Most Visited Posts of 2018 on StephiGardens.com

Happy New Year! Its always fun the end of the years to see what was the most interesting posts to my readers. Sometime it's posts from previous years, sometimes this year. Here's the top 10 most viewed posts in 2018:                      

Chickens of Kauai: Good or Bad???

Chickens and Kauai. Not really two things I would have ever thought go together. Hibiscus, beautiful ferns and gorgeous views, but not chickens. But they were everywhere.  I should have known something was amiss when there were chickens and roosters in the rental car parking lot at the airport.  We thought it cute and other … Continue reading Chickens of Kauai: Good or Bad???

Interesting Plants of Kauai

While we were visiting Kauai, in addition to all the gorgeous Hibiscus there were lots of other interesting plants to see and learn about.  I wish I had more time to go plant exploring, but there was so much to do in so little time.  Here's a little of what we saw. Uluhe fern (Dicranopteris … Continue reading Interesting Plants of Kauai

Beautiful Hibiscus of Kauai

I was fortunate to recently spend a week on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai.  As you would imagine, the flowers are gorgeous and I especially loved all the hibiscus growing everywhere.  No wonder they are the State Flower of Hawaii. There are seven wild hibiscus found on the Hawaiian islands.  We came across the Hawaiian … Continue reading Beautiful Hibiscus of Kauai