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Possibilities bloom for gardeners at annual flora fair
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 03/02/2013
» Since I really have no more space for them, buying plants was the farthest thing from my mind when I attended the opening of the eight-day Eastern Flora Exhibition and Contest in Chon Buri, which ended last Sunday. But my resolve vanished when I saw adenium, or chuan chom in Thai, hybrids I had never seen before. Many had double petals and looked like roses, and came in different colour combinations, like dark red bordered by black, or light green splashed with pink. In my mind, I suddenly found space for them on the small balcony in my bedroom, and my husband, ML Charuphant, and I went home loaded with plants.
It's not too late for sanam luang fair
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 09/12/2012
» Plant lovers still have today and tomorrow to check out the annual plant fair being held at Suan Luang Rama IX Park. The much awaited event draws not just Thais but also plant enthusiasts from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Last year, a friend who lives in Cagayan de Oro, in the southern Philippines, bought a plane ticket three months in advance in anticipation of the event, which is held every year from Dec 1 to 10. Imagine his disappointment when the fair was cancelled due to the floods that put much of Bangkok under one metre of water for several weeks.
City in a garden
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 15/11/2012
» Singapore has done it again. Gardens by the Bay, which recently opened in the Lion City's Marina Bay area, is unique for its size and landscape design.
Profusion of unusual blooms
Life, Published on 07/09/2012
» A 10-day floral festival called Mahasajan Hang Panmai opens at The Mall Bang Kae today and runs until Sept 16.
Non-profit warns against liberalising farming sectors
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/08/2012
» Thailand risks losing a large amount of farm area if it decides to open up three agricultural sectors in 2014 ahead of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), warns the non-profit Biothai Foundation.
Bringing durians back to life
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/07/2012
» Floods in 2011 killed almost all the durian trees in Nonthaburi. Major efforts to replant these trees are underway.
Fruits of their labour
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 31/07/2012
» A total of 25,000 durian saplings that escaped last year's floods will return to orchards in Nonthaburi province by next month for replanting.
Get your fair share
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 03/06/2012
» Better late than never. This seems to be the slogan of the Kaset Fair, which used to be held for nine days every year from the last Friday of January to the first Saturday of February. Delayed by last year's floods, which put Kasetsart University under one metre of water for nearly a month, the annual agricultural fair is now being held in the university grounds and you have until Wednesday to check out what it has to offer.
Corruption plagues government's rice-pledging scheme
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 28/04/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said in a recent interview that the government was successful in carrying out its paddy pledging scheme for the main rice crop last year as promised during its election campaign, noted Thai Rath, adding that the administration is now carrying out its pledging scheme for the second rice crop during the dry season.
Demand for quality seeds high amid post-flood recovery
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 14/04/2012
» Local demand for high-quality seeds is on the rise as the government and farmers attempt to make a quick recovery from last year's floods.