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A tour of the beautiful Cuesta Linda garden estate in Vista

Cuesta Linda PSSC - Garden Pictures

I have written a few blog post over the last two years showing off some of the amazing gardens that members of the Southern California Palm Society (PSSC) have created. Recently I had the opportunity to tour what is most likely the nicest of all of them in Southern California: the beautiful “Cuesta Linda” garden estate…

September 22, 2016

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Bromeliads, Cycads, Dypsis, Flowering Shrubs, Orchids, Tropical Plants

Tour of Gardens by the Bay in Singapore

Gardens by the Bay Super Tree Walk

As part of the second leg of the International Palm Society’s biennial group trip, Singapore was the next stop after Sarawak, Borneo. The IPS had planned three palmy locations to visit while we were in Singapore. Gardens by the Bay, Singapore Botanic Garden (topic of next week’s post) and McRitchie Reservoir. Gardens by the Bay was first up. Before…

July 7, 2016

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Botanical Garden, Bromeliads, Cactus, Cycads, Dypsis, Epiphytes, Flowering Perennials, Flowering Shrubs, Garden Art, Palm Trees, Southeast Asia, Travel, Tropical Plants

Wanderings in the Great Forests of Borneo: Bako National Park

Bako National Park Beach

Every two years the International Palm Society (IPS) has a biennial member get-together in some palmy part of the world. Two years ago it was in South Florida. Before that, Thailand. This year, close to 150 palm tree lovers would get together in Borneo and Singapore for the IPS 2016 Biennial. Usually not a fan of…

June 23, 2016

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Epiphytes, Hiking, Orchids, Palm Trees, Southeast Asia, Travel, Tropical Plants, Wildlife

Summiting Mount Kinabalu on the island of Borneo

Mount Kinabalu Granite Spear

For as long as I have been traveling to Southeast Asia, I have had a bucket list of things to do in that region. One item on the list was to summit Mount Kinabalu on the island of Borneo. While it is not the tallest peak in Southeast Asia, which is a commonly shared falsity amongst travelers, it is…

June 16, 2016

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Ferns, Flowering Perennials, Flowering Shrubs, Hiking, Orchids, Palm Trees, Southeast Asia, Travel, Tropical Plants, Wildlife

Rafflesia. In search of the largest flower in the world

Rafflesia keithii

Rafflesia is a plant that few have ever heard of. How could you, as it has never been cultivated outside its native habitat in the rainforests of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. To see it in the wild involves some serious effort – and luck. From my home in San Diego I had to travel for two days to arrive at…

June 9, 2016

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Filed Under: FLOWERING PLANTS Tagged With: Fungus, Southeast Asia, Travel, Tropical Plants

Cassia bakeriana surprised me by flowering

Cassia bakeriana Flower Cluster

A first in the garden is always an exciting time. I have been fortunate to have quite a few rare firsts over the years in my garden. Some of my most memorable are when a tropical flowering tree finally reaches maturity here in my Southern Californian garden. For example, when I had a first in the garden when…

May 26, 2016

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Filed Under: FLOWERING PLANTS Tagged With: Flowering Trees, Thailand, Tropical Plants

Southern California Spring Garden Show: At Home in The Garden

SC Spring Garden Show Orchids

Earlier today I drove up to Costa Mesa to finally visit the Southern California Spring Garden Show “At Home in The Garden.” I have heard mixed reviews over the years about the show with some years being great and others a waste of time. The biggest complaint I hear from people now is that the larger…

April 28, 2016

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Aloes, Bromeliads, Epiphytes, Flowering Perennials, Garden Art, Orchids, Tropical Plants, Water Wise

IPS Annual Board Meeting on Sainte Marie Island, Madagascar

IPS Board Meeting on Sainte Marie Island

The first part of my month-long trip through Madagascar was spent around Andasibe. I’ve blogged about those four days over the last few weeks here. The second stop of the ten key areas I would visit was to Sainte Marie Island (now known as Nosy Boraha) for the annual Board of Director’s meeting for a non-profit organization I serve on….

November 26, 2015

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Filed Under: TOURS Tagged With: Dypsis, Flowering Shrubs, Madagascar, Orchids, Palm Trees, Travel, Tropical Plants, Wildlife

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