of China, Rose Mallow,Flor de Jamaica, and Shrub Althaceae Actually, there is very little that is “common” in the appearance of the many species in this genus. The brilliant flowers of the hibiscus are to the […]
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By Terry Sovil from the September 2018 Edition When we talk about “alternative energy”, we are talking about renewable types of energy. Generally, we are talking about solar energy, wind energy, biomass, hydro power and geothermal. Renewable energy is from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2018 Edition Cape Jasmine Gardenia jasminoides Family : Rubiaceae Also known as: Gardenia, Cape Jessamine or Jasmin (In this, I am going to liberally share sound advice kindly provided to me by Paul Crist a successful grower of these beauties who lives in the Puerto Vallarta area. In all […]
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