Deck the trails with chokest flowers...Alalalalalahe'e'e! Tis da season to smell awesome...Alalalalalahe'e'e! Come on down to buy your own.....Alalalalalalalahe'e'e! Replace your mainland … [Read more...]
A quick dry forest stroll…….
Recently I had to do a landscape estimate at Hawaii Loa Ridge and figured that since I was in the area I'd take a quick stroll up the ridge trail and see what was happening...and by "happening" i … [Read more...]
April Plant Special: ‘Ilima $5
In honor this month's Merry Monarch hula festival and the ladies of Hālau Mōhala 'Ilima...... Distribution: ’Ilima is a common shrub or ground cover found on the coast and on up into the dry and … [Read more...]
Fungi Perfecti
Day 1 mushroom propagation class.....awesome. Learned a lot, met some interesting people. Amazing facility and staff. Super knowledgeable. Lets see what we can do back home! … [Read more...]
Hui Kū Maoli Ola is 14!!!
Mahalo for your support....this week marks our 14th year in business! Here, Our spokes-model Lily is posing next to one of Hawaii's rarest plants...'Ōlulu! … [Read more...]
Native Plant of the Month- January: ‘Ihi The Molokini Portulaca only $10!
'Ihi Portulaca molokiniensis Endemic: Molokini, Kaho’olawe Description: Short and stocky is the best description for these rare succulents. … [Read more...]
Rick’s iPhone Adventure 2: A short coastal adventure filled with plants, flowers…..and rain
Last friday I decided to take a quick stop in an area I always drove by but never took the time to explore, I was so glad I did but at the same time so disappointed in myself that I didn't do it … [Read more...]
Rick’s iPhone adventure 4: Our first landscape…revisited
A long time ago (15 years)...in a galaxy far, far away (Alewa heights) there lived a man (Mark Yamakawa) with a brand new home and no landscape to match it. Being the calculated risk taker, he … [Read more...]
Rick’s iPhone Adventures 3! A Bathroom Break Turned Two Hour Beach Adventure
After filling up on some coffee, my bladder need a break so me and the Misses pulled over at a beach park in Kalaeloa and since it was a nice overcast morning and we had the day to ourselves we … [Read more...]