Untangling
Amid the turmoil of our busy lives, I crave for quiet. Not the silence you might imagine, but rather, a peace-inducing space filled with the music of nature. A salve […]
Beneath Our Feet
So much is going on. Out of sight, but never far from the minds of gardeners. Yes, that’s right! I’m talking about the underworld of the soil. I’ve written before […]
Impatient Impatiens
I have a confession to make: I’m an impatient person. I wish I could say I’m a ‘recovering im-patient’ but that is not yet true. Lately, I’ve been impatient for […]
Autumn Arrives
Autumn sidles into my garden wearing white Plumeria blossoms in her hair. Dressed in gauzy greens with an occasional flash of colour, she looks as though at any moment she […]
Trans-Plant
The beautiful Maidenhair fern I dug-up from my tiny courtyard garden to give to my newly-settled friend is struggling. I took to the internet to find out why. Maidenhairs (Adiantum […]
Nesting
I’m blown away by the sheer industry and skill that goes into making a bird’s nest. And unlike we humans, birds do it all over again season after season. Recently […]
Jumpin’ Jack Flash…
… it’s 2019 already! Happy new year to you all! So, what news from my tiny courtyard garden? Well, what about this tiny creature busily preparing dinner on the underleaf […]
Star of Bethlehem
It turns out this post is more about what the Star of Bethlehem flower is not. Life is not predictable. Until this moment, I’ve always thought the plant, Agapanthus, was also […]
Towering Ambition
Jack’s beanstalk has nothing on the Alcantaria! ‘Towering ambition’: tall, very high, lofty, surpassing others; all adjectives painting a picture of the bromeliad, Alcantaria Imperialis Rubra. But while this bromeliad is […]
The Fertility Goddess
This is a picture of my former self. Brand new and smiling. I liked my work. The pay was abysmal but there were perks:- greeting the early morning sunshine, the […]
