Garden Notes from Hawaii

  False Heather is our tropical substitute for real Scottish heather.  It has that same low bushy growth with the purple haze appearance.  I...

 Fa'aala is a small village on the island of Savaii in Samoa.  (Often the name of the village is shortened to Fa'ala in daily usage....

 I first heard of Roselle in Samoa in the 1970's.  A few of the ex-pat ladies there were making a lovely Roselle jam that tasted rather ...

 My first few days in Croatia were in the capital city of Zagreb, after a scenic train ride from Ljubljana, Slovenia.  Zagreb city center ar...

 I recently had five weeks in Europe and the first and last week of my trip was in Italy.  I have been to Italy before, so this was a chance...

  Last month I spent three weeks in Slovenia and Croatia and was there to see the run up to All Saints Day.   All Saints Day is on the first...

 A newspaper article about a small home garden in Taranaki, New Zealand and its owner. An eco gran, her garden and the River running through...