Gardening-Simplified

ZZ plant Fat Boy  In the second month with facing the challenges in our new entryway garden, added a few coleous, red plants, and ornamental grasses. Light is the major issue, and also watering is tricky as the soil seems wet and  dries the soil if watered less, with very low indirect sunlight coming from top opening of our 18th floor in a high rise of 29 floors. Money Plant  Meanwhile keeping the magic alive and the feng shuii Awesum hand painted my garden containers and pots with left over Asian oil paints. They look Awesum! Dracaena Lemon Lime Banana Boat type of Ornamental Grass  Used newspaper and made paper mache, interesting garden elements, thinking about adding some!Also recycling plastic bottles, Amazingly beautiful and free, easy cheap garden containers, WOW! will share in my next post creative recycling of kitchen containers. Pigeons did come...I cannot keep them... hand painted garden pots Mogra flowered entry way gar...

easiest tip for growing plants from cuttings While you buy new plants, some rare ones, are difficult to find. I always keep searching for rare ones, and maybe try to get cuttings. From shifting to a new home, the Terrace   garden sun is  no more with us and with our new entry way garden special care has to be taken of plants. added a few new ones. So the purple hearts was on my wish list since we lost every piece of it few years back, so took a few cuttings. Purple hearts have beautiful soft baby pink flowers. cascading plants Purple hearts Terrace garden I have noticed so many plants disappearing from gardens and plant nurseries, I don't know why, but reds, and purples are difficult to find now in common plant nurseries.  Bought new crotons, spider ribbon grass, chinese roses, from a road side plant nursery. Then spotted some purple Hearts Tradescantia pallidia, and my eyes got a sparkle, so took a few cuttings, over the years I have found it very...

Two precious babies of Gulmohar  Save babies! yes, the best way to continue the lineage and also save trees! the most happy feelings , yes saved them! with all the shifting was worried of the two babies of flame of fresh which I had saved growing under our car in the parking slot. All the other babies died after the rains with no water under the parking area. shifting home, the two stubs remained...was feeling so sad...but they have blessed me..they sprung to life.So happy!!!  If you want to add plants without spending   any cash, here is a tip! check your parking slots, garage gardens, side way gardens , of course do not pluck from private gardens. Here, you can ask for permission for cuttings, they will be happy to share the cuttings they throw as garbage!    Silicone Gel roses  I would request the gardeners to just tell me when they are cutting, trimming their plants and then I would bring the cuttings. I am so fond of flowering exotic pla...

Blue pea flower, after the Blue Pea Flower Seed pods of Blue pea flower Planting seeds of Blue pea flower overflowing blue bells, pea flower climber that had taken oner our terrace garden, now here, planting some fresh seeds in my entryway garden. Butterfly pea flower as it is commonly known as has amazing health benefits. And what more, you can prepare blue herbal tea at home and enjoy good health. Clitoria ternatea, butterfly blue flowers overflow on this very easy growing climber. 1) The climber grows profusely and gives out beautifully unfurling bell shaped blue flowers. 2) The plant gives out pods that have five to seven black seeds. 3) Allow the pods to dry well on the plant itself.4)Do not pluck green pods, dried pods give seeds ready to plant. 5) Tip! Do not keep these near other flowering pots, the climber covers them all and there is also risk of the other plants getting less sunlight. 6) very fast growing climber, over trellis, partitions, garden design. Want ...

Arranging Amaryllis plant bulbs in container Amaryllis Lily flowers  How to arrange plant bulbs for best and quick flowering? we all want to see the majestic show of lilly flowers, and these Amaryllis lily flowers are so huge , one stalk has four of five flowers and last for many  weeks. The roots of Amaryllis lily bulb  more roots means less flowers Growing Gumohar Flame of Forest tree in container my biggest challenge and Joy! The best tips and tricks to flowering bulbs faster, i have used these and they are Amazing!   with so many trials and error methods I have come up with this- 1) They love to be root bound. small containers give good flowers.   over grown roots of lily flower bulb plant tight growth brings easy flowers but they need space to grow I trim the long leaves sometimes to encourage growth the happy bulbs start on their own! Most prone to these disease white fungus and ants aphids 2) I trim their long tentacles during summer...