John&Jacq~s Garden

Posted by Jacqueline on October 29th, 2006

Alphabetical Listing of Plants Botanical Names Our site’s plant database or encyclopedia, indexed alphabetically by botanical names for easy reference and access. List will be continually updated. Click on the desired plant’s name for images, plant profile and culture. The common names are in parenthesis. You may want to use your browser’s search function (press [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on October 29th, 2006

Alphabetical listing of plants by Family Names Our site’s plant database or encyclopedia, indexed alphabetically by botanical families for easy reference and access. List will be continually updated. Click on the desired plant’s botanical name for images, plant profile and culture. The common names are in parenthesis. You may want to use your browser’s search [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on October 23rd, 2006

Nerium Oleander

Posted by Jacqueline on October 20th, 2006

Nolina recurvata (Ponytail Plant, Ponytail/Bottle Palm, Elephant’s Foot) This impressive palm-like succulent plant had been in our garden for about 5 years now. Among all its common names, we love ‘Ponytail’ best as it fits it beautifully, with its bluish-green leaves ‘tied together’ and cascading down giving an appearance of a pony tail! I’m glad [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on October 18th, 2006

Yep! So, I’m resolved to go back to school at this very ripe old age, not to learn the basics of algebra, but the basics of HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) and as much as I can grasp on related web matters! Otherwise, I’ll be left stranded with lots of ideas but no progress at [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on October 16th, 2006

A MUST garden visit to the Canterbury Plains of South Island at Christchurch, New Zealand! An impressive country garden belonging to the remarkable and extraordinay head gardener, Moosey as she’s lovingly known. And a must garden REVISITS, especially to read her garden updates in her entertaining journals!

Posted by Jacqueline on October 16th, 2006

I was inspired by my garden forum friend, Norvona, who loves capturing the beautiful skies of Oklahoma, including the lovely woodlands that she adores watching from her dining room, and generously shares them in her blog (thank you, dear friend!). Her skyscape photos are so stunning and I’m so envious just thinking of them!

Posted by Jacqueline on October 12th, 2006

Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Bantel’s Sensation’ (White Sansevieria, Good Luck/Snake Plant)