By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2010 Edition ( Roystonea regia ) Family: Arecacea Subfamily: Arecoideae The genus was once referred to as Oreodoxa but was changed to honor an Army engineer General Roy Stone who served in the Caribbean around 1900. There are approximately 22 species in this Roystoneas genus. However, the following comments […]
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By Robert Hill from the July 2010 Edition Every 5 years the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) conducts a census of the entire Republic, with the last one being taken in 2005. One of the census takers came to my house the other day with a form to be completed for the 2010 […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2010 Edition As many who read my column “Planting Roots in Mexico” know, nearly every day I can be found – along with my faithful friend and plant pal, Paco – working in our tropical gardens. But at some time this morning, mid-frond trim, the semantic question hit me. […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2010 Edition As many who read my column “Planting Roots in Mexico” know, nearly every day I can be found along with my faithful friend and plant pal, Paco working in our tropical gardens. But at some time this morning, mid-frond trim, the semantic question hit me. Prior to […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2010 Edition (The following is a slightly embellished and bit fictionalized Account of an almost real event!) . . . it may be a brother-in-law, next door neighbor or that particularly irritating high school bully badly who has gone badly to seed. You know the kind – those guys […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2010 Edition Rose Moss: Portulaca grandiflora Family: Portulacaceae (Also known as Portulaca, Moss Roses, Eleven O’Clock, Purslane, Sun Plant and Wax Pink. On our outdoor Dining Palapa we have a hollowed/ waterproofed coconut trunk planter to keep folks from leaning/stepping too far and paying an unscheduled visit to the […]
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By Freda Rumford from the May 2010 Edition Sra. C. Reynalda Garcia Dominguez (Reina) Reina is a fully qualified and registered nurse and in her young days, served Mexico as one of 3 nurses in the Marines, stationed on the lonely island in the Pacific, Socorro, for 3 years caring for 200 troops. (See Terry […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the May 2010 Edition Tradescantia pallida ‘Purpea’, Rhoea spathacea, or Rhoea discolour) Family: Commelinaceae Also known as Moses-in-the-Boat, Moses in the Cradle and Moses in the Basket and Boatlily (Note: The plant to be discussed below, should not be confused with Acanthus molli, or Acanthus spinosus Bear’s Breeches or the Scolymus […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the May 2010 Edition (The following is a slightly embellished and bit fictionalized account of an almost real event!) It may be a brother-in-law, next door neighbor or that particularly irritating high school, bellicose bully who has badly gone to seed.You know the kind those guys (and occasionally women) who, no […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the April 2010 Edition NORTH OF HERE IN LA MANZANILLA approximately 70 minutes of enjoyable driving live and work a most intriguing and adventurous pair. They are the Dutch couple of Leon Landsheer and Jolanda Hendriksen. (In the Netherlands married people may keep their original names.) To say that they are […]
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