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...
by Steve | Dec 28, 2010 | Home Gardening
Recently I noticed this little grub on my roses and immediately assumed it was about to feast on my plants. For some reason though I hesitated in pulling it off the petal and throwing it over the balcony (that’s the usual punishment for any garden pest on my...
by Steve | Dec 22, 2010 | Home Gardening, Plant Spotlight
Okay so it’s Christmas time again and we are swamped with imagery and tradition from the Northern Hemisphere. Sure it’s fun but why not make plans to grow your own Australian Christmas decoration for next year? Ditch the holly and plant a lillypilly...
by Steve | Dec 19, 2010 | News
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...
by Steve | Dec 3, 2010 | Favourite Plants, Home Gardening
Care to take a guess at what this is? If you guessed some type of moss then I’m sorry but you’re wrong. If you’ve read my previous blogs on bromeliads and guessed some type of tillandsia then I’m sorry but you’re still wrong (extra...
by Steve | Nov 26, 2010 | Bulbs, Favourite Plants, Home Gardening
I am an absolute sucker for virtually any type of bulb. In the past 12 months I have given into my addiction and started up a collection. I’m limited in what I can try as I don’t have any real garden beds (I live on the 5th floor). Instead everything...
