My tropical digsMore about birds and beesWe humans are easily drawn to the often magnificent, sometimes extraordinary creations of dedicated horticulturalists; big, blousy — some…4 min read·May 4, 2024----
My tropical digsAdaptation 2For the last month or more my enthusiasm for anything garden-related has been wanting to say the very least (hence the longer time than…8 min read·Mar 20, 2024----
My tropical digsAdaptation 1While driving home from a client’s garden last week, I noticed that a front garden nearby had been utterly transformed. I don’t recall what…8 min read·Feb 16, 2024----
My tropical digsLeaning inOver a week ago, my garden-in-waiting was underwater. After a few days of light intermittent rain followed by a couple of pre-dawn…6 min read·Jan 26, 2024----
My tropical digsArtful compromiseIn addition to more topical and newsworthy subjects of reportage, the Japanese national television broadcaster, NHK, has an extensive…5 min read·Jan 12, 2024----
My tropical digsHeat is onThere’s enough in its name alone for anyone to be intrigued by the Torresian imperial pigeon. If you’ve never seen one but heard its name…8 min read·Dec 8, 2023--1--1
My tropical digsOdds are…I’m no numerologist, and don’t assign significance to particular numbers — certainly none associated with luck, auspiciousness, or…7 min read·Nov 26, 2023----
My tropical digsConstant friendsI’ve previously mentioned Scarlet bloodroot (Hæmodorum coccineum) here, here, and here. The reason for writing about the plant yet again is…6 min read·Nov 10, 2023----
My tropical digsNowheresville“Nowhere has everything you need.” These words from Haruki Murakami’s The wind-up bird chronicle, recently caught my attention while…6 min read·Nov 3, 2023----
My tropical digsYear oneThe Pacific koels have settled back into town with their persistent calls (day and night), as too have Torresian imperial pigeons. This…6 min read·Oct 20, 2023----
