Our Environment

THIS article is the first in a series on backyard composting, and is based on a presentation by Ms. Rhonda Shermon, an Extension Specialist in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University, USA.

KITCHEN and flower garden growers, farmers and members of the public are being given an opportunity to learn from an expert how they can turn kitchen and backyard waste into useful manure, free of charge.

THE Annual Indoor Flower Show of the Horticultural Society of Guyana (HSG) will bloom on March 23 and 24 next.

‘DUKA’ is the popular name for the Tapirira marchandii tree, which is a member of the Anacardiaceae or cashew family, and a close relative of the mango tree.It is recognizable by what looks like white splotches of paint on its dark green trunk. Its fruit is edible, and makes a beautiful wine.

THE Tonka Bean tree goes by the scientific name Dipteryxodorataisa. It is a huge rainforest canopy tree that is one of the lesser used (LUS) timber species in Guyana, but, like the greenheart tree, it is widely known for its exceptional hardness and durability.

THE Symphonia globulifera, known locally as ‘Manni’, is one of the lesser known but very useful flora of the rainforests of Guyana, a species characterized by its short, stilt-like roots at its lower end, and exploited commercially as a source of timber.

THE Monkey Pot tree, the scientific name of which is Lecythis zabucajo, is one of a large number of lesser known exotic trees which grow in Guyana’s rainforests.The Monkey Pot is a large-canopy nut-producing tree which grows up to over 100 feet tall. Its impressive, very symmetrical  and umbrella-shaped canopy can be as much as

DESIGNING a garden landscape is an art that is not hard to master. One does not have to have a big lawn, the skills of a master gardener, expensive tools, or abundance of plants. One really just has to select the right type of plants for the right location. So says landscaping expert and former

VISITORS to the Mangrove Reserve Tour at Golden Grove/Belfield, East Coast Demerara are now being entertained with drumming, dancing and singing by ‘Joker Is Wild’, a troupe of local masqueraders.  Moreover, the tour includes a visit to the mangrove forest.