Growing With Plants

oxalis lobata, a rare South African bulbous oxalis speciesNow that I am back from traveling, a busy week at work was finalized by a…

Leonotis leonurus, just starting to bloomThis orange member of the mint family struts its stuff in the ;autumn, jsut before frost. Thankfully, this year,…

Clerodendron speciosissimum This striking red flowered member of the clerodendron clan also blooms in the autumn, just before frost. Started from cuttings in april,…

The first day of autumn is officially Thursday, but why has it felt like fall since the first week of August? Yeah, it has…

Nature has a way of managing cycles. Moon cycles, daylength cycles, temperature cycles, moisture cycles, even wildfires all combine to stimulate a chemical reaction…