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Can You Grow Your Own Coffee in a Tropical Garden?

Most people know that coffee comes from the tropics. In fact, the latitudes between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are...

What to Know About Cats in the Tropics

It’s common knowledge that cats can cope with tropical heat better than dogs, and for many pet owners in the tropics that can be...

How to Prepare Bicol Express, a Filipino Spicy Stew

When it comes to food, I love consuming spicy dishes. My spice tolerance is quite decent, maybe slightly above the norm for a Filipino,...

A Tropical Zen Retreat: Where Nature and Serenity Unite

The Florida coastal city of Miami is characterised by extensive waterways, with roads and homes set amidst this aquatic expanse. In the thick of...

How to Deal with Household Pests in the Tropics

Living in the tropics is not always the paradise that many envisage. You don’t always spend your time by the beach or enjoy a...

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The Pros and Cons of Living in Tropical Countries

For most of us born and raised in a tropical country, we really couldn’t think of living anywhere else. The thought of living in...

Golden Cane Palms – Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em!

The Golden Cane palm (Dypsis lutescens) is a popular landscaping plant throughout the tropics. Its yellowy-gold petioles and infloresences and the more brownish-golden colour...

Pitfalls of Building a House in the Philippines

A Story of an Expat's Experience and Lessons Learned Building your own house can be rewarding for some and stressful for others, but it’s always...

Using Plants to Stabilize Slopes in the Tropics

In the small garden, the stabilization of steep slopes is usually achieved through the building of retaining walls. These can be built using a...

Can You Grow Mushrooms in the Tropics?

Growing your own edible and medicinal mushrooms is something that can boggle the minds of even experienced horticulturalists. In the tropics, it may seem...

What Are the Best Fabrics for Tropical Climates?

One of the advantages of living in the tropics is that we don’t have to spend so much on our wardrobes. That’s especially so...

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How to Grow Beautiful Begonias in the Tropics

Everyone loves the beauty of begonias, but some gardeners living in the tropics believe begonias come from cooler climates and can’t be grown in...

Building a Ranch House for Under $200,000 in the Philippines

Frank Witteman is a retired Dutch geologist living in the northern Philippines with his Filipina wife, Lita. They met in Kuala Lumpur in 2001,...

Is Artificial Grass Suitable for Tropical Gardens?

For many gardeners in the developed countries of the tropics, a well-maintained lawn is often the showpiece of their front gardens, just as is...

Healthy Baking: Chocolate Fudge Avocado Cake

Avocado, highly regarded as a superfood in recent years, is native to the tropical highland regions of the Americas, particularly in Mexico and Guatemala....

Landscaping the Tropical Garden with Fruit Trees

In the tropics there are so many beautiful trees that are grown for their fruit that the ornamental value of them tends to be...

Healthy Tropical Fish Burgers

I love fish and there is an abundance of seafood in the warm water of the tropics. The variety of fish can inspire so...
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