About two years after hurricane Maria, when most things were starting to look normal again and greenery, though comprised predominantly of vines, ...
Category Garden Journal
Undeterred by the rain
Hummingbirds have been plentiful in the garden since spring. I usually see the purple-throat, the Antillean crested, and the green-throated. I ...
Annatto ready for picking
Annatto (roucou and urucu in the language of indigenous people of South America – often attributed to Tupi where it’s meaning is ‘red colour’) is ...
Feral honeybees
This is a Western honeybee (Apis mellifera). Despite our love of honeybees for honey production, crop pollination and so on, it’s important to ...
Attracting wildlife
I wouldn’t claim to be an especially gifted gardener – I plant, rip things up, and start again on a regular basis – but there’s no questioning my ...