Given the opportunity, I always pick sweet potato fries over regular french fries. I can’t resist them roasted or mashed as well. Sweet potatoes are not only tasty, but they…

Succulents are beautiful, diverse and increasingly popular houseplants and garden specimens, amongst new gardeners and avid collectors alike. When potted, succulents can be grown individually, or in groups for either…

I began to take an interest in Pelargoniums after I received some plants as gifts from my family and my friend Peter in 2016. I’ve known these South African plants…

I finally have my own peony plant in bloom, after a failed previous attempt at growing peonies in South Africa back in 2015. My top tip for growing peonies in…

Don’t throw out that old orchid, after the flowers are gone. Phalaenopsis orchids can make new branches from their flower stems / spikes and re-bloom in a short space of…

I’ve been living in Shanghai for a few months and of course I have missed gardening. I’ve collected several orchids, succulents and other ornamental houseplants like anthuriums. Above: My highly…

Do you live in an apartment in a cold place, and love plants? This post is for you. If you follow me on social media, you’ll know that I am…

There is so much to do, eat, see & photograph in Shanghai. There is a mix of Eastern and Western influences, modern and traditional aesthetics from various cultures and so…

Today’s post is all photos of Siberian tigers in the snow, in the far northern town of Harbin. I visited Harbin in northern China for the Ice & Snow festival,…

I started 2019 with quite an adventure in the coldest, and northernmost place I have ever been to in my life. Being a big Game of Thrones fan, I can…