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Possible Porn Star Names

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved And one most excellent misspelling.

Monster Impatiens: Leading the War Against Humanity

monster_impatien.jpg FYI: This is what passes for an impatiens in San Francisco. If you live in a warmer climate you will be unimpressed by my discovery. If you are from my neck of the woods your mind will have been blown wide open!

First Impressions - Austin, Texas

While I've only been here the equivalent of a generous five minutes and my impressions are based on the airport, the view from a cab, an enthusiastic cabbie, and the grounds of my hotel I have a few thoughts about Austin, Texas. Tillandsia! - Ya'll didn't tell me

Tokyo Gardening: Making Gardens with No Space

You must head over to Ping Magazine and take a look at this photo-essay on Guerilla Greening in Tokyo. With only 4% of the city allocated for green space and no yards to speak of, residents have found unique ways to garden and green public spaces.

Screw Pine (Pandanus utilis)

Photo by Gayla Trail If you've been to a tropical country you have probably come into contact with one of the many species of this tree, the Pandanus or Screw Pine. Although not a pine but commonly named for the spiral growth of the

Back from Cuba

tillandsia_cuba.jpg We're back! I've got a lot of email to get through, laundry to wash, and photos to organize so I'm not officially back to work until Monday but I couldn't wait to share a taste of the planty goodness experienced on this trip.

Cactus Ghouls

cactusghouls.jpg I have so much to tell you about last week's trip to the Montreal Botanical Gardens but I can't seem to wade through the millions of photos and thoughts without first showing you one of the silliest, most ridiculous crimes ever perpetrated on

Art and Plants

We went out on Saturday night to explore the art and art events taking place across Toronto as a part of Nuit Blanche. While we left the house by choice, I will add that should we have preferred to stay in and nap, watch a movie,

From Out of a Crack… Behold, a Tomato

tomatoes_crack_wool_sm.jpg Whomever says tomatoes can not and should not be grown in pots has not witnessed some of the surprising discoveries I have made over the years. While out biking yesterday afternoon, I happened upon this fully mature, volunteer cherry tomato growing up from

I Hereby Christen This Garden Style “N’ Stuff”

nstuff.jpg The grafted cactus is a bewildering but charming touch for Southern Ontario. Zone 5b. Or 6. Or whatever they're saying our zone is this week.
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