Chasing rainbows

Say “Rainforest”, and the average sailor will conjure up an image of some exotic tropical landscape covered in jungle that is home to a diverse array of plants and animals. I first came across such a

HOW IS IT the December issue already? The first issue that I fully edited was last December and we are back here again ready for another year of fish, shrimps, corals and aquascapes. I thought that jo

The holy grail for garden owners and designers alike is to plant an outdoor space that looks beautiful 365 days a year, but few pull it off. Unless, of course, your name is Piet Oudolf, the legendary

Tannins, they may not be every fishkeepers’ cup of tea but for those of us that enjoy the gloomy aesthetics, maintaining the colour over time can be a challenge. Water changes and aquarium soils are c

There is a van in John Little’s garden. That information may not seem so surprising perhaps, until you learn that the van in question isn’t simply parked. It is semi-submerged, with greenery growing o

You may remember the feature back in the June issue where I built a tank for a domestic fighting fish using the then new Fluval Betta Premium Aquarium Kit. Well, I actually started scaping that tank b