A Fascination for Vanuatu’s Trees and Flowers

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Acres and acres of coconut trees… just don’t walk under them!

Good luck trying to get these mangoes.

If you can reach it, this paw paw is all yours.

A coconut during your break? This is in our office backyard.

Vanuatu’s Christmas tree – the jacaranda blossoms in December.

Even this dead tree is having a new life, hairy but luscious green!

Dreadful: the Americans brought ivy to camouflage their structures…

… and it loves it so much here that it’s choking the local vegetation

Now have you seen this anywhere near Switzerland?

Absolutely fascinating.

Look at these roots!

Or you can sculpt nature.

Frangipani for your hair?

For sale at the market.

Let me introduce you to Martha, with a flower above her ear!

Martha has a special talent to arrange flowers.

Looking good on the meeting table, except that we couldn’t see each other…

Martha does flower arrangements for weddings too.