2022

In the subtropical jungle garden mints, oregano, taros and gingers; and native edible weeds: 飛機菜, 龍葵, 山萵苣, 紫被草, 川七, 昭和草, 咸豐草等 thrive
garden harvest

2020

Guangxing garden 廣興園地 from above

2019

homegrown broccoli
Principles of plant placement and timing at the Yongping garden
Up close Yongping garden
Yongping garden
Yongping garden
squaring things away
lettuce, borage, wild allium...

Basil we rescued is thriving now.
Looking north from the south entrance




plant seedling bed



More pics of the Guangxing garden
tall plant ready to be brought in if necessary
tender plants in the house
everything off the walls and on the ground
prepped for light typhoon
garden post house repairs

2018

North side edge garden full of plants to be set out for fall
Loquat, acerola, kumquat, chidaoyingcao, Silk Tree, jasmine, canna lily, guava, mulberry, naranjilla
plants out, but waiting for news of next storm before putting everything back
plants out, but kind of randomly placed after the typhoon
volunteers mingling in the garden
first stage of pond completed
volunteers mingle in the garden
Installing tire pond
another view of north side
very productive north side that runs east-west
productive south facing half day plus
view of the clump of plants near the gate
Potting production area (broom discarded on the side of the road and brought home - I would never buy one ot these)
the cool to warm weather crop change over with Weiwei (and Kanee trying to photo bomb)
The big cool to warm weather crop change over begins (with Weiwei)
quite sunny for NE aspect due to topography
natural landscaping
trellis will help keep the east wall cooler in the coming months
hydrating and keeping warm

Wulai shell ginger in flower
finished, view from other side
finished
design structure
soil cleaning
work site
Sujen prepping
sifting/cleaning the soil
soil condition
worm tower with cover
worm tower
previous balcony project
another balcony project in Yonghe is completed
food forest
Orchid alley
east inside layers
layers
squash and a winged bean getting read to come back
stacked northeast wall
amazing what a few weeks of warm, dry weather will do
highly stacked with perennials
major growing area
trellis area for summer

Building trellises
area next to the house that I am gradually turning into a forest garden
stacking space for maximum light
Haven't done a thing to these beds since I planted them in December
the long wall garden
nasturtium, swiss chard, oregano, tomatillo
visit to James & Erika's garden
土半夏 Typhonium blumei
Stefani's roommates come along to help weed

weeding

2017

Late summer home garden on north side
Toona sinensis, coffee trees
bright day from the north side
front door garden area
inside edge garden during typhoon season

First set of decent jalapenos in the homegarden
Joy's garden
Joy's garden
A single head of lettuce grown in a six-inch pot adorned with nasturtium flowers

2016

Checking out the garden, doing some harvesting
Philip carrying compost bin
Late morning in the garden on a beautiful early winter day
Le Jardin du Musée de Cluny
leaf compost
Le Jardin du Musée de Cluny
Need to find someone who knows temperate forest plants
Highly stacked system
le Jardin de Cluny
Woven fences made from willow and other coppiced branches
Larger view of the herbs and tomatoes growing in the yard and another pond
Herb garden and covered porch at the back of the house
The herb garden near the kitchen
Pierre's tomato patch
Bee-loving plant in Pierre's garden
Stones of the retaining wall are scattered over the garden stairs.
A nice shot of the Plot
The Plot - Left side
Young hens in the community garden
Another yard garden shot
Long view of the edge garden
Community garden from above

new gardening table
basil planted
Lots growing on
3 lettuces - 2-4 seeds per bullet
Strawberries, planted high, and letucces made it through the cold rains.
Amazing the lettuces and broccoli survived the long, cold rains
The nasturtium have survived with our mini-raised bed strategy
Mulching again in earnest while we have some sun
A rare sunny day and lots to catch up on in the garden
Patricia and Kathrin join in the stair project
Philip starts work on the stairs in the garden

2015

Standing tall in the middle part of the garden.
Community garden after the big typhoon
Water system repair
water collector reassembled
garden water collector cleaned
kumquat 金橘 (jīn jú)
pomello

2013

passion fruit 百香果 Passiflora edulis fruit
passion fruit shells littered by squirrels
lemon guild
Comfrey bells
Firespike 紅樓花 Odontonema strictum (Nees) Kuntze
orchid tree 羊踢 leaf
lemon grass with eggplant remains
Canna 美人蕉
vetiver 培地茅/香根草 Chrysopogon zizanioides
baby papaya fruit
farmers friend 咸豐草 Bidens pilosa flower
wet and sad habaneros
lemon tree guild
Our first pineapple
DaAi program
lower garden reservoir
Community garden stairs
Community garden survey
home composting
Bottom terrace beds after a few warm and dry days.
Philip with citrus trees in the background.
Tammy gathering up things to leave the garden.
Seedlings planted. Tammy with ubiquitous Taiwanese plastic bag.
Tammy inspecting the garden
Tammy lets her long hair down in the garden
Warm, sunny colors in late winter
Study in yellows, oranges and greens
End of the habaneros season
Mixing worm castings and rice husks to feed the soil and plants

2012

Jacques-Yves tries planting salads in a banana trunk

2011

Colorful summer chilies and tomatoes
Who says you can't grow beets in pots?
A surprise find of pearl onions, a well-known local variety

2009

last three

2008

terrace garden

2007

Roof-top garden
Roof-top garden
Lavender Gardens
view from the second floor