Go Green Decor — JournalNotes on planting, maintenance and design for gardens in Goa, from the studio that builds them.https://globess.in/en-inWhat actually survives a Goan monsoonhttps://globess.in/journal/what-survives-a-goan-monsoon/https://globess.in/journal/what-survives-a-goan-monsoon/Four months of rain, then eight of heat and salt. Why gardens in Goa fail in October rather than in June, and what to plant so yours does not.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMoving a mature tree instead of losing ithttps://globess.in/journal/moving-a-mature-tree/https://globess.in/journal/moving-a-mature-tree/On the Noah site we lifted established trees and put them back rather than clearing them. What that takes, what it costs you in time, and when it will not work.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTA lily pond is a system, not a featurehttps://globess.in/journal/a-lily-pond-is-a-system/https://globess.in/journal/a-lily-pond-is-a-system/Water is the thing guests photograph and the thing that goes wrong first. What a pond in Goa needs to stay clear, and what we build in to keep it there.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTPlanting a venue that only opens after darkhttps://globess.in/journal/planting-for-a-venue-that-opens-at-night/https://globess.in/journal/planting-for-a-venue-that-opens-at-night/A beach bar or nightclub garden is seen almost entirely under artificial light. That changes the plant list, the layout and where the money goes.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat a hotel garden costs to keephttps://globess.in/journal/what-a-hotel-garden-costs-to-keep/https://globess.in/journal/what-a-hotel-garden-costs-to-keep/The planting bill is the small number. What decides the running cost of resort grounds is the design, and most of it is fixed before anything is planted.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTPlanting against a laterite wallhttps://globess.in/journal/planting-against-a-laterite-wall/https://globess.in/journal/planting-against-a-laterite-wall/Goa's red stone walls are everywhere and they are hard on plants — hot, dry at the base and fast-draining. What we plant against them, and how the beds are built.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat actually makes a garden a Bali gardenhttps://globess.in/journal/what-makes-a-bali-garden/https://globess.in/journal/what-makes-a-bali-garden/It is not a plant list. It is layering, enclosure, stone and water used together — and it happens to suit Goa better than most imported styles do.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT