Gardening-Simplified

Cream Flowering Climber This is a beautiful fragrant climber. The flowers are of cream colour and the climber looks like any other climber having medium sized green leaves. Like the jai and juhi flowers I do not know which plant is this. The fragrance is somewhat fruity and citrus type.The fragrance spreads whenever wind blows in that direction. The person standing near this plant can get the full experience of the citrus smell , and the smell is stronger mostly in the evenings. For many years this climber did not flower and I was wondering if it ever will. My per parakeet did the work. She pinched the plant and all my woes went unanswered after stopping her so much, but this had a good effect on the plant and for preservation of self the plant gave beautiful bunches of flowers. Tip- Requires pinching and trimming sometimes to encourage flowering. This climber is a very simple plant that does not require much care. Take care to plant it where it receives sunlight for some time, a ...

Close up of Yellow Daffodil Flower This yellow flowering plant is a bright and cheery coloured flower. I call it the daffodil flower. It is actually a day lily plant that grows in abundance with beautiful yellow flowers.Very easy to grow and does not require much care.This is a bulb and grows well in summer. These bulbs are very small as compared to other flowering plant bulbs. This plant has many seeds that develop with each flower and since they spread with air they are everywhere, I still remember the poem, yellow daffodils on the mountains, and I understand how the whole mountain can be covered with flowers. What a breath taking view! Yellow day lily flower in pot The buds appear at the end of the tip of each leaf. The leaves of this plants are very thin and elongated. Fresh green in colour they seem very delicate and are prone to attack from birds. The transfer of seeds is done naturally or one can plant the seeds in another pot. Very fast growing and covers a large ar...

Aloe Vera Plant The aloe vera plant is very easy to grow and can be grown in any conditions. It can tolerate sunlight and even grow in shade. Water requirements are not much and it likes to grow in a part which receives sunlight for some hours. It is a voracious grower and one has to be careful as it grows very fast and multiplies with double speed. I have kept my aloe vera plant in a small plastic tub to keep a check on its growth. It can be transplanted with small saplings which emerge around the mother plant. The plant will not tolerate direct sunlight for loan hours and the leaves may burn and die. Also do not over water this plant and it likes a well draining soil to be planted in. This plant has been seen for ages and everyone knows the benefits and medicinal uses of Aloe vera. With gels for face, creams for healing to hair care products and even for health aloe vera has come up as a winner in many fields. many people use the plant directly though it is advisable to use a re...

Close up of Alexandrine parakeet watch her live! This video from youtube will show you how the parakeet eats her daily breakfast at 6.15 am. Just after our morning prayers I have to be ready for the breakfast of our pet. Our parakeet is also a very early riser. Exactly at 6.15 in the morning she sends a small sound and I answer it with a good morning. The many times I talk to her and repeat good parrot, good morning, good night, bye bye, no, etc the longing to hear her speak is still unfulfilled wish for us. She tries to communicate in small sounds and I do understand her emotions. Like a royal bird she is very selective of her food. She likes only freshly cut fruits and some cereals. Her favourite is soaked chana. She also likes to drink sherbat sometimes and ice cream which is melted. The most important part comes here... she wants to feed from our plate only! And when served on the window sill brings the food in her beak inside and then eats it. Her likes and di...

Alexandrine Parakeet  Gardening and planting flowering trees will not only give you the pleasure of enjoying nature at its best but will also be a welcome to guests from paradise. Our garden having colourful foliage plants and flowers does attract many colourful butterflies and birds. The small water pond is always busy with pigeons, mynas, sparrows and crows. Even humming birds, king fishers and other exotic birds are also seen some times. Though now a days due to construction of tall towers the rare bird species are moving away from our place, guess to a better environment in nature. The king fishers are so colourful and also the love birds. During the rains just before the first rain the blue bird had also visited many years back, but have not seen this bird for long. Due to lack of natural habitat available birds are becoming extinct and it is our responsibility to preserve them.The Koyal who calls every morning at 4, 5 o'clock also has lost her tree home recently due to...

Periwinkle plants are seen from ages and they are available in many colours. There was a belief that this ever green bush was an indication that all is well. It was and is considered auspicious and a symbol of prosperity. Every where it is seen, that this bush is always laden with flowers in bloom. The flowers have a bitter smell and some mention this to be good for your health. Also some old people mention to place the pot near the window to get this bitter fragrance over your house to ward off evil spirits and maintain good health. I am not so sure of all this and my plant is in a small pot on one corner of the garden with colorful dark pink and light pink blooms. The Pink Periwinkle/ Sada Phuli Flower This periwinkle plant can be grown very easily from flowers dropping aside in the pot. Since this is a voracious grower this plant has to be kept under control. I remember I had this plant blooming in all my pots, and I had to remove all of them and place them in a tub aside...

New Growth of Leaf in Brahma Kamal Plant  The Brahma Kamal plant is very rare and has been declared as rare species amongst plants. This is commonly known as Brahma Kamal but it really is a variety of cactus. Commonly termed as Saussurea obvallata. Also named night blooming Phyllocactus Many people have this plant for religious purposes. There is a belief that the one who gets to the blooming of flower in this plant is very lucky. And I really do hope even I get to see the bloom of my brahma kamal plant. Also known as Epiphyllum oxypetalum plant, Queen of the Night,  Duchman's Pipe,  Night blooming Cereus. With so many names it is a beautiful plant with green elongated leaves. This plant has some medicinal properties also which I have not personally used, but read about. Also some say the flowers are edible and especially people mention about the sweet heavenly fragrance of the Brahma Kamal  flowers. The flowers are mystical magical and it is believed around th...