The 2024 Mid-States Cactus and Succulent Conference in Santa Fe
The 18th biennial Mid States Conference was held in Santa Fe this year, a destination I am somewhat familiar with, and it's reasonably close to home. So off I went Friday, July 26, to enjoy the city, eat a little prime Southwest-style Mexican food, learn some new...
Muleshoe Classroom Teachers Association Welcomes New Teachers
Muleshoe Classroom Teachers Association welcomed MISD's new teachers with their annual breakfast and goodie bags Friday morning, August 2nd. Thirty-one local businesses donated items for the bags to help the new hires learn about the Muleshoe business community and...
I was Tickled to Discover I Have a Gymnocalycium Saglionis
My daughter-in-law Erin and I made a little road trip to East Austin Succulents back in May. She bought some foliage plants; I bought a succulent that was just about to bloom. But then we went into the greenhouse of another shop at the same location-Tillery Street...
A Succulent that Blooms in the Evening
Rhombophytum pilosum is an interesting little succulent that I discovered blooms in the evening. For years I missed its pretty little flowers, looking instead for blooms on plants out in the sun during the day. Elkhorn plant, as it is commonly called, is also listed...
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