Musings

AS A COMPULSIVE GARDENER, when I visit our tropical north I admire the lush growth promoted by the warm temperatures and generous rainfall. So many palms, frangipani, bougainvillea, hibiscus and various ornamental gingers grow prolifically alongside landscaped ponds where waterfalls splash onto families of goldfish, and I am filled with envy as I think of my struggling, dry Melbourne garden.