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Landscape architect Stanley Luk packs a whole lot of heaven into his 300-square-foot/28-square-meter condo terrace. My visit on a sunny Sunday morning in late July captured this 5-year-old garden in the sky in just one of its seasons. Trust me, there are at least three seasons of delight here. Visiting brought both pleasure and pain. On one hand, Luk’s […]
My original plant. The offshoot came from a Keiki that grew on its old flower stalk. 2009 hasn’t been my most stellar gardening year. I’ve been distracted and neglectful of my garden, both indoors and out, especially since P-Day: August 30th – The Day Izi, The Puppy, Entered My Life. Garden wise, sad to say, […]
Sarah lives on one side, I live on the other. And, in the middle, are our neighbours Z. and K. Last month, Z. came to see me, all excited. You should see my orchid! It has buds! What did you do to it? Nothing! Sure enough, there were the orchid buds. Z. looked very proud […]
As the days started to shorten a couple of weeks ago I went to Home Depot to get some little household hardware-y style item, something light-bulby I think it was. I can never go there without making a stop in their massive garden supply area. Their outdoor section was rolled up for the season, […]