Beginning of winter

The chilly season of Winter is about to begin , since we experience  milder winter season in comparison to another regions of the world. The winter season in my Garden  is awaited for preparing up for a floral show for spring. 

This month is the  time when weather is in transition for colder season and we can see blossoms from  both hot and colder weather . The joy and excitement of sowing seeds and bulbs , planting seedlings  for floral abundance in spring is a treat for every gardening enthusiast. 

Lemonia

                                           I am surprised to see lemonia blooming at this time of year                  

Pentas

                                                           It is starting for Pentas blooms

                                                                           

Roses

Roses are just showing up after advent of winter

                                                                           

                                                          

Petunias

Petunias are just beginning to bloom 

                                                             

                                                             

                                          Mangoes are coming( My Mango tree bears fruit twice a year )

Gaillardias

                                    It is the last show for gaillardias before chilly weather          

                                                 Jungle Babblers are spotted with advent of winter                                    

Peacocks spotted after a long time

                                                    The valley and the sunrays                         

How to make homemade compost easily

 Compost is an essential ingredient for gardening . While there are are number of options for fertilizing your plants , organic compost stands out best with respect to the fact that it not only promotes the plant growth it helps in improving the quality of soil. 

                                                                         

It is pleasant to know that inclination towards gardening has tremendously increased after the pandemic happened as staying home was a prerequisite for the situation . Home made compost is one of the best product for gardening  that should be taken seriously by the avid Gardeners due to many underlying advantages it has in your garden.

Process of making Homemade compost

There are many ways in which  you can make compost at your home without requiring anything to buy from the market. 

                                                                     

The best way which is practically possible and gives you good result at the end of complete process is piling up dried leaves , vegetable and fruit scrapes in a vacant space or in a bin .Now adding little water in every ten days and then  we should just  observe the decomposition process of all of the stuff         happening gradually .  The entire process of turning dried leaves and scraps in to usable compost   may take somewhere between 180 to 200 days depending upon the weather conditions. 

    Important things to be considered while making home made compost :                                                         

 - It should be considered that while adding food and plant waste like vegetable and fruit scrapes  in the process of making compost items involving products obtained from  animals directly or indirectly should be avoided    in making compost,

- It should be considered that composting process should be carried on while keeping covered the compost bin   for the promotion of decomposition process effectively.             

Meanwhile Snapdrgons are filled with blooms 

                                             

               

And its time to bid adieu to Jungle babblers

                                                             

And a visit near lake                                                                                                                       

                                                    Thanks 

                                                                        

                                                                                     

How to grow Hibiscus Flowers and its health benefits

Our first monsoon rain has drenched our city and its enthralling in every aspect specially for my plants who are finding relief after bearing hot scorching days of summer from last few days.Its best time to grow trees as humid and wet environment is best suited for growth of plants.


I absolutely love the hibiscus and one of the advantage of growing them is they are easy to grow and can be propagated through cuttings .





                                                                  Pink Hawaiin Hibiscus

They can be easily grown in pots with terminal  feed of  organic manure .Hibiscus has many varieties and they are hardy to mostly every temperate climatic regions.
                                             

Sleeping hibiscus

Cranberry Hibiscus

They can easily be propagated through cuttings in this monsoon season and thereby you can get additional plants in a matter of time for free of cost.                                                                 

                                                        

This pic below shows an ideal cutting from hibiscus plant for propagating in this monsoon  by planting it in rich porous soil and leaving it stagnated for a month till the roots formed.One more easy method is to dip these cuttings in water and plant them when roots are visible.                                  

Its amazing to know that hibiscus flowers are edible and are popular in the form of tea which has many benefits on body for instance fighting with bacteria and even lowering blood pressure .

Its time for Jungle babbler to make a comeback in to the garden                                       

Does it look like smokey clouds ?

Spring is around the corner

Its time of transition of weather ,its favorite time for every gardener awaiting for garden filled with blooms .It is time for spring weather to advent in our region.Winter chills are no more bothering daily humdrums of life.


                                                             Primula 'Pacific hybrid'
                                                           

Snapdragon 'Snappy orchid'

Dahlia cultivar 

Asiatic lilium

Bees and Butterflies are essential parts of spring garden                                                                             

                                                          

Bee on Cornflower

Bee on Calendula 

Christmas cactus are still into blooming                                                                                                      

How beautifully roses change there shades in winter time                                                                           

                                           Rose 'Summer Snow'              

Rose 'Knock out'

Impatiens 'Imara Rose'

Blue pimpernel flower

Alyssum Purple 

Pansy Majestic Giants in top row ,Delta Premium below

Petunia Daddy purple ,Petunia Wave pink in top row

Petunia Ultra star ,Petunia Picotee below

Jungle  babbler birds are ardent visitors now a days

Can you spot a bird in this beautiful cloudy sky.                                                                                              

Through my Lens                                                                                                                      

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