Cascada Palm-I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy Clarkson on the January 2020 Edition Cascada Palm Chamaedorea cataractarum Family Arecaceae Also known as Cat Palm or Cataract Palm While having our specimen happily thriving as a potted, shade-appreciating, interior palm in the lower living room for perhaps ten years, I’d never gotten around to properly identifying it. It seemed somewhat obvious […]

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Yellow Ginger- I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy Clarkson on the January 2020 Edition Yellow Ginger Hedychium flavescens Family Zingiberaceae Also known as Yellow Ginger-Lily, Cream Garland-Lily or Cream Ginger Walking through our gardens this morning, I pondered about which of my tropical plant family I should next write. As I do every time I walk down into them, I strolled […]

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Five Favourite Places to Shop, Bargain and Barter on Baja

By Dan and Lisa Goy on the January 2020 Edition A tour of Baja (Baja California and Baja California Sur states in Mexico) would not be complete without an opportunity to shop for those special items “Hecho en México” (Made in Mexico). Many RVers tell us they rated shopping at local markets, shops and beach […]

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