by Alice Liles | Jun 1, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
I was given permission to collect cactus at a ranch in the Marfa, Texas, area a few years ago and was delighted to find these chubby little blue barrels that I thought were just a fatter version of the horse cripplers I had gathered in Muleshoe and in the Texas Hill...
by Alice Liles | May 29, 2017 | Bright Lights
We drove out to the Bailey County Cemetery this morning (May 29) for the annual observance of Memorial Day hosted by the Bailey County Cemetery Association. David Wyer, who always helps organize the program, introduced Jerry Bruton, president of the association, who...
by Alice Liles | May 23, 2017 | Bright Lights
Grandson Colten graduated from Muleshoe High School in 2013, and I shared that milestone with you (“And Now, the Last Hurrah,” June 5, 2013). On May 13, 2017, we watched him walk across the stage at the Janell Center to receive his Bachelor of Business Administration...
by Alice Liles | May 17, 2017 | Cactus Are Cool
I had the pleasure of working with my son AJ last week designing and planting a succulent garden. A client, Kelly McKinney who lives in Buda, Texas, wanted him to turn a forgotten vegetable garden into a succulent garden. When she mentioned succulents, he told her he...
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...
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