When I first planted culinary ginger, I knew it was going to be one of those plants that you’re supposed to plant and then leave to its own devices. As a novice back then, I naturally checked it every day … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
One of the things I regret having not done enough over the years is recycling plant waste in the garden. Contract gardeners are very efficient at cutting and clearing so that you’re left with a neat, pretty garden. However, they … Continue reading
The most prolific fruiting tree growing in our garden has got to be the belimbing tree. What is belimbing? The proper name for this fruit is Averrhoa bilimbi, but we use the Malay name of belimbing asam – “belimbing” means … Continue reading
Our poor adenium or desert rose plants are usually lost in the background of things. A decade ago, I was interested in them because I was in my propagation phase of gardening, and they were among my experiments. Yes, they … Continue reading