Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo
  • About
  • Our Book
  • Our Gardens
  • Press
  • Contact Us
  • Shop
  • About
  • Our Book
  • Our Gardens
  • Press
  • Contact Us
  • Shop
Talking ‘Canoe Plants,’ Native Flowers at the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Kauai

“The Polynesian voyages are probably the most epic journeys ever undertaken by man,” says Mike DeMotta, the assistant director of horticulture at the National Tropical Botanical Garden. We're in Kauai, and he says this by way of introducing Ryan and I to the two dozen...

22 May, 2014 / 2 Comments
Tropical Trail: Visit the Food Forest and Yummy Hydroponics of Wai Koa Plantation

The recent obsession with our tangerine tree got us to thinking about all the farmland wisdom we've received over the last year. In particular, we’ve been reliving our visit to the edible Shangri-La that is Kauai Fresh Farms. Located on the 500-acre Wai Koa Plantation on Kauai’s North...

27 February, 2014 / 0 Comments
Experience the Organic Bounty (and B&B!) of Kauai’s North Country Farms

“Nice weather for ducks, as they say,” Lee Roversi remarks, apropos of this rainy Hawaiian morning, and apropos of the actual ducks we're about to meet. Unlike the chickens that would wreak havoc in the garden, she says, “We can keep them free range —...

17 January, 2014 / 0 Comments
Room With a (Botanical) View: Explore the Kauai Resort That’s Also a Plant Lover’s Paradise

“This place is classic Hawaii,” the guy tells us from across the pool table at Stevenson’s Library at the Grand Hyatt Kauai. He’s a local and has been coming here for years. For Ryan and me, this is only our second trip to the hotel...

03 January, 2014 / 0 Comments
Tree Tunnels and Wild Chickens in Paradise: The Top 10 Moments From Our Kauai Adventure

Boarding happened in record time. The first rows were called at 10 AM, and all passengers were boarded — with seatbacks and tray tables in their fully upright and locked positions — by 10:12. “This isn’t the flight you want to miss,” the gate agent said as she scanned...

10 December, 2013 / 3 Comments

thehorticult

The Horticult


Load More…



Follow us on Instagram


Get our newsletter

Don't miss the latest from the world of plants.

Thank you!

You have successfully joined our subscriber list.

.
As Featured In
New York Times
Chantal Aida Gordon & Ryan Benoit
Ryan-and-Chantal

2015 Better Homes and Gardens Blogger Awards - Editor's PIck
Top Posts & Pages
  • How to Turn Your Clay Pots Into a Vertical Garden
    How to Turn Your Clay Pots Into a Vertical Garden
  • How To: Turn Your House Into a Staghorn Fern Party
    How To: Turn Your House Into a Staghorn Fern Party
  • Show Thyme: How to Build an Outdoor Theater in Your Garden
    Show Thyme: How to Build an Outdoor Theater in Your Garden
  • Bloom Alert! The Wild White Confetti of the Evergreen Pear Tree
    Bloom Alert! The Wild White Confetti of the Evergreen Pear Tree
  • A Little Kelp From My Friends: How to Make Liquid Seaweed Fertilizer
    A Little Kelp From My Friends: How to Make Liquid Seaweed Fertilizer
  • Wax Plant Poetic: Why the Hoya Is One Part Houseplant, One Part Hanging Heirloom
    Wax Plant Poetic: Why the Hoya Is One Part Houseplant, One Part Hanging Heirloom
  • Concrete thinking: How to make mod, stackable sculptures with concrete blocks
    Concrete thinking: How to make mod, stackable sculptures with concrete blocks
  • Tea Time! We Serve Our Garden Homemade Liquid Kelp Fertilizer
    Tea Time! We Serve Our Garden Homemade Liquid Kelp Fertilizer
  • Hedge Space: Rosemary Goes Out, Rosemary Comes In
    Hedge Space: Rosemary Goes Out, Rosemary Comes In
  • Going Super Vertical: How to Build a Copper Pipe Trellis (Without Soldering)
    Going Super Vertical: How to Build a Copper Pipe Trellis (Without Soldering)

© The Horticult 2023 | privacy policy