After I swept the floor of my porch and snapped the pic below, I was glad to see this section of my garden looked quite neat and tidy. Too many pots in one place? No problem ;-) It is interesting to note that the Maranta leuconeura var. erythroneura blooms frequently. The foliage however didn't seem to grow that fast though. My red Gloxinia is...
Something pretty, something pink... my double-flowering Gloxinia is re-blooming! Spot its first bloom from the pic below. The flower looked so pink and brilliant in the midst of the rest of the plants, mostly with green foliage in the porch... It has been more than a week and the gorgeous bloom is still going strong, thanks to the cooler temperature we are experiencing...
Last week was a happy week, yay! I have finished a rather big project. Incidentally, the flowers in my garden seems to be celebrating with me. First of all is my Jasminum sambac 'Grand Duke Of Tuscany'... oh, how wonderful! When I caught sight of the opened blooms in the morning, I immediately put my nose to the flowers to inhale their sweet scent...
Which bloom is a new one? The darker Chalice Vine flower or the paler one? Chalice Vine (Solandra longiflora) flowers first appear pale but will turn darker as it age. What I like most is its strong sweet fragrance. The whole garden smells wonderful whenever the flower is opened and because the flower is huge, you won't miss it. The other flower that does the...
Do snails and toads like overcast sky? I spotted a few big snails in a container one day, yikes! And on another occasion, a big black toad in another pot! Eeyeeh... how I dislike them. The haze has blocked the harsh sunlight for many days. During those days, it was warm and dry. But when it rains, the plants get a good drink. I am...
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