Love is in the Air – err! on the Ground
In Spring, after a few rain showers, the millipedes emerge from their subterranean Winter abodes on the Berea. After a restorative snack, the need to mate is pursued, and one … Continue reading
A Little Luck
This beauty (Hypolimnas anthedon f. mima) was flashing her wings provocatively while resting on the garden path this morning. Mobile phone in hand, I crept up stealthily like a ghecko … Continue reading
Caterpillage
This evening I spotted this striking neon-coloured caterpillar munching happily on the leaves of the aubergines in the pottage. Of interest to all you cat-lovers… the English word ‘caterpillar’ comes … Continue reading
Knave of Hearts
“The Queen of Hearts, she baked some tarts, All on a summer’s day; The Knave of Hearts, he stole the tarts, And took them clean away.” Sometimes it is all … Continue reading
Delicious Monster
The Delicious Monsters (Monstera deliciosa) are flowering and fruiting presently in my garden in Manor Gardens, Berea, Durban. I got my ladder out and climbed gingerly to the top with … Continue reading
Spider to the Fly
While walking around the garden this morning I happened upon a spider sitting patiently in the middle of her beautifully constructed web. After taking a picture I thought of a … Continue reading
Dracaena fragrans
In April, on those beautiful balmy nights in Durban, the air is redolent with a most wonderful floral fragrance. I walked around the garden on the Berea and located the … Continue reading
Tamarillo/ Tree Tomato
I have finally found a fruit that the vervet monkeys of Manor Gardens on the Berea, Durban, don’t skoff – Tomato tree, native to South America, is also known by … Continue reading
Jacob’s Ladder
Jacob’s ladder (Euphorbia tithymaloides) is a plant that is happy to grow in my garden on the Berea. The zig-zag nature of the stems of this plant is the inspiration … Continue reading
Tangled Webs
‘Gossamer’ is a beautiful English word for anything fine, delicate and filmy, like the webs that some spiders weave. According to my trusted Oxford Dictionary the word originates from the … Continue reading
My Garden and Environment - Berea, Durban 