My tropical digsWhite lily (after Laurie Anderson)Spotting flowers in my garden — especially upon their first bloom — is cause for a brief but wondrous monopolisation of my attention…Nov 151
My tropical digsFine fortunesThere are three potted specimens of the evergreen vine, Native Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia acuminata), growing comfortably among the…Aug 3
My tropical digsSomething missingThe first twelve months spent writing this blog were quite easy going. Words poured forth with such gay-abandon that it virtually wrote…Jun 28Jun 28
My tropical digsSmall packagesOf all the plants I grew in Tasmania, alpine cushion plants were slowest. In the wild, they typically add just a millimetre or two of…Oct 13, 20231Oct 13, 20231
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…Mar 20Mar 20
My tropical digsWhite lily (after Laurie Anderson)Spotting flowers in my garden — especially upon their first bloom — is cause for a brief but wondrous monopolisation of my attention…Nov 151
My tropical digsFine fortunesThere are three potted specimens of the evergreen vine, Native Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia acuminata), growing comfortably among the…Aug 3
My tropical digsSomething missingThe first twelve months spent writing this blog were quite easy going. Words poured forth with such gay-abandon that it virtually wrote…Jun 28
My tropical digsSmall packagesOf all the plants I grew in Tasmania, alpine cushion plants were slowest. In the wild, they typically add just a millimetre or two of…Oct 13, 20231
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…Mar 20
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…Feb 16
James ByrneCyclone Kirrily: A Long and Dark JanuaryThis is a log I kept of my experience of Tropical Cyclone Kirrily, which made landfall in my home city of Townsville shortly after the turn…Feb 11
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…Dec 8, 20231
