Gardening-Simplified

Composting one of the easiest ways to nourish your plant soils and also in return get healthy and large sized blooms. One of our precious readers brought up this important topic which I have been using since years but never gave a second  thought. Composting is now made very easy with ready made composting bins, wired meshes and compost tumblers and dividing special areas for preparing compost. In one of the societies who are proud growers of vegetables and fruits, container gardening on terrace,  boast of making their own compost. Then there are many who have land dig up a pit and make their own compost. What is compost? it is a fertilizer, your plant food made from left overs from your home. healthy bacteria work in the garbage and make it nourishing. How does compost benefit?  its like an healthy tasty ice cream for plants, tonic and mood uplifter, they love the nutrients and vitamins and texture, when added in proper timings give out healthy blooms. What I have be...

Water Lillies Shared by Our Reader Irudayraj Heavenly Brahma Kamal Flowers shared buy our reader Irudayraj   Water Lillies growing beautifully in a container, small pond, water feature, , Shared by Our Reader Irudayraj, from Bangalore, and the heavenly Brahma Kamal  flowers , pure, spiritual and of course with loads of good luck. Touch wood, loevly photographs, Thank you very very much for this beautiful share, Irudayraj! Awesome Brahma Kamal Flowers shared buy our reader Irudayraj Water Lillies in a container Shared by Our Reader Irudayraj Majestic Brahma Kamal Flwoers Some people sure are LUCKY! God Bless from Rizwana! www.razarts.com

How much sunlight is required for my plants  How Much Sunlight is Required for Flowering Plants Important Advice for Sunlight Requirements of plants. As many of plant lovers have this specific query I am addressing this here so that it benefits many others also. One of the main reasons of plant deaths and plants unable to flower is sunlight in right amounts. From cold climates to snow falling countries and back home here in our hot humid climate we need to be very careful with the amount of sunlight our plants receive. For all those who have grown flowering plants will definitely share that they need loads of sunlight for many hours of the day to give out blooms. I have seen roses die of frost and fungus in shaded areas and chameli, champa , mogra flowering plants never giving out any blooms due to less sunlight. Vibrant Blue Bell shaped flower Vishnukanta climber Another aspect of direct sunlight is that it kill pest and many diseases that plants may be prone to as t...

Garden furniture has so much variety that we get confused as to which would be  best for our garden. moved from the traditional wood, stone and cane to acrylic crystal furniture. With modern sleek designs and patterns garden furniture no longer consists of seats and chairs but has added a lot to the the list of garden furniture. From rock to bamboo  and pebbles designer seats to gemstone studded seating arrangement furniture has swinging rocking chairs and also recliners mad e of cane to bring in comfort as well as style to your garden decor. Unique gemstone studded barrel converted centre table Garden furniture forms a major part of your garden design and adds to the joy and comfort of your gardens.  The most important thing for any garden furniture is their strength to withstand environmental climatic changes and give comfort to the people staying there. Garden magazines and books give me so much inspiration, sharing these photos from a interior design old magazi...

Two Exotic flowering plant shrubs, Salvia Flower Photos from our Reader Dr Vivek, Thank you from Garden Care Simplified! These lovely exotic blooming plants, Salvia, are available in many varieties, very tiny and delicate plants, as I have not had much luck in maintaining them. They represent strong symbolism of love and friendship and growing them in the south west sector of your garden will attract harmony and  good relationships.  Lovely exotic flowers Salvia, some  caring tips. 1) Need well draining soil, cloggy soil kills the plant. 2) Does not tolerate direct strong sunlight, leaves drop and turn yellow . Choose a sunny location but not full day. 3) Even after watering the plant may not look healthy unless the soil is nutritious and well fertilized.Requires cowdung. 4) When after flowering be careful while trimming,a s you may cut off the stem that is growing new shoots of leaves. 5) I think the plant needs to be watered twice a day for maintaining.As my plant...

Cardinal Climber spreading all over  Meanwhile the cyprus vine, Ganesh Bel as it is called in India is growing wildly and happily covering most of the pots with tiny red bell shaped blooms. The Cardinal climber needs strong sunlight and grows well with watering regularly. Very easy hence spreading fast, each vine comes from seeds dropped by the pod that come after drying of flowers.  While our pet love bird who passed away, bird Boku lies peacefully in the Allamanda plant container it is some respite to see that the plant has given out lovely blooms and looks happy, just a small indication that she decided to stay with us!  Allamanda Blanchetti Always remembered with fond memories! and another very sad loss of the little baby finch bird that stayed with us for two and a half months, , sadly suddenly passed away due to the temperatures drop,  cold wave and chilly winds during the  'Nilofer storm'. Pet Finch that was found in our society garden ...