Growing Orchids in Leca

If you’re unfamiliar with Leca, the term is short for Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate. In easier terms, they are pebble-like clay balls that have been baked at a high temperature till they crack and pop like popcorn. The high temperature helps harden the outside while simultaneously creating thousands of microscopic pores and a semi-hollow coreContinue reading “Growing Orchids in Leca”

Wild Orchids Malta – Interview with Johan Siggesson

In this third instalment of my “GardenTalk” interview series, I had a chat with nature photographer Johan Siggesson about wild orchids in Malta. His nature photography work is very exciting, and his most recent work with wild orchids in Malta is particularly remarkable. In this interview, we discuss how he started his nature photography journeyContinue reading “Wild Orchids Malta – Interview with Johan Siggesson”