Kowloon Park, Hong Kong
Reading time 8 minutes
I am very fortunate to be able to travel as much as I do, but when I am away from home I miss my gardens […]
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Daily Vegetable Candy: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
Reading time 4 minutes
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum: bingcai, common ice plant, crystalline iceplant, ice greens. When in China, my general policy is to eat every food I am presented […]
Travelling Blues
Reading time 4 minutes
That’s it. I have readied both gardens for October, packed my bags and left Him Indoors in charge. I am now on the other […]
Daily Flower Candy: Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’
Reading time 1 minute
Gunnera manicata, the giant rhubarb, has very few rivals for the sheer size of its leaves, but among them would be Tetrapanax papyrifer. Used […]
Daily Flower Candy: Cercis siliquastrum
Reading time 1 minute
Pictured here outside Winchester City Mill, Cercis siliquastrum, makes an arresting sight. Despite its oriental good looks, C. siliquastrum hails from Southern Europe and […]
Daily Flower Candy: Tulipa batalinii ‘Bronze Charm’
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Diminutive Tulipa batalinii is native to Central Asia, where it grows on stony hillsides. Tulipa batalinii ‘Bronze Charm’ is one of many pretty named […]
Bauhinia, the Hong Kong Orchid Tree
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This pretty flower belongs to Bauhinia blakeana, the Hong Kong Orchid Tree. It originated in Hong Kong in 1880 and it’s believed that all […]
On The Road to Ha Long, Vietnam
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I couldn’t resist stopping the car to admire these luscious lettuce on the journey between Hanoi and Ha Long Bay. So green, they still […]
Landscaping, the Chinese way
Reading time 5 minutes
For the most part, the Southern China I know is a continuum of ugly buildings and expressways, devoid of any hint of what the […]
Warm and Wet in Saigon
Reading time 2 minutes
Sadly, I have had precious little time to enjoy the floral delights of Saigon, although I am hoping to write a future post about […]
Namaste! A Lazy Sunday in Delhi
Reading time 7 minutes
For the next two weeks, work brings me to Asia. I’ve been thinking about what to post whilst I am away, as funnily enough […]