According to an ancient legend, ‘Ule or breadfruit originated as a gift of love, a sacrifice of the powerful war God Kuka’ilmoku, also known as Ku. Ku decided to live secretly among mortals as a farmer, he married and had many children. Ku lived happily with his family until a severe famine seized their island. His [...]
I enjoyed my visit to the Kauai Nursery, in search of the elusive red jade vine. The nursery was a delight, thousands of plants, trees and shrubs. However, they did not have red jade vine. Scott, one of the helpful staff, explained that red jade is very difficult to propagate; for every hundred starts in the greenhouse, only about [...]
Intrigued by the geckos that inhabit my friends home, I researched the little guys and found this excellent article. When a home is in the jungle, there are a lot of bugs and the geckos keep things in balance.
The orchids that grace the island of Kauai are absolutely breathtaking. I found several spots in Carol Ann’s garden that would be great locations for orchids. It was a lot of fun finding coconut husks, which the orchids love to feed on, as well as rotted tree bark and porous lava stones. Below is my first [...]
