Living in the Tropics
When you live in the tropics you can be very adventurous in your use of colours, both in the garden and inside the home. Don looked at an award winning house and garden in Cairns, where the bright colour scheme provides a permanent, tropical ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Links to other Fern-related Web sites
Although this site is about the Canberra Region ferns, I have other pages that present a gallery of fern images from other parts. The first photographs are from a recent trip to the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland. Some very pretty images. A ... [... more]
home.aone.net.au |
Exotic Fruit
The inspiration for the Garden Gurus book Delish was the flavour health If you live in the tropics, the strawberry is the most exotic fruit you will find and at the other end, if you live n the mountains, then the mango is the king of exotic ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Wandilla Garden Centre and Gifts
All the plants featured can be found at Wandilla Garden Centre in Wattle Grove. If you live in the tropics, the strawberry is the most exotic fruit you will find and at the other end, if you live n the mountains, then the mango is the king of ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Tropical fruit
Mangoes (shown above) are synonymous with summer, but trees may fruit between mid spring and autumn, depending on the climate. Reaches 20m or more in the tropics but only 3-4m at the cooler limit of its range. Tropical, the warm, northern parts ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Growing ferns
There are over 10,000 species of known ferns, most are from the tropics but there are many native to quite cold areas. Ferns like bright light but not direct sun. They need humidity and shelter from strong winds, although some species grow in ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Climate and health
From the tropics to the arctic, climate and weather have powerful direct and indirect impacts on human life. While people adapt to the conditions in which they live, and human physiology can handle substantial variation in weather, there are ... [... more]
World Health Organization |
What to Do - Bamboo
Local Perth gardeners are turning to the tropics for inspiration in their own backyard. Large frangipanis with, their subtly perfumed flowers conjure images of warm balmy tropical nights. And we are so lucky that we have the perfect climate for ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Alexander Frater
Alexander Frater was born to a family of Scottish expatriates on the tiny island of Irikiki in the South Seas. Following his dreams of being a writer, Frater left home, but the call of the tropics compelled him to return again and again. From one ... [... more]
Random House |
Tim Street-Porter
British-born Tim Street-Porter is the author of Freestyle, Casa Mexicana, and The Los Angeles House. He lives in Los Angeles. The ambient warmth of the tropics causes architectural distinctions between indoors and out to evaporate, along with the ... [... more]
Random House |
'Sheena's Gold'
Except for those growing in cold climates, Durantas are evergreen shrubs or small trees from the American tropics and subtropics. The 30 or so species have rather small and often toothed leaves and bear blue, white or violet flowers in summer ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Platycerium
Native to the sub-tropics and tropics of Africa, Asia and Australia these ferns are decidedly exotic and unusual plants. The structure of their fronds varies, and the non-fertile backing leaves help with the job of attaching the fern to its ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
