Nan Lian Garden, 南蓮園池, Hong Kong
Reading time 11 minutes
“A classical garden in a modern city. serenity in the midst of urban hustle and bustle. Ingenious imitation of nature by man” The […]
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Chi Lin Nunnery 志蓮淨苑, Hong Kong
Reading time 12 minutes
Three cheers for British Airways! Why? Because without them charging £1000 more to travel on a Friday night versus a Saturday night, I […]
On The Moove
Reading time 5 minutes
I’m on the road again. Or rather I’m in the skies and generally racking-up the air miles. It’s buying season and there’s no rest […]
A Walk in the Park
Reading time 5 minutes
They say “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. In order to avoid falling into the same trap as Jack, […]
Daily Flower Candy: Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
Reading time 3 minutes
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys: Brazilian red cloak It must appear to those less familiar with the plant world that botanists sometimes take the mickey when it […]
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 […]
Beautiful Dreamer
Reading time 1 minute
I took this photograph today in Kowloon Park, Hong Kong. A girl sat artfully at the edge of the water, shaded by a graceful […]
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 […]
Daily Flower Candy: Balanophora harlandii
Reading time 2 minutes
My knowledge of parasitic plants is limited to say the least. It extends no further than dodder (Cuscuta epithymum) and toothwort (Lathraea clandestina). But […]
Plants and Peace on The Peak
Reading time 8 minutes
One of the many wonderful things about writing this blog is that I am slowly building up an invaulable record of what I did […]
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 […]
Flower Market Road, Hong Kong
Reading time 4 minutes
Since the 1970s, Flower Market Road (花墟道) has been the go-to place for plants and flowers in Hong Kong. The term ‘market’ conjures up […]