Jaipur Garden

Saturday, 25 July 2026

Garden Affair : Bunny Ear Cactus

The most rewarding cactus for every laidback gardener is Bunny ear cactus. This hardy cactus has been present in my Garden from last five years . The best part about growing Bunny ear cactus is you plant them in shallow containers and just give them sunlight for the day and then forget about planting them and let mother Nature do her work you will be surprised seeing the end results when they cover the entire container with baby plants covering the container .

The cactus growth can be wild in few months only and they are good for making landscapes for arid areas.

How to grow and Propagation of Bunny Ear Cactus

The most easiest method to propagate Bunny Ear cactus is planting leaf in a arid soil or well drained soil . They love sunlight and planting in shallow containers helps in drainage .

Propagation through leaf

Note: They are prickly like other cactus so handle carefully with protection on hands.

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Saturday, 18 July 2026

Garden Affair : Birds are back after advent of monsoon

Monsoon rejuvenates the Garden completely, the hustle and bustle of birds are more often seen post monsoon rains . My Garden start to witness bird visitors from monsoon till the advent of winter season.

The calling of Greater coucal in the morning is quite dramatic

The Shikra bird is spotted once in a while in months in my Garden

Indian Parrots had well adapted in my Garden and can be spotted anytime of year

Red vented Bulbul is a common scene in my Garden

Indian common Myna bird is a commonly seen almost everyday in my Garden

Jungle Babbler quenching their thirst from earthen pots after humidity has set in the environment post monsoon

Indian crows are growing in population as they can be spotted easily in my Garden

It is the time for link up party Garden Affair where we can share posts related with Gardening, Nature and birds. The link up party will be open for a week starting from Saturday.

Friday, 10 July 2026

Garden Affair : Rain brings back the Rain Lilies

Monsoon season has officially begin in our region the heavy downpour had dropped the temperature making weather moderate.

The Garden welcomes monsoon rains with plethora of blossoms of Rain Lilies . The weather turns pleasant after heavy downpour perfect to revisit Gardening humdrums .

Rain Lilies can be easily grown with bulbs and requires minimalistic care throughout the year. These hardy bulbs remains dormant in winter and have grassy leaves appearing throughout the summer.

I had made detailed posts on how to grow Rain lilies from bulbs in my previous post.

It is the time for link up party Garden affair where we can share posts related with Gardening, Nature and birds. The link up party will be open for a week.

Saturday, 4 July 2026

Garden Affair : Plants that can be grown from a Leaf cutting

Monsoon is about to reach my city the monsoon season is best to grow perennial trees and shrubs and also favorable time to propagate plants due to drop in temperature after downpour.

While Monsoon season is favorable to grow perennial and annual plants the monsoon season is best for propagation of houseplants . I had been propagating some of the house plants every year in monsoon with their leaves easily . Here is the list of plants that can be easily grown through their leaves in a well drained fertile soil ;

Snake plants or Sansevieria varieties can be easily grown through a leaf cutting

Z Z plants are one of the most low maintenance plants that can be easily propagated through their leaf

Kalanchoe or Mother of thousand plant can be grown with single leaf and the best part it can propagate thousand of plants from a single leaf

Jade plants are so easy to grow from their leaf and can be propagated easily in small shallow spaces .

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Saturday, 27 June 2026

Garden Affair : Lily season is back

We had experienced a pre monsoon downpour activities in the last week which had rejuvenated the plants after long scorching summer season. Monsoon is expected to arrive in a week or a fortnite in our region , meanwhile the pre monsoon activities had made weather favorable for lilies to bloom in this pre monsoon season.

Spider lilies which become dormant in the peak of summer are back with pre monsoon activities. Their spider like appearance and wafting fragrance makes them most sought after lilies .

Rain Lilies are always consistent with rain fall activities as they bloom only after rainfall or heavy downpour. These are best to plant in pre monsoon season for a floral show after post monsoon.

Crinum lilies appear in my garden only after the post monsoon season with vibrant colors and fragrance and since post monsoon season is considered spring that comes after summer season presence of lily varieties in the garden in post monsoon season is worth waiting for in the monsoon.

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Saturday, 20 June 2026

Garden affair : Drought tolerant flowers in my summer Garden

The summer season in my region is scorching with unbearable high temperatures for the most part of summer season. It is very assiduous to protect plant from scorching heatwaves , here drought tolerant flowering plants comes to rescue as we can grow them even in higher temperature of summer season .

My Garden has been blessed with some perennials that strive through scorching summer and give blooms even in the absence of proper care and irrigation.

Here are some of my no care hardy perennials that strive through scorching summer enduring drought conditions and still render blossoms in spite unbearable summer .

Adenium plants are drought resistant as they can be grown in extreme summer and their vibrant blooms are enough to put up a show in summer .

Lantana Blooms bring vibrant colors in summer as they are hardy and drought resistant they are best to grow in summer Garden .

Plumeria is the tree that adds charm in summer garden with white and pink flowers wafting their fragrance through the entire summer season.

Oleander Plant is quite heat resistant and drought tolerant for summer .

Bougainvillea's are the best drought tolerant plants to grow in summer .

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Saturday, 13 June 2026

Garden Affair : Jasmine blooms in Summer

Summer season is devoid of colorful blooms as presence of hot weather conditions makes it grueling for plants to survive the heatwaves . Although the summer season is blessed with presence of fragrant Jasminum blooms which cover Garden with white blooms throughout summer and monsoon season that appears to to be like a white blanket of flowers throughout summer on plants wafting their fragrance in the air.

Crape Jasmine Flower

Juhi blooms

Day Blooming Jasmine

Arabian Jasmine

Crape Jasmine

Jasmine plants are quite hardy plants to survive any weather conditions they can withstand drought conditions in summer and still fill the plants with blooms. I had shared a detailed post on about Jasmine blooms in past on how to care Jasmine plants for maximum blooms throughout summer.