A Comprehensive Guide (with ready-to-plant palettes) Living ocean-side or on Hawaiʻi’s breezy ridgelines means sun, salt spray, and steady trades. The right plants don’t just survive—they thrive and hold your landscape together. Here’s a comprehensive, Hawaiʻi-focused list plus practical design tips and mix-and-match planting palettes you can take straight to the garden. How to Think…
Tillandsias DO have to be watered; they live ‘in’ air, not ‘on’ air. Tillandsias are NOT toxic to animals, although this does not mean your pet won’t eat them, but they will survive the experience, your plant might not. Tillandsias are NOT parasitic; they do not harm the host tree. Trim away brown, bent or…
A Tiny New Stinging Ant is Spreading Across Hawai’i! We take this very seriously and are working with the Department of Agriculture to help stop the spread. Our plants are tested and safe. In the past we helped lead the crusade to eradicate Coqui Frogs from Oahu and we regularly inspect our nursery for Fire Ants. These…
