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Transforming a Suburban Garden into a Tropical Sanctuary

By engaging a professional landscape architect, this Florida family transformed an ordinary garden into a natural habitat for local flora and fauna. Nestled within the...

8 Tips for Buying Island Homes in the Tropics

Many people living in the tropics like to live on islands as they provide year-round access to sandy beaches, warm oceans and on-the-water activities...

The Calamansi: Southeast Asia’s Dwarf Lime

When it comes to citrus fruits, the first ones that usually come to mind are lemons, limes, grapefruit, oranges, and mandarins. However, there's one...

How To Prepare Dinuguan, the Filipino Blood Stew

Growing up in the Philippines, one of my favorite pork dishes to was dinuguan, or pork blood stew. It's a traditional Filipino dish that...

The Coconut Palm: Queen of the Tropics

The coconut palm is ubiquitous to most tropical countries. A popular vision of the tropics is lounging by the beach while drinking from 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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Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden: A Tropical Oasis with a Difference

The Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden at Mae Rim in Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand is an interesting garden for tropical gardeners to visit...

The Traditional Lungi: From Humble Attire to Sartorial Style

The South Indian lungi is a cool and comfortable garment worn by men that is similar to the sarong that is popular with both...

The Versatile Banana Plant – More Than Just Fruit

Banana plants, with their broad flat leaves swaying gently in the breeze and clusters of bananas hanging from under them, are a common sight...

How to Prepare Spicy Sambal

Sambal is a chilli sauce or paste, and widely used as a condiment in many tropical countries, especially Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Sri...

Learning More About Uncommon Tropical Vegetables

Singapore residents, or those visiting Singapore in the coming months, have an opportunity to learn more about some uncommon tropical vegetables. A new exhibition...

Tips for Maintaining Your Hair in the Tropics

The heat and humidity of the tropics can create all sorts of hair-related problems. Frizzy hair and split ends are common as the humidity...
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