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Towering Ambition

December 1, 2018by Robyn Haynes 42 Comments

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 […]

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Old Friends, New Fronds

March 24, 2018by Robyn Haynes 25 Comments

It seemed to happen overnight, although it didn’t of course. These fronds of mine have been friends for years. I’ve been in my small apartment now for five years. And […]

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Robyn Haynes

Robyn enthusiastically pursues a green and writerly life on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia, where her background as a doctor of social anthropology equips her with an interesting slant on the human condition. She spends much time indulging a passion for her garden where she ponders life and attempts to stave off existential angst. In her more reflective moments she makes wry observations on courtyard gardening and its parallels with life.

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