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Thai-British artist centres women in exploration of myth
Life, Published on 05/08/2025
» The histories and relationships between women and trees are portrayed through art during "Epiphytes", which is running at Supples Gallery, until Sept 7.
A biodiverse treasure
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 20/06/2024
» It was starting to drizzle and the mountain was shrouded in a sea of mist, making it difficult to see the winding roads leading to Ang Ka Nature Trail nestled in Chiang Mai's Doi Inthanon National Park. There's something alluring about travelling in the rainy season, when the forest becomes green and provides a sanctuary from the heat.
Hiding in plain sight
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 24/12/2020
» I'm no fan of paintings but I understand folks who are able to enjoy a visual feast by masters such as the likes of Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci or Vincent Van Gogh. I do the same every time I find myself in a magnificent landscape. Indeed, Mother Nature is my favourite artist.
All I need is the air that I breathe
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 20/11/2016
» 'Please introduce air plant farms in the Bangkok area," an email I received recently requested. I am sure there are hobbyists growing air plants in their gardens or balconies, but because of high land prices, I doubt it if there are plant nurseries in Bangkok. Be that as it may, I went to my favourite haunt, the Chatuchak midweek market, last Wednesday to ask around.
The Isan world of flowers
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 19/05/2016
» The northeastern province of Buri Ram has more than the Phanom Rung ancient Khmer sanctuary and a top football team -- along with its stadium -- to attract tourists. Also interesting is Play La Ploen Flora Park, the first and only flower park in the Northeast. Located in Khu Muang district, about 30km from Muang district, the park boasts six greenhouses featuring prominent species of plants from all over the world.
When your garden goes squirrelly
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 02/03/2014
» In urban gardens, the occasional squirrel or two feeding on the fruit of trees can be a welcome sight. When my children were growing up, my son would not let me pick ripe fruit from a papaya tree that was within reach of his bedroom window so that squirrels would come to feed on them. “We can buy fruit, the squirrels cannot,” he said. Now we have star fruit trees, and the ground under them is littered by young fruit which have fallen after squirrels have eaten their tender seeds. During the mango season, the fluffy-tailed rodents jump to neighbouring trees to merrily nibble at my neighbour’s ripening mangoes, or jackfruit on another neighbour’s tree.
For beauty and variety, it's fern, baby fern
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 28/04/2013
» Some plants are grown because they have beautiful flowers, yet there are plants which are treasured even when they never bloom. Ferns belong to the latter category; plant fanciers love them because they are decorative, add freshness to their surroundings, and give a feeling of coolness even during the height of summer. Thailand has more than 700 species of fern, which come in many different forms, so you never run out of new ones to add to your collection. What's more, some ferns form mutations that can at times bear little or no resemblance to the mother plant, which adds to the excitement of growing them.
Bangkok's boiling streets not best for bird's nest ferns
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 14/04/2013
» It's Songkran, the Thai New Year, marked by Buddhist ceremonies and an exodus of people going back to their home provinces to be with their relatives and loved ones. The exodus began on Thursday so Bangkok's usually busy streets are now almost empty of traffic. But if you go out on an errand today expect to be drenched with water, as it has become a tradition for playful people to splash water on passers-by or on one another as part of the merriment. In the provinces especially, pick-ups ply the streets loaded with drums filled with water and youngsters on a water splashing spree, all in the name of fun.
Queen's words inspire gardener to rise above flood damage
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 29/07/2012
» Noppadol Na-ngern learned a lesson from the deluge that nearly wiped out his valuable collection of plants almost six years ago. ''I realised that there's no safe place for plants but up,'' he said. ''Now I hang them whenever possible, and trees come in handy for the purpose.''