Saturday 25 December 2021

Garden Affair : Tis the season

              This is that time of year when Christmas cactus chose to bloom  on the Christmas day .

Merry X'mas everyone  . Stay safe and celebrate this season at home.                              


                                                                                      













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Saturday 18 December 2021

Garden Affair : Bees and Ladybugs

          Bees and bugs are essential part of Garden . We often see bees and bugs hovering over flowers which plays important role in pollination of seeds that ultimately helps in maintaining  ecological balance .    Bees like Honeybees create one of the most consumed food product Honey .                                             

                                                               Bees on Chrysanthemum



Bees on Dianthus 



Where bees helps in creating ecological balance,  Ladybugs protects plants from attacks of aphids and other plant eating insects by feeding upon them time to time.                                                 



And Ladybug on Chinese Aster





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Tuesday 14 December 2021

Chilly weather is back

The weather is turning chilly day by day with the onset of winter in our region . Meanwhile garden is popping up with colors of Autumn and early winter bloomers. 


Dombeya spectabilis

                                                                  



 Gaillardia blooms 

                                                     


Chrysanthemums  season  is bang on 

                                                             


                                                               


A pretty butterfly( NO ID )

                                               



And some of the blooms                                                        

( From left to right : Cosmos, Pansy, Adenium, Chinese Aster , Petunia , Gardenia )
 

                                                                         

(Left to Right : Tecoma stans, Huernia zebrina , Gaillardia blooms , Black pepper plant , Galphimia blooms , Cranberry Hibiscus )


                                                                     

( Peacock flower , Plumbago , Frangipani flower , Torenia flower , Loropetallum )

Shikra spotted

                                                   


                                                                        

Sunset at the bank of river






Saturday 11 December 2021

Garden Affair : Chrysanthemums

 

This time of the year my garden is filled  up with the presence of chrysanthemum blooms . 


                                                          










Here is the link for some chrysanthemum blooms from last years. Chrysanthemums collection

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Saturday 27 November 2021

Garden Affair : Geraniums

                 Geraniums are one of the most attractive  and  stunning varieties of the flowers that grows in to small floral bush  in  a short  period of time as an annual or perennial depending upon the climatic conditions of   a region .There fleshy leaves make them drought tolerant.                                          



Geranium care and growing period                                                                                                        

Geranium are easy to grow plants that grows best in   small pots which prefer indirect sunlight conditions to get into blooming stage in their  specific season of the year . 

















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Saturday 20 November 2021

Garden Affair : Flowering Ginger and Turmeric

 Ginger and turmeric are one of the prominent spices in our everyday cooking. There are many species of Ginger and Turmeric that are grown as ornamental plants and are not edible plants. 

These below two species are flowering variety of  Turmeric and Ginger that are grown for their ornamental leaves. 

                                                                     Curcuma Aromatica 




                                                                          Kaempferia rotunda 







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Monday 15 November 2021

Winter chills

             The time has finally arrived when winter days will set in the upcoming days . Winter chills can be already felt in the weather . While garden is seeing transition of weather   from hot to cold the Autumn blooms are continuously blooming  in the wake of chilly weather. 

                                     

  Harsingar/Coral Jasmine 

                                                                         


                                                                             


                                                                 Bauhinia purpurea



Cassia tora








Marigold 





                                                                                  Peach hibiscus   


                                                             When your evening is lit





Saturday 13 November 2021

Garden Affair : Lycoris Lily

 Lily plant in the  flowering world is most widely popular around the world owing to the stunning variety of blooms and having riot of shapes and colors . Lycoris lily is one of the less popular variety of Lily flowering world . It has been popularly known  as surprise lily since its blooms came out of nowhere from the ground appearing as they are surprising us with their blooms. 


                                                        











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Saturday 6 November 2021

Garden Affair : Bonsai

 Bonsai has been one of the oldest technique of growing trees in a shallow pot.  Bonsai as an art can envisage in growing large tree in a small pot. Bonsai has been considered as respectful in Feng shui as for their ability to draw positive energy in the room and it gives a sight of relief and joy to every passerby near the bonsai. 


                                                                    Jade Bonsai


Techniques of growing Bonsai


- For a beginner Bonsai plant chosen should be a hardy plant like a Jade plant. 

- A matured plant at least two to three years old should be chosen for making a bonsai plant

 - Choosing a correct size of pot  for bonsai plant is essential to successful growth of plant. 

- It is important to choose a soil mixture which is light and airy in texture so that roots can penetrate into the pot easily. 

- A rustproof thin wire should be used for giving desired shape to the branches. 




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Saturday 30 October 2021

Garden Affair : Sunflower

                  Sunflowers are popular flowers around the world for their humongous blooms. Its       interesting  to note Sunflower blooms track the sun and move with the direction of Sunlight. There are many varieties of Sunflower and they prefer sunny location to give healthy blooms.  

           


Sunflower seeds are rich source of vitamins ,minerals and proteins. These seeds are natural source for obtaining oil used for cooking. Sunflowers seeds have been considered super foods . 









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Saturday 16 October 2021

Garden Affair: Gaillardias

 Gaillardias as are popularly known name of Blanket flower is an attractive plant grown in the summer garden . 

                                                                


Gaillardia growth and care                                                                                                            


Gaillardias are seasonal plants that can be grown  in  extreme weather conditions and can also withstand drought conditions. Gaillardias can be grown easily from the seeds .                                                                                                  
                                                                               

                                                                                              



They are popularly known as Blanket flower owing to its resemblance to American Blankets . 



                                                                     


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Friday 15 October 2021

Autumn is here

 It is that time of year when morning is becoming cold by every passing day. It would be  soon in a time period of  month or two that winter chill will set in our region. 

Meanwhile my Garden is filled with many colors for Autumn 


                                              

                                                   Torenia Fournieri 


                                                              



                                                            Rutteya Fruticosa


                                                     Gaillardia blooms                                                   


                                                     

                                                               Gomphrena blooms

                                                               


                                                  Golden shower 




                                                                            


                                                               

                                                      Evening sky 

                                                             



                                                               

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