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The gardens look dazzling now that the spathiphyllums are in full bloom! They are in the pink of health and look like they're bursting...

 Photo courtesy of Jay Santos  I guess it's a generational thing, that most of the people my age would always, no fail,...

Over time, we have collected quite a substantial variety of medinillas; flowering tropical plants that popularly have pendulous, chandelie...

Finally, after a looooong wait, one of the centerpieces in the front lawn has finally flowered! It's such a slow grower that I did not...

Hardy plants that are so easy to grow are Sansevieras, a family of succulents that are not only almost fail-proof but will actually even t...

Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) Not everyone has the time nor the space to garden, yet I do not know anyone who does not enjoy, or at leas...

Aralias (Polyscias) are foliage plants which beautifully fill in gaps in a landscape or serve as breaks in an otherwise monotony of st...

Any tropical garden could easily achieve color, texture, and a warm, relaxed ambience by adding a variety of Crotons (Codiaeum). Mixed wi...

From a single cutting from an uncle's garden more than two years ago, we finally have grown into a flowering bush the strikingly-red J...

One of my most favorite landscaping plants is the Screw Pine (Pandanus, Tag. pandán ), especially P. sanderi (above) which I first saw on...

Nothing is more alluring than the extraordinary Philippine jewel: the Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys). Magnificently hanging from its...

Although I have written at length about Acalyphas  just yesterday, I purposely withheld one variety which I feel should be singled out, i...

Any tropical garden can use some Acalypha plants to create contrast among its otherwise green foliage, what with the striking colors, lea...

The river below is lined with what looks like untouched tropical jungle filled with wild plants, massive boulders, mosses, and even...