Florida’s Winter Advantage Living in Florida has it’s benefits… among them January and February. The weather cools to the 60s and 70s, all the windows are opened and flowers bloom. January and February mean Crinum Lilies in my yard. Crinum Lilies Hardy Plant Crinum Lilies are hardy plants. Mine appear to thrive on neglect. I […]
Entries Tagged as 'Florida Flora'
NOT Crawling Through the Desert Looking for Water
December 20th, 2012 8 Comments
Westerns Growing up in the ’50s and ’60s , Westerns were television staples… Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Rawhide, The Lone Ranger, Rin Tin Tin, and many more that I have forgotten. There were too many western movies for me to begin to count… Broken Arrow, The Gunfighter, High Noon, etc. Invariably, the cowboy hero gets lost or […]
Tags: cactus · cactus flowers · cactus fruit · Westerns
Holiday Decorations Without the Electric Bill
December 19th, 2012 3 Comments
Even Palms Celebrate ‘Tis the season… even for palm trees. Christmas Palm The Christmas Palm (scientific name Veitchia merrillii) gets its name from the green oval-shaped fruit that turns bright red in December. Nature creates its own Christmas ornaments with a non-electric holiday display. Holly… Sort Of Another Florida plant with the traditional holiday red […]
Tags: Bottle Palm · Brazilian Pepper Tree · Christmas Ornaments · Christmas Palms · Florida Holly
