ShareSuch sweet melons from Robinson’s Supermarket Nuvali! We did a quick stop last night to restock on fruits at home and were surprised to find the fruit pile almost emptied out, but for melons and papayas (even bananas were sold out). Seems everyone had fruit salads over the Holy Week. Was glad for it though– [...]
ShareBeen dumping our wet kitchen waste in a compost pit at home… It’s literally a hole we dug up and cover with soil when needed, to keep bugs at bay. Don’t know if we should be adding anything to the mound, but decided to just go ahead and do it instead of over-researching it and [...]
ShareI intended to have a green roof (grass floor) for my roofdeck, but since we decided to cover 3/4 of the third floor, that’s not a viable option anymore. Now exploring the artificial grass alternative and researching suppliers… was surprised to learn that the cost ranges from P 950-2,500/sqm plus installation and delivery. Just scratching [...]
ShareGIANT Langka from our Tagaytay garden: Don’t they just make you smile? Harvested 3 huge ones just last week, and another one over the weekend. When it came to cutting them open, didn’t want to stain my fingers with the smell, so took a knife and fork and sliced away methodically. Was surprisingly therapeutic, felt [...]
ShareVisited a Celena unit in Avida Settings Nuvali Phase 4 last week, and was surprised to be greeted by wild vines inside the unit! This was turned over clean and with a visible perimeter in January 2012. Six months after, it’s overrun with grass and vines, literally looking like a jungle. I asked the ASNU [...]
ShareHave always loved the indulgent feel of Cafe Juanita in Pasig City. Visited its new location (across the old one) last week and was happy to see the same quirky aesthetic translated to the garden setting: Simple layers of plants and outdoor elements (parrots!), put together with lots of love. Tweet
ShareInspired by my friend Asha’s thriving vegetable garden in her small townhouse in Quezon City, mom and I set out to transform the planters in our lanai– planted with flowering Birds of Paradise for years now –to our own “vegetable backyard garden” in the city. My brothers did their own herb garden project on one [...]
ShareHappy to see this Sta. Rosa City Ordinance being implemented in Robinsons Supermarket Nuvali: What used to be a once-a-week practice to use paper bags or cartons instead of plastic (every Friday if I remember right) is now an everyday rule. To that I say hurrah! Tweet
ShareToday began what could possibly be another great love affair… Clay + me = mudhappy! Day1 of Basic handbuilding for Beginners. Can’t wait to get on the wheel and make my own handmade pitchers and vases and pots! * * * For the next few weeks (possibly more!), I’ll be under [...]
ShareReally enjoyed these green lamps at the recent 10a Alabama Art Fair: They’re literally green, they’re upcycled from old bottles, and they make use of use candles! Made by hand by Christine Bantilan, who sells them for P350 each. Other variations are desk lamps made of ashtrays, and bottle bottoms as candleholders: If you wish [...]
ShareApart from being a beloved venue for Handmade Art Fairs in Quezon City, 10A Alabama is home to Resurrection Furniture and Found Object Gallery, where Leah Sanchez and Binggoy Panlilio play, play, play with old furniture and odd pieces that they bring back from the dead: Well worth a visit for any green enthusiast. I’ve [...]
ShareGreen art and lots of handmade love at the 5th art fair last weekend, December 10-11, 2011: 10A Alabama is a home in more ways than one, and the Art fair is always, always a great time to slow down and reconnect with kindred spirits: The Alabama community has grown in heaps and bounds since [...]
I am Johanna -- an artist, professional real estate broker and new resident of Nuvali.
Follow my adventures in My Nuvali Home as I find beauty in this new eco-city south of Manila, build my dream green home, and transition towards everyday green living in the Philippines.
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