Monthly Archives: April 2013

We grew several different plants that produced foliage for the wholesale florist business, but our main effort was growing anthuriums for the exporting of fresh cut blooms. Anthuriums have a heart shaped spathe, which is shiny and wax-like. The blooms … Continue reading →

The unsettling news over Radio Dominica, WDBS, was that in a fortnight the government would be welcoming a delegation from Castro’s Cuba. Something was said about a friendship pact but I was so shaken by the first words that I … Continue reading →

On the valley view side of the main building of Island House, in front of the vanishing pond, on the cliff edge, stands a Bois Bande’ tree. It is not a rare tree. There are plenty of them in Dominica’s … Continue reading →