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5 million visitors and counting

Okay so it’s taken me awhile to fill you in on my visit to the Taipei International Flora Expo.  Apologies for the delay but ever since returning from Taiwan it’s been go go go!  Anyway read on to learn more about what’s been entertaining over 5...

Taipei International Flora Expo 2011

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...

Read my article in Your Garden magazine!

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...

Discover The Lost World

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...

Promoting Terrariums

The December edition of Hort Journal Australia is out now and guess what? I’m in it!   Hort Journal Australia is an industry publication so you’re not going to see this magazine at your local newsagency.  However through the wonders of the internet you can...

Terra Botanica: a Botanical Theme Park!

Who’d have thought that a theme park would be built where plants are the star attractions?  Well that’s exactly what has happened in Angers, France.   Terra Botanica opened earlier this year and offers 110,000 square metres of fun with a focus on plant...