This One-Day-Yellow Desert Rose gave me a big relief! I pruned off its only stem two months ago for more stems to grow out. It didn't. Instead one stem grew back but with several blooms. My Flame Violet gave me a cheery year-end with its bright red flowers! I find that this plant really like the condition of the space below my porch....
What Do We Love About Christmas? What do we love about Christmas;Does our delight reside in things?Or are the feelings in our heartsThe real gift that Christmas brings. ...
It's the end of the year and time to reflect upon the year's happenings. This year is the only year that I have became a full-time homemaker after spending many years working in corporate offices. Gardening gave me great pleasures and networking since started blogging (this is my 100th post!) about plants in February this year. I have found many friends (that's you!)...
I stumpled upon some potted greens on a rack at the Grocer Supermarket at Bangsar the other day. The green was so fresh and nice, just like vegetables ;-) I thought that they were edibles. But later, I discovered that they were ornamental plants.The plant is the dragon fruit plant from the Hylocereus Undatus family and is said to be an effective bio-purifier....
A trip back to Ipoh recently, gave me the opportunity to introduce to you the garden where many of my plants come from. This garden belongs to my sister-in-law, Janice.If you observe closely, you would definitely agree with me that it is quite an extra-ordinary garden, especially for those who stay in terrace houses in Malaysia :-DOther than the bed of plants infront...
This black cryptanthus has been delivering pups non-stop since I got it a few months ago. The two pups in the pics below are the second and third ones. The first one has already been given away. Now it is time to 'twist' the second one out as it has reached one third of the size of the mother plant. See, I have...