What tropical gardener is dreaming about? To wake up after a night of rain, walk barefoot to the garden with your morning coffee, and there they are — dozens of cheerful faces looking up at you, having appeared, quite…

Meet Arachis pintoi (Golden Glory) — the ground cover that saves water, feeds soil, and attracts pollinators. Imagine: you’re standing in your garden under the scorching tropical sun, looking at cracked earth around fruit trees. The dry season in…

When we first started creating our garden on Java, I never imagined it would take three full years before I could plant the first flower. But it turned out that a tropical garden is not just about beauty. It’s…

What a wonderful day! Today, we finally received our first peony plant. A true little traveler from the United States, the Raspberry Charm variety. It reached Java island through a local Indonesian supplier of imported seeds, bulbs, and peony…