John&Jacq~s Garden

Posted by Jacqueline on October 11th, 2006

Definitely a must garden visit! This magnificent place belongs to this very passionate gardener, Ms Liza whom I’ve the greatest pleasure to chat with as she guides me and the rest of our gardening community into her well-maintained pristine garden. Breath-takingly beautiful and fully alive with bountiful blooms of every colour and form! Be prepared [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on October 10th, 2006

Put on my globetrotting sneakers today and travelled to the wonderland of my flamboyant friend, Jack Holloway at Sequoia Farm, Haenertsburg in South Africa. Wow, was I entralled with his spectacular garden scenes in late spring and awesome pictures presented! Recalling too that I’ve visited this same magical ‘ancient’ garden a few months ago and [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on October 9th, 2006

I love fantasizing that I’ve visited all these lovely gardens around the world. ;) In this modern era, it’s wonderfully possible to make all these dreams come true by globetrotting to one’s heart’s content via the internet.

Posted by Jacqueline on October 4th, 2006

Annona squamosa (Sugar Apple, Sweetsop)

Posted by Jacqueline on October 4th, 2006

Vanda Orchids

Posted by Jacqueline on October 4th, 2006

Dendrobium phalaenopsis (Dendrobium Orchid) Orchids are such elegant and exotic beauties, highly prized, cultured and grown worldwide! And it’s definitely unsurprising that they’re treasured in our tropical garden, ranking topmost as our favorite flowers! We’ve been growing orchids for more than 36 years now…ahem…that’s as long as our marriage! ;) Our favorites are the dendrobium [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on October 3rd, 2006

Chrysothemis pulchella (Copper Leaf)

Posted by Jacqueline on October 3rd, 2006

Allamanda blanchetii (Cherry/Purple Allamanda, Violet Allamanda)