Wildlife

Out Our Backdoor – Scorpions

September 22, 2016 mgcadmin 0

Scorpion (Alacrán) – Look Out Below So what has armor, pinchers, AND a painful, venomous stinger; glows neon blue under UV light; and hasn’t changed much in 430 million years? That’s right, the dreaded scorpion. […]

Gardening Tips

Organic Weed Killer Spray

September 22, 2016 mgcadmin 0

There are several version of this organic weed killer floating around on the Internet.  We have tried the one below and found it to work well on weeds in sunny locations.  And it’s safe to […]

Local Plants

Lady of the Night Orchid

March 4, 2016 mgcadmin 0

Brassavola nodosa is a small, tough species of orchid native to Mexico. It is also known as “Lady of the Night” orchid due to its citrus and gardenia-like fragrance which begins in the early evening. […]

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Wildlife

Out Our Backdoor – Tree Crickets

March 4, 2016 mgcadmin 0

TREE-CRICKET Is one of the small, almost colorless crickets of the genus Œcanthus, specifically the snowy cricket (Œ. niveus), whose two-syllabled rhythmic night-song is one of the most familiar summer noises in the Yucatan. It is […]

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Local Plants

Mexican Orchid Tree

March 4, 2016 mgcadmin 4

The Mexican Orchid Tree produces clusters of feathery white flowers from late spring to late fall.  The plant can be the size of a large shrub or a tree, growing up to 15 – 20 feet […]

Wildlife

Out Our Backdoor – Lightning Bugs

March 4, 2016 mgcadmin 0

Lightning Bugs or Fireflies Remember catching these in a jar with holes on the top?  You probably learned the hard and sad way to release them after a few hours. These are not really “flies” but […]