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72Poinsettia - a flower for Christmas
The Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a flower everyone associates with Christmas and this is not surprising because it flowers in December and has a lovely bright red colour that matches the red holly berries and the clothes worn by Father...
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77The Death's Head and other Tenerife Hawk Moths
Tenerife has several species of hawk moth that live and breed on the island, and, with the exception of the Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum ), all of them are very big insects. The Death's Head Hawk Moth (Acherontia atropos )...
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76How to grow cacti and succulents
Cacti are hard to handle and you have to careful with them but here in Tenerife they can be some of the creative gardener's best friends. Due to the extreme heat and sunlight we get here it is good to have attractive plants that are built to...
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70Mother Nature dresses up for Christmas in Tenerife
Tenerife is perhaps not a place that springs to mind when you think about Christmas but in fact it is an ideal place to spend the festive season. And not just because of the countless bars and cheap prices for drinks! For a start, if you want to...
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63Troublesome Garden Ornamentals- Tough or Invasive?
We gardeners are always looking for the “perfect plant”. Although we all have different ideas of what this entails, depending on our space, climatic area and location, there are some common characteristics we all look for. Is it tough? Is it...
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66Plant hunting in winter
winter is not usually thought of as the most exciting or productive time for looking at plants, at least in the temperate northern hemisphere. After all the lack of sunlight and the cold cause everything to be...
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65El Medano for windsurfing contests and nature walks
Tenerife’s El Médano is where the windsurfers gather for international contests and to enjoy their sport, but the area is also very popular with walkers and naturalists. The seaside town is a subtropical paradise for tourists who just want to go...
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65The pretty Poinsettia grows well on Tenerife
The Poinsettia’s botanical name Euphorbia pulcherrima means “very beautiful spurge” and this is a very apt description of this popular shrub. With its bright red bracts around the flowers it has become a symbol of Christmas, which is the...
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69Los Silos is part of Tenerife’s Isla Baja
Los Silos is a town and municipal borough that is included in what is known as the Isla Baja (“Low Island”) part of Tenerife’s northwest. Garachico, Buenavista del Norte and El Tanque also make up the Isla Baja region of the island, and...
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63The mind of God as opposed to that of the human
Human beings have a tendency to judge and grade species of life both animal and vegetable on what they look like and how useful they are to humans. There is a tendency to judge according to aesthetic appeal. If it's "pretty" as a flower it is worth...
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