by Alice Liles | Apr 29, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
Last time I told you about one of the two new plants I brought home from the TACSS meeting in San Antonio, the turbinicarpus lophoroides on the right. Let me tell you about the other one, an agave isthmensis. This picture was taken right after I brought them home in...
by Alice Liles | Apr 27, 2017 | Bright Lights
Reid Marricle and Kade Campbell are soul mates who never met but have two things in common; the unceasing love of their families and a vicious disease that took their lives too soon. Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor, ATRT, is a very rare, fast growing tumor that...
by Alice Liles | Apr 24, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
Last October I attended the fall seminar of the Texas Association of Cactus and Succulent Societies (“TACSS) in San Antonio (TACSS Fall Seminar in San Antonio,” October 21, 2016) and came home with two new plants I really didn’t need but couldn’t resist. This happens...
by Alice Liles | Apr 20, 2017 | Bright Lights
When our family moved to Muleshoe in 1980, two horses, a dog, and a couple of cats came, too. So, not only did we need to find a family doctor, we needed to find the local veterinarian. I think Muleshoe Animal Clinic was the only game in town, but after meeting and...
by Alice Liles | Apr 10, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
Mammillaria is one of the largest genus in the cactus family; over 200 identified so far. Most are native to Mexico, but they can also be found in the southwest United States, the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, and Honduras. They get their name from the...
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