Winter

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…

I hope all of you who celebrate Christmas have had a wonderful one. This Christmas has been very different but still so lovely for me in Shanghai. This is my…

I hope everyone is having a pleasant and safe December. We’ve been busy visiting family, collecting new plants and of course working in the garden. I’ve managed to squeeze in…

In 2015/16 South Africa experienced what I like to call the Great Avocado Crisis. Prices went through the roof at the supermarkets and avos became like the caviar of the…

I had great success growing different varieties of leafy greens like Asian cabbages / brassicas & mustards. I went months without buying any salad greens from Woollies. I had so…

This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit Stand 47 in Monahan Farm, north of Johannesburg. It is an eco-friendly home that makes use of various methods of construction,…

It is quite surprising how many people don’t know that the old South African favourite Appelliefies, also known as Cape Gooseberries, are not the same fruit as the English Gooseberries…