John&Jacq~s Garden

Posted by Jacqueline on March 14th, 2008

Our website is continually updated with articles on tropical plants and hopefully will be voluminous over time as we persevere to add more for your enjoyment and enrichment, and ours too. We have compiled them into a plant encyclopedia or database, so that targeting each named plant therein will link to its related plant details, [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on March 14th, 2008

When Bauhinia Kockiana blooms, which it does year round in our tropical climate, it’s absolutely a sight to behold

Posted by Jacqueline on March 11th, 2008

Nyctemera coleta – Just have to document here the appearance of this gorgeous moth on one lovely afternoon in our tropical garden last December 12th. It looked so pretty, resting on the dark green foliage, in wonderful contrast! I’m so delighted that I had browsed through my photo archives of garden visitors today, otherwise I’d [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on March 8th, 2008

Calotes versicolor (Changeable Lizards, Garden Fence Lizards) – These attractive-looking Calotes versicolor are really attracted to our little garden paradise! They’re frequently seen loitering around, probably because our garden is packed with all kinds of tropical plants, from the low-growing annuals or perennials to the shrubby plants, scrambling vines and tall palms. There are ample [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on March 7th, 2008

Oxalis triangularis (Purple Shamrock, Purple Leaf Shamrock) What a stunner Oxalis triangularis is! We’re absolutely captivated by their uniquely colored leaves of deep maroon-purple and unusual trifoliolate foliage! Small clusters of light pink to lavender flowers borne above the lovely foliage display a wonderful contrast too. It is truly impressive! We’ve reintroduced a hanging pot [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on March 5th, 2008

Yippee!! Yesterday was payday from Google Inc…THANK YOU!!! Just claimed my FIRST Adsense earnings of slightly more than USD100, which converts to Ringgit Malaysia 328.84. It was easy to claim – went to a branch of CIMB Bank nearby to receive payment via Western Union, the fastest way to receive money worldwide. Haha! But not [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on March 4th, 2008

Alphabetized by Botanical Name, starting from O to Z Presenting another way of accessing our tropical plant database with ease, by way of digital photo thumbnails. Moving the mouse over the image thumbnails will display both the botanical and common names of plants, whilst clicking on the desired plant’s thumbnail will lead you to its [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on March 4th, 2008

Alphabetized by Botanical Name, starting from E to N Presenting another way of accessing our tropical plant database with ease, by way of digital photo thumbnails. Moving the mouse over the image thumbnails will display both the botanical and common names of plants, whilst clicking on the desired plant’s thumbnail will lead you to its [...]