While Hasib Hourani’s Rock Flight and Samah Sabawi’s Cactus Pear for My Beloved are both books by Australian writers that speak of the Palestinian experience, they could not be more different.
Some people feel threatened by cacti, reluctant to approach and appreciate the strength, endurance and beauty of these succulent stemmed and spine leafed plants. While you can respectfully and protect ...
While the Christmas cactus is widely sold for its kaleidoscope of bold, dramatic flowers, there are plenty of other, dare we say, even more appealing varieties to choose from. Instantly recognised for ...
Opuntia littoralis, or the coastal prickly pear cactus native to Southern California, has 1.5-inch needles as well as smaller glochids—both have “teeth” that can make extraction difficult.