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Phuket Gardening: I say paw-paw, you say papaya

PHUKET: When I was young, papayas (pronounced papaiya) were considered very exotic, rarities that occasionally came along with other fresh fruit – mangoes and kiwi fruit, at the end of an expensive dinner. Here papayas (stress on [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Phuket Gardening - beautiful bauhinias

PHUKET: I was recently asked to offer my advice about landscaping the entrance area to an up-scale estate. After studying photographs of the site area and making a long list of possible plants, I paid a visit to my favorite nursery to dis [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Phuket Gardening - Keeping the flies at bay

As gardeners, we are all susceptible to mosquito bites every morning and evening in Phuket. Unfortunately, there are few entirely effective natural repellents against the dreaded mosquito bite of Aedes aegyptiae, the mosquito that can spr [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Phuket Gardening - Covering a lot of ground

The many virtues of ground cover plants were have already been discussed: their contrasting textures and colors; their capacity to act as a retaining layer by protecting the topsoil during tropical downpours, or as a natural mulch that ab [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Phuket gardening: Going bananas

Bananas come in many shapes and sizes and grow readily in Phuket. Some readers may remember an old pop song that opens with the phrase "Yes! We have no bananas." This is, however, not true of Thailand. The Kingdom has many kinds [...]