Phuket Garden Abundance

Without even trying my garden produces amazing amounts of colour and fruits.

A little less Blogging and a little more Gardening

Here in Phuket things really GROW! The gardens do require some real attention and layering of plants to become very effective. I must get to it.

My garden needs real work. The other day Puss Puss seemed particularly intrigued by the bird bath.. look what she was watching! Apparently this is know as an Ornate Flying Snake, Golden Tree Snake or Chrysopelea. Actually it glides rather than flies, using ridge scales along it's belly it pushes against rough bark surfaces, this old Victorian styled bird bath base was ideal for it to climb. It can reach lengths of up to 4 feet, ummmm time to start clearing and replanting.

My garden colours are coordinated but other than that we really need to spend some time on it. This week we did finally manage to get the back pool fountain working though...progress!

However these water lilies nabbed out of a local pond up the road are amazing.










Some flowers just will grow.... the blush of pink on these orchids is fabulous.

It's Fun in the Details- Linking Outside to Inside in Phuket!

January and February are usually the best months weatherwise here in Phuket.  We try and design to take advantage
of this.

Fountains are cooling and great feng shui here. The seating areas in most of the homes tend to blend as seemlessly as possible from inside to outside. Seating/lounge areas are placed just about everywhere even in the water! These fun terrazzo egg seats are from an artist in Vietnam, they came in a wonderful array of colours.

Somethings in the garden to look at as one cools their toes. These sandstone heads are made in Vietnam but are modeled on a Cambodian King and Queen from yesteryear.

 A fun gift of South African cranes make me smile every morning!

Cushions bring some colour to the polish concrete and white of this outdoor sitting area.

The black murano glass chandelier links the cushions as well as the cool black interior wall.

I love these iridescent mosaic tiles, depending on what colour you accent with they tend to enhance and reflect it.

Above is the beginning....

As the accent colours became bolder downstairs....this hot pink seemed a natural progression.

A great blow up picture of the room's owner on vinyl, as this bed sized swing is outside on a big veranda. It  all began with the fun hot pink chandelier that couldn't be resisted!