Tony EastmeadMay 41 minFrangipani 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...
Tony EastmeadApr 71 minSee 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...
Tony EastmeadApr 12 minDracaena 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...
Tony EastmeadMar 301 minFor 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...
Tony EastmeadMar 251 minA Garden ProjectFirst published 25 March 2022 The project to remove the large bougainvillea on the eastern side of the house and replace it with extended...
Tony EastmeadMar 171 minGovernor 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...
Tony EastmeadMar 171 minThe Joy of ShadeFirst 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...
Tony EastmeadMar 122 minFlowers and FernsFirst 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...
Tony EastmeadMar 91 minExcess EnergyFirst 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...
Tony EastmeadFeb 221 minA 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...
Tony EastmeadFeb 121 minAnd Yet More RocksWe collected one final (I hope) large load of rocks from some cleared land a 30 minutes drive from home, and scattered them around...
Tony EastmeadFeb 91 minMother-in-law TonguesGaun 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...
Tony EastmeadFeb 71 minTropical 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...
Tony EastmeadFeb 51 minGarden 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...
Tony EastmeadFeb 42 minRocks 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...
Tony EastmeadFeb 31 minAnother 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...
Tony EastmeadFeb 31 minBirdbath 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...
Tony EastmeadFeb 31 minGardening 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...