Veitchia merrillii (Christmas/Manila Palm), small yet impressive!
Veitchia merrillii (Manila Palm, Christmas Palm) -
These palms are popularly grown in our tropical country, Malaysia – in urban areas and countryside alike, as well as along coastal regions. Enchanted by its smallness and neat umbrella-like appearance with delightful symmetry, we added a young tree to our garden in mid 2005. Having limited ground space, [...]
Agapanthus (African Lily) in fabulous blue and purple hues
Agapanthus (African Lily, Blue Lily, Lily of the Nile) -
A fascinating bluish-purple variety of Agapanthus joined our garden family in early January this year. Just found out that this beauty loves to be pot bound. Aargh…we’re already planted it into a large terracotta pot, too late now to be repotting to a smaller size, [...]
Photoshop tutorial – Create an artistic photo collage of butterflies
Overjoyed in capturing 16 fabulous shots of this strikingly beautiful butterfly Graphium agamemnon (Tailed Jay) recently, I then proceeded to create a collage of this beauty! Something I enjoy doing when I possess the right photos. Most of the images were close-ups, but there were 3 that stood out well for my purpose which was [...]
Graphium agamemnon, a green-spotted swallowtail butterfly
Graphium agamemnon (Tailed Jay, Green Spotted Triangle) -
Whoa! I’m enraptured! Found this magnificent beauty in our garden a few days ago!
A large tropical butterfly with a wingspan of 7-8 cm. What a spectacular looking butterfly!
Apple green spots and bands of variable sizes beautifully contrast against its predominantly black upperside and fashioned in fabulous symmetry! Typical [...]
