Bamboo Stakes, Broken Pots and the Best Laid Plans
Those eagle-eyed readers amongst you will have spotted that the bamboo stakes already made a brief cameo last week – […]
Guppies Wanted. Dragonflies Welcome. Mosquitoes Need Not Gupply.
Flower Pots, Guppies and a Grand Plan If you’ve read our natural mosquito control guide, you’ll know that we flagged
Bats, Beetles, and Things Best Left Unidentified
There are days in a tropical garden when you realise the ecosystem has been quietly getting on with things entirely
Long Nights, Home-Made Traps and a Very Green Pool
The ongoing education continues The mosquito bite situation had been bad enough in the first week that antihistamines had become
The Welcome Wagon (or… nosey neighbours?)
We hadn’t even finished unpacking when the garden decided to introduce itself. Day one. We were sitting on the front
Natural Mosquito Control for Tropical Gardens and Homes
Everything you need to know about natural mosquito control for tropical gardens and homes – from eliminating breeding sites and setting up guppy ponds, to the barriers and remedies that actually work. Written from real experience living in tropical Southeast Asia.
I Never Liked Those Flip-flops Anyway…
Day three in the new place, and tropical life was already making itself known. I’m a morning person and after
Our First Week (and a bit) Living with a Tropical Garden: What the Mosquitoes Taught Us
We moved in ready for the sunshine, the garden, and the adventure. We were not quite ready for the mosquitoes.