A walk amongst the orchids
Elaine Young’s garden is more to her than a collection of plants.
It is a place of relaxation, reflection, and where she keeps her mind and body in tune. In fact, she refers to it...
Try a terrarium
Create a mini-greenhouse
for small plants.
Terrariums have entered interior décor style lists in recent times.
Gaining popularity amongst millennials as a way of integrating tiny gardens into small living spaces, terrariums are fast becoming the plant...
The Statue Garden
The space is spiritual, tranquil, functional and is a gathering space for family and friends.
Seven statues surround the amphitheatre in this magnificent garden, all of them overseen by a giant, 2,000-lb Buddha, which was...
InsideOut joins Garden Club
InsideOut magazine is delighted to have become a “Platinum Friend” of the Garden Club of Grand Cayman.
Blooming News
The Garden Club of Grand Cayman had a busy year celebrating its Diamond Jubilee in 2017. But that doesn’t mean they are taking a break in 2018, as members are committed to promoting the...
Seaside garden blooms
Having a garden by the sea on the south shore of Grand Cayman is a challenge. The salt air and the sand are permanent problems that daunt all but the most determined of green-fingered enthusiasts.
The butterfly effect
Fascinated by butterflies from an early age, Joanne Mercille-Ross has created a garden designed to attract Cayman’s fluttering species.
She has dedicated herself to studying and recording the insects, and delights in the numbers which...
Colourful Koi
Multi-hued fish are prized by collectors.
The beauty and serenity of richly coloured koi gliding gracefully through the water have enchanted people for centuries.
These prized fish - exhibited regularly in competitions similar to dog shows...
Playful Pots
It started with a broken pot.
Looking for a way to patch it up, Joyce Dunbar came up with a creative solution: piece it back together with colourful mosaic tiles.
“I patched it up on the...
Top 10 Trees at Camana Bay
Trees around Camana Bay not only provide shade but they have become an attraction to passersby, who are on their way to socialize, shop and work.
A Nature for Nurturing
The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies. - Gertrude Jekyll
For Vivian Bould, that seed was planted as a young girl growing up in Ireland. It blossomed as a teenager...
Children’s Garden plans take root
Fund-raising has started for a Children’s Garden to be created at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park.
Pretty in Pots
A Prospect garden is dotted with a collection of potted plants.
Deanna Look Loy considers herself a collector.
But not in the traditional sense.
“I am a plant collector, I suppose,” says the avid gardener and retired,...
Blooming News – Garden Club Helps Beautify Jasmine
Lush landscaping provides sanctuary for patients.
The Garden Club of Grand Cayman has given a helping hand to Jasmine, arranging for the beautification of its grounds.
Jasmine, formerly known as Cayman HospiceCare, recently opened in its...
A garden sanctuary
The old adage that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure is certainly true for one couple creating a new garden in Cayman.
Terry Siklenka and his green-fingered wife Maxine have established a lush oasis...
Path to Well-Being
Joan Ebanks’s garden provides rejuvenation for the Monetary Authority employee after illness and bereavement.
“I like gardening – it’s a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.”
That quote by American writer...
Rooted in the community
Established in 1957 with the aim to beautify Cayman while promoting an interest in and knowledge of gardening, the Garden Club of Grand Cayman continues to transform the natural environment into retreats of repose...
Growing Up
Convenience, esthetics and fresh organic taste all come into play in Nick and Avril Ward’s inventive vertical herb garden.
The garden sports an abundance of fresh herbs, which the Bodden Town couple use daily in...
Design with purpose
For Tom Balon and his family, quiet and leafy Savannah was the perfect place to make a home.
As co-owner of landscape and design company Vigoro, with premises on Walkers Road and in Lower Valley,...
A Savannah sanctuary
A serene garden can calm the mind, soothe the spirit and remove us from the stresses of day-to-day life, even if just for a few moments.
English philosopher, statesman, scientist and author Sir Francis Bacon...