Bougainvillea
First published 21 May 2022 You have to be committed to growing bougainvillea because to keep it under control if not in a pot, it...
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Tony Eastmead
- May 4
- 1 min
Frangipani Plants:
First published 4 May 2022 I am making this post not to promote one of my favourite tropical flowers, but as a warning to those of you...
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Tony Eastmead
- Apr 7
- 1 min
See It Buy It:
First published 7 April 2022 After dropping my daughter off at Udon Thani airport to return to Chiang Mai for a few days, we stopped off...
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Tony Eastmead
- Apr 1
- 2 min
Dracaena Plants:
First published 1 April 2022 We have an area under trees that needs something quick growing to block out a newly opened view of the house...
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Tony Eastmead
- Mar 30
- 1 min
For the Love of Paths:
First published 30 March 2022 A sample of the many paths we have in our tropical gardens, all made mostly using hand-made clay bricks...
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Tony Eastmead
- Mar 25
- 1 min
A Garden Project
First published 25 March 2022 The project to remove the large bougainvillea on the eastern side of the house and replace it with extended...
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Tony Eastmead
- Mar 17
- 1 min
Governor or Bird's Nest Ferns:
First published 17 March 2022 I wrote recently about the character of our garden changing because we now have more shade and can focus on...
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Tony Eastmead
- Mar 17
- 1 min
The Joy of Shade
First published 17 March 2022 It was a warm afternoon and the benefit of focussing on adding shade to the garden was being enjoyed, as I...
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Tony Eastmead
- Mar 12
- 2 min
Flowers and Ferns
First published 12 March 2022 A chance encounter led us to restock our flower displays and also top up the garden with more ferns. I am...
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Tony Eastmead
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Excess Energy
First published 9 March 2022 In a burst of energy and house pride, my wife Gaun is on our steel roof, cleaning it. I wanted to get an...
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Tony Eastmead
- Feb 22
- 1 min
A Local Flower Farm:
First published 22 February 2022 The Valentine's Day flowers that were the incentive for today's visit. Gaun bought some flowers from a...
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Tony Eastmead
- Feb 12
- 1 min
And Yet More Rocks
We collected one final (I hope) large load of rocks from some cleared land a 30 minutes drive from home, and scattered them around...
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Tony Eastmead
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Mother-in-law Tongues
Gaun was on a mini-project today, replacing mother-in-law tongues that were past their use-by date, with new stock from elsewhere in the...
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Tony Eastmead
- Feb 7
- 1 min
Tropical Garden Snapshots:
A few photos snapped from wandering around the gardens yesterday. A few show the new pots we bought the other day after they have been...
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Tony Eastmead
- Feb 5
- 1 min
Garden Additions:
The small new seating area I showed you yesterday has been finished after we brought a load of gravel back this morning from the family...
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Tony Eastmead
- Feb 4
- 2 min
Rocks and an Isaan Houseboat:
Another load of rocks collected today to use around our garden. Some to complete the new pond landscaping and others to start a new...
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Tony Eastmead
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Another Garden Feature:
Friends gave us two lovely old timber shutters on Friday. I have since given them a treatment of Chaindrite for termites, and stained...
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Tony Eastmead
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Birdbath and Lotus:
A real bird turned up on my birdbath to share it with the two plastic versions brought over from Australia (don't tell customs). A test...
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Tony Eastmead
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Gardening Joy:
Driving back from Udon Thani today after picking up Gaun's older sister Yurt for the Chinese New Year holiday, we stopped off to buy some...
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