by Steve | Feb 16, 2011 | Garden Shows, News, Travel
In three days time I will be heading to Taiwan to enjoy the Taipei International Flora Expo. It’s been open since November 2010 and finishes up 25 April 2011. Already 4.7 million people have visited the site spread out over 92 hectares and 14 Pavillons! The...
by Steve | Feb 2, 2011 | News
My first article for Your Garden magazine has just hit the newstands! The article is about the beautiful but seldom grown Cape Primrose or Nodding Violet (Streptocarpus). Grab a copy of the magazine today and enjoy the read. My article is on page 154. Also look for...
by Steve | Jan 30, 2011 | Bromeliads, Famous Gardens, News, Travel
Fancy a trip to the land which inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous book The Lost World? The Guiana Highlands is a remote part of the world predominantly in Venezuela but stretching into Brazil and Guyana as well. It is an area of rainforest and savannah...
by Steve | Jan 29, 2011 | Book Reviews
If you’re looking for a new book to read, or desperate to find a gift for your garden loving friend, then take a look at these beauties! The Ingenious Mr Fairchild by Michael Leapman In the early 1700s the scientific world was coming to grips with the...
by Steve | Jan 22, 2011 | Home Gardening
So why befriend molasses? Because your plants will love you for it! Many years ago I came across a DIY recipe for controlling caterpillars. It was organic, called for few ingredients and was simple to make. It seemed too good to be true. At the time my tomatoes...
