Gardening-Simplified

Baby Pigeons  Pigeons have been a very common bird after the humble crow in our garden . We have a bird bath where pigeons come to bathe and drink water and it is a very beautiful sight when they flap open their wings and jump into the bird bath and enjoy the cool dip. A friend had these baby pigeons and the mother had laid eggs on just a curtain. the window it is understood was kept closed for many months and as a result the mommy pigeon had laid eggs and the beautiful delicate babies were enjoying their early years of life.Pigeons I have noticed have now adapted to our urban life style and can eat many cooked food along with grains and seeds. They eat cooked rice and love pulao and fried rice. Dried rice and bread crumbs are also their favourite along with poha, upma, idli. I do not know what effect it will have on their nutritional diet requirements bu...

rare flowering of Sanseviera cylindrica plant The excitement is without bounds as I experience the fragrant flowers opening on this cactus plant.I did not know whether this cactus will ever bloom as I had seen this plant at many places growing for years in the same way. The white stem came up which is at least 12 to 15 inches tall and as the plant grows in fan shape this stem was easily noticed as tall and light brown colour as compared to the dark green of the sansevieri cylindrica plant. Flowers blooming on cactus plant Open flowers of sansevieria cylindrica cactus white fragrant flowers of Sansevieria cylindrica plant majestic stem with flowers of sansevieria cylindrica plant The cactus plant took many days in fact more than a month to form this stem and with tiny buds and lots of expectations one evening I could feel the fragrance of the tiny white flowers and immediately I knew the flowers had bloomed and each layer of flow...

 First buds on the Champa plant  Finally the champa plant, one of my favourites and since childhood, has given beautiful fragrant flowers. The majestic stem has a bunch of buds which open side by side and some flowers have opened soon where as some are still in bud form. Growing the champa plant in container was challenge and many people were against trying this and still soem believed that the plant will not flower. But this has shwn that love,care and patience gives us great results. I have been blessed with this heavy laden champa stem which has so many flowers.  First flower of Champa on the plant  Majestic Champa Stem Fragrant Champa Flowers blooming Champa flowers in container Close up of Champa flower Attractive Champa flowers White and Yellow Champa flowers Champa flower Yellow Champa flower Fragrant Champa flowers The fragrance is just out of this world and no wonder this flower is world famous for its heavenly fragran...

Pink Roses Growing in Bunch The fragrant garden is at its best now and I am enjoying the colour as well as heavenly fragrance here, especially in the early mornings and late evenings. Pink Rose Flower  When you plant a rose garden it is but obvious that you must spend some time regularly in your fragrant garden. Beautiful Yellow Single Rose Pink and White Shaded Rose Flower Beautiful Roses in Garden Single Red Rose Flower Buds of Rose Flowers on plant Fresh Red Rose Flower Big Yellow Rose Flower Yellow Roses on Plant Attractive Orange Rose Flower Baby Pink Rose Flowers on Bush Close up of Rose Flower Glowing Pink Roses Good Luck Rose Flower This year we are enjoying the best rose blooms and that too in plenty. All our rose plants and bushes have flowered in plenty and the dream of owing a rose garden has given these gifts from nature. Tips for growing best roses- The blooms have to be big and in plenty. This had l...

Purple Petunia Flower Being a gardener has many other blessing and one of them is to get new inspiration every day for painting. Nature has been an inspiration for many artists and people travel far and long to be near nature. we are the chosen few who are blessed with a terrace garden, the area may be small but the possibilities are unlimited!  I have always loved colourful petunia flowers and as they bring instant colour in your garden and your life, trust me, they have also been as an inspiration for new paintings. We see so many colours and textures in nature and gardening has brought a new angle to my paintings. With some floral paintings coming up along side my healing symbolic paintings I think I will have to try hard not to fall into the genre of nature drawing and painting.   Taking close up photos brings out different perspectives and starts the process of mind creativeness.  If you are an artists and going through a creative block, experience this...

The owls have decided not to oblige me with a snap, and my efforts to search for them are not still successful. With the loud noises coming for the complete night time till early morning, they are staying in our society at night only and on searching in the day they were not to be seen anywhere. Gulmohar Tree With my obsession with the flame of the forest, Gulmohar I have successfully grown the gulmohar in a container. Last season in May we welcomed our first gulmohar flowers on our gulmohar plant grown in a container. I have noticed another variety of flowering plants that look almost similar to gulmohar trees, but they flower on small bushes. I wonder whether this is the same plant but the blooms are some what different and smaller. The flower petals are the same with one yellowish orange petal and other red petals.   Close up of Gulmohar Flowers Attractive Gulmohar Flowers on Flame of Forest Tree The colours are very bright and fresh and almost a welco...