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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...

One of the first trees I got acquainted to when we started the farm years back was this tree planted near the road. When we started cleari...

On humdrum weekends in the midst of the monsoon season, when it's just about to be almost dragging to consider going back to the city ...

Among the crown jewels of the Philippine rainforest, naturally growing only in our islands, is what is perhaps the most captivating ...

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

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...

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

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...

Hoya incrassata Another Philippine jewel from the local rainforests is Hoya, a group of vines and plants from the Asclepias family wit...

Even as a young boy, I always enjoyed a group of plants that I did not even know the name of but was fascinated by the variety of patterns...

Spathoglottis plicata Purple has many shades and a lot of them are named after flowers: "lilac," "mauve," even ...