working with nature, BY WIND AND WAVE

Lessons from the garden: the hitchhiker

by Siang YuLessons from the garden, Permaculture June 22, 2025July 24, 2025No Comments

Last August I bought a plant from the nursery and it came with a hitchhiker plant – a little seedling that I had not intended to purchase. It was of a different species but too young for me to identify then. As I repotted my plant, I repotted my hitchhiker plant along with it. After …

On birds and stacking functions

by Siang YuPermaculture, Therapeutic skills April 14, 2025June 18, 2025No Comments

Our lime tree is no stranger to feathered and winged visitors but lately, we’ve had our first resident birds – the yellow-vented bulbul! A few observations: 1. They are much more skittish than the spotted doves which have built a nest in another side of the balcony garden 2. They are fantastic weavers 3. They …