elegant solution

an elegant solution for quickie rooftop gardening in the city....greens growing out of reusable shopping bag a la Tamara and Chris on their rooftop in williamsburg, brooklyn.

garden grown for shadows to cast

when the sunlight comes through the window just so.

banyan tree, key west

Wow! Check out this Banyan Tree growing over and around the old fortifications at the 19th century West Martello Tower, home of the Key West Garden Club....

golden shower tree

This is the Golden Shower Tree. I didn't even make it up. And look, what a perfect name. The yellow flowers cascading down in large buoyant bunches, turning into lovely 12-20 inch long brown pods that when snapped open, have a delicious goo in between each seed. Its flavor is a mix of chocolate and date and is so so sweet - so you're not inclined to eat too much. Good thing, as if you do it can be a mild laxative.


I am admire the trees daily and collect flowers. For the last week AT&T guys have been working on a circuit board on the street where I park my truck. We greet each other and chat while I collect flowers from a Golden Shower Tree. The flowers are usually up quite high and not so easy to reach. One day I returned to find a lovely arrangement of flowers on my truck. Thanks guys. That made me so happy.