Swan Island

Vines lovers welcome on today's tour, it has been a while since we did not have to bring along our solid machete in order not get tangled in those wiry stems, let us see some more climbers

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Vines are an important part of tropical flora hence we do have quite a few of those on the island, some are endemics, some are indigenous and many are exotic, we will today enjoy a small sample, to be followed by other articles as the subject is pretty...

A previous article introduced you to a few vines growing on my tiny secluded island and as stated then just meant brushing this vast subject so here we are on a second round, grab your cameras and tighten your shoe laces.

Here we come once again, vine lovers! The three preceding articles introduced climbers which are found on Reunion Island although all are exotic or indigenous, the endemic ones are very few and often not very showy therefore we will stay with species...

A growing part of incomes comes from modern technology; multi-media, printing, computer services, phone services.So all in all Mauritius is worth a visit and if you want to stretch your legs after too much beach bumming you can fly to nearby Reunion and...

We continue through the gardens, forests and ravines of Reunion in search of the Holy VineWe already have seen a few interesting climbers and lianas but there are a lot more waiting for us out there, so let's go again!

And here we come again with those amazing plants that instead of growing a trunk or stem enjoy clinging to trees and bushes in order to grow; vines and creepers are back on Dave's Garden!

It's a relatively small shrub that works well planted as a hedge or border. The leaves are much longer than they are wide and deep green.While it may be native to Australia, this doesn't mean you cannot grow it elsewhere, provided you can get your hands...

Besides growing chouchou, the cirque relies on agricultural products such as fruits (bananas, peaches), sugarcane and livestock are also raised, mostly hens and pigs. The house was built during the 19th century and is furnished with items from back then,...

Reunion island is a rather tiny dot on the South-Western part of the Indian Ocean (see) and only makes some 70km long and 50km wide but it is host to an amazing diversity of microclimates due to the two opposite coasts--the dry West coast and the rainy...

Most have several. Just about every other house on our island has at least one orchid. In 1980 the Women's Club here on island put together a pamphlet about gardening on Kwajalein.

That tree now bears a plaque commemorating the battle, and the lives that were lost here. A German physician and botanist first brought the yellowto the islands in 1860. It was brought to Hawaii in several stages.

The other islands of the Comoros are Grande Comores, Moheli and Anjouan that have set up the Union des Comores and still claim Mayotte as part of the archipelago.Tourism is far from being developed, the island remains away from large aerial routes with...

The forest services (ONF) provide some work in wood-producing, trails maintenance, replanting and so on. Three large rounded depressions were caused by former volcanoes which collapsed ages ago.

The ones we see at this time of the year are all females which have been fertilized by males not long ago, the males shortly dying afterwards as it often is the case amongst this kind of insects.Those females will find a hole, crevice or crack and stay...

The common spoken language is Creole, very resembling the one of Mauritius but quite hard for Reunion Creole speakers, French and English are the official languages.Administratively attached to Mauritius and therefore part of the Commonwealth until 1967...

If you have enough time, reliable legs and a good heart you can walk across the whole island--some people even run from St-Joseph to St-Denis on the North coast, an event known as ‘la diagonale des fous' as you certainly have to be a little crazy to...

As we cannot possibly go through the 10,400 different species today we will stick to a few species growing wild on Reunion. Ferns are an important part of the plant kingdom and some of the oldest species; they are often called fossil plants for this reason.

And the art amateurs will not want to miss the music festival held every year in May, the Donia.So all in all this tiny island definitely deserves a visit, whether you like scuba diving, snorkelling or simply enjoying the warm water, fishing either from...

A recent article took the readers to the charming island of Mauritius, the closest shore to Reunion. His successors kept working in the same spirit and when the English took over the island in 1810 they followed the same path.

At the end of the day all juries met together and went through adding and subtracting, discussing, comparing, arguing and eventually sorted out who would compete the next day...Now that the show is over I will require some volunteers to uninstall all...

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Since most bellflowers (Campanula spp.) have purple or pink flowers, the blooms of the Canary Island Bellflower (Canarina canariensis) stand out in bloodshot orange. S it grows in the mountains of its native islands, however, Canarina canariensis doesn't...

Although it may rain during the dry season, it will rain heavily during the rain season and of course mosquitoes and leeches will be much more numerous, but so will be all kind of frogs and birds.

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