Gardening-Simplified

 Am I a serial killer? are you a serial killer? its official now! I have killed so many plants, thinking about this brings sadness to my heart.Brahma Kamal plants at present are surviving, on our window sill, I just have to stop caring for them, very less watering , just not bothered whether I see the blooms or not, enough! While more than fifteen years with gardening experience, container gardening, I am a very impatient soul, yet with innocent love all my terrace garden  plants, they do bloom and most , in fact almost all are happy with me except succulents. I just see the plants photo and immediately know what it wants! or what is its condition. There are not always successes and I admit, I have lost too many succulents that I fear  adding any now...the main problems is I have kept them together with the others. Strong sunlight, they don't like, too much water they repel from and trimming they don't need! so succulents are a different , totally aliens for me! Now at...

Spider Lily Flower photo taken with mobile phone  Garden care Simplified , blogging and sharing my experiences since so many year and clicking photos is one of my favorite hobbies that has become my first love!  From each new leaf, to new plants and exotic blooms to clicks of flowers from travel destinations and amazing places of beauty I have always found that mobile phone photographs are the most easiest and also can be taken as many as we want. Pink Hibiscus photo taken with mobile phone  Upper end mobiles do have high resolution images and it is also very handy with your mobile phone to click any flower photo you want immediately. We had a digital camera but most times we forget to carry it along and mobile phones with higher resolution photo quality are best from clicking garden flower photos. Red roses photo taken with mobile phone  Yet after many years the old photos seem blurry, some have no subject focus, some lack clarity and some are dull....

Boston fern, Nephrolepis exaltata one of the most easiest growing ornamental plants that has universal appeal and grows in any space. Our garden baskets always keep overflowing with this and at times I have to cut the long strands to keep a check on this. A great feng shuii energy plant activating wealth and career , north luck, The Boston fern has not got its due respect. Boston Fern Best Feng Shuii Plant Frilly, lacy, wavy long strands of sheer happiness!some ferns also grow quite huge in wild jungles , maybe another variety of fern. Also known as fish bone fern. Grow them in your garden, grow them indoors and even your bathrooms can do with some great feng shuii purification energy with these beautiful Boston fern plants. While people always say they are easy growing, some people find out this is not such an easy task!Their ferns died of sogginess, burnt leaves and over rooting! Some practical tips for growing healthy Boston fern plants. 1) Indoor plant, Boston fern can ...

Jaipur Ajmer Udaipur a Exceptionally Awesum family trip, a much awaited family vacation after a long time,  was refreshing and a real treat to all garden and plant lovers! Not only will you find amazingly beautiful garden designing but also exceptionally rare and scientifically cool or warm gardens. Sahelion Ki Baari, Sheesh Mahal , Palaces, Udaipur Palace, gardens, Jagdish temple, lake Fatehsagar Udaipur is Fantastically serene and vast. Palaces, bazaars, gardens and of course Pink everywhere, hence it is known as the pink city and the city of lakes! There is also a Vintage cars collection that is open for viewing for car lovers! Must visit tourist spots, we selected a few that are really beautiful we were on a short trip. Full of folk and ethnic culture, thoroughly enjoyed the Puppet show and the traditional attire dressing up, clicked tons of photos and loved best was the Amber Palace, Amer Palace. Gardens, Flowers, and Art, culture, paintings, Artefacts, Jaipur Udaipur, Rajas...

Mogra Plant cuttings planted in a container Cuttings are the easiest ways to grow some plants. Not all plants grow well from cuttings and I have found it difficult to grow many plants, especially roses, no luck for me with cuttings!Though we have had the best of roses and also quite some rare unique rose plants from other cities and exhibitions. Beware in the garden! Hidden surprises in Garden! Whenever you are working in the garden , do beware of unexpected surprises! The Jai Juhi climber has taken well from cuttings. Practical tips for growing Jai Juhi Mogra from cuttings- 1) Never cut plant during winter or very hot afternoon in summers. 2) choose a healthy stem to cut , with more than two split stems. 3) I found that best time is just before rains. 4) See that the pot to be grown in has rich and firm soil. The soil has to be firm because other wise the birds pluck out the cuttings or they do not get good grip to grow well. 5) Reason is the stem has to be stuck i...

Spider Lily plants are very beautiful heavenly white and these unique leaves we had were like spider lily grass and grew into long strands emerging from centre. These variegated spider lily plants are grown form bulbs and require well draining soil. Like Share Comment for the Love of Gardening! Variegated Spider Lily Plant with bud Variegated Spider Lily Plant flowers Lily plants are grown from bulbs and require hardly any care. Of course save them from rats who eat up fleshy bulbs! And the caterpillars who gorge on leaves. Apart from the ornamental beauty these variegated lily plants offer they also look very pretty with their unique designer leaves. There are white line in between the raw green leaves. It is as if an artist has made a single line on each and every leaf, God the most Awesum artist! No special care required but I have killed a few (lol) so but here are some practical tips for growing variegated spider lily plants- 1) Indirect sunlight. 2) Well...