The Sultry Splendours of Singapore

Coconut offers tonnes of benefits to the human body as it is rich in vitamins and minerals and provides a healthy dose of all the essential nutrients! Similarly, Coconut Water for Plants is also advantageous for them, and it’s scientifically proven. Want to know how? Let’s have a look!

Carnivorous plants that feed on insects may seem otherwordly, but remember that they evolved to achieve this skill to survive. The result of these alterations can be rather unique-looking Weird Fly Eating Plants, which you can grow in your home garden.

If you want a stubby specimen that grows incredibly beautiful flowers, then Hoya Caudata Sumatra is a great choice! Here are all the details on how to grow it.

Do you love the look of lush greenery indoors, but you’re not ready to commit to anything that requires a lot of maintenance?Dracaena houseplants are ideal for busy, abs

Have you heard of the astronaut space salad? Hint: it’s exactly what you think it might be. This expertly designed combination of foods was created to offer space pioneers a balanced, nutritious meal while also being delicious. Learn what makes this salad unique, plus how you can reap its benefits at home (no spaceship required).

 From elegant whites to fiery reds and exotic hybrids, these Different Types of Plumeria Varieties will surely captivate your hearts with their exquisite blossoms.

We have compiled an exclusive list of the most Rare and Unique Orchids Around the World! You are in for a surprise!

We spent an entire morning at the Botanic Garden which includes the Orchid Garden within it. We had the huge privilege of being  taken round by Nigel Taylor the curator who was able to tell us what we were looking at – otherwise there would have been a great deal of guess work or consulting books.  The undoubted highlight was the Orchid Garden – the colour and variety was astonishing and some of them are also deliciously fragrant.  They were breathtaking in every way.

It’s not until you get to Australia that you realise that eucalyptus has adapted itself to just about  every type of climate variation – wet, dry, mountainous and marine – everywhere we went there seemed to a eucalyptus that was adapted to the habitat. We saw snow gums in the  Snowy Mountains, towering 100ft specimens in the rainforests and admired the marvellously mottled trunks of those fringing the Pacific Ocean.

Retail therapy at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2014 by Daniel Carruthers The Chelsea Flower Show, now in it’s 101st year, is revered for its wonderful gardens showing the latest trends in garden design. The show does also have many other elements of inspiration too with a wide and often unsung retail section. Predominantly the Eastern Avenue is the shopaholic gardeners first port of call with everything on display ranging from hats and gardening apparel to seeds and works of art.

I paid a return visit to Chelsea on Wednesday evening and I was transfixed by the transformation to this garden. On the chill of press day it was impressive with it’s billabong, its metal studio, the tree ferns and grasses, but nearly all the flowers in the foreground were in tight bud. In Wednesday’s evening sun they all burst into

I’m going to deviate briefly from the generally botanical and horticultural vein of my postings to include photos of some of the parrots we saw in Australia. These were just the ones that were obliging enough to pose for photographs, or even in one instance join us at the breakfast table.