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Landscaping the Pond
 We continue with our rehabilitation of our pond and its
surrounding areas by identifying the plants that will be added to the
existing plantings. We have some mature trees and shrubs as well as
climbers already growing and they only need some form of
rehabilitation.
Two more Salix babylonica will be added to the single one already there and additional shrubs of Hamelia patens
and clumps of spider lilies will frame the view of the pond from the
internal road up the slope. The far end of the pond has the fencing
which surrounds the perimeter of the property and the Bafia nitida along the fencing has grown quite mature and thick.
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Morinda citrifolia
 The Indian Mulberry, or Noni or Mengkudu is a small tree that
should be grown in any kitchen garden. I find it a very useful tree not
only for food but for treatment of minor ailments.The
tree is native to many countries in the Indo Pacific region and can be
found growing wild along coastal regions. Villagers grow them for
various uses. The Hawaiians have been growing them for their
traditional medicine for over 2000 years. The product “Hawaiian Noni”
has been in the market worldwide as a dietary supplement.
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Designing with Water Plant
 As we are working on the water gardening, we think it is
quite interesting to use the water plants in a floral arrangement for a
lounge needing a tall arrangement. The designers from RUSTIC came up
with this creation using typhas. Adding the heliconias to it will add
drama and colour. Later, when the leaves have dried out, it can be left
in the vase as the base for other arrangements by adding in other fresh
flowers. The vase is made of Perspex; not glass and handling will not
be too precarious.
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Food for Health
 Noni Juice
The noni plant is free flowering and with a plant in the kitchen garden
you will be able to have a continuous supply of noni juice. Most people
are adverse to the smell and the bitter taste of the noni fruit but if
done the way we show the juice will have a rather pleasant taste and
the smell will be reduced. The bitter taste is not there when the fruit
is ripe.
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