Garden surprises in June 2009
Bauhinia kockiana has always been a baffling vine for us. It is most elusive. Grows fast and vigorous with beautiful bright green and luxuriant foliage yet rarely flowers! We seldom get to enjoy their blooms in large stunning clusters, that are so often seen in most home gardens around our neighborhood or elsewhere. Just have [...]
Saving power of The Divine Mercy Image!
Little did John and I expect to experience God’s saving grace and mercy so powerfully and so soon after enthroning the Divine Mercy Image in our home.
It all started last Thursday, June 18. Having lunched at a popular chicken rice shop along Jalan Gasing, John, Michael (a dear friend) and I ventured (not planned beforehand) [...]
Epidendrum orchids: so diverse, yet easiest to grow!
Epidendrum species (Epi, Epidendrum Orchid, Crucifix Orchid, Reed-stem Epidendrum, Star Orchid)
How enormous and diverse the genus Epidendrum L. is! It consists of about 1,100 species of orchids that are native to tropical and subtropical Americas and the Caribbean. Now though, it is widely distributed, naturalized and cultivated in many regions worldwide.
The more popular and [...]
Flowering continues into May 2009
Wow! Our baby is grown-up! Just two years old, short of one month.
There’s always excitement and pride when a young plant blooms for the first time ever upon maturity.
This time, it is an orange Crucifix Orchid that was added to our garden in May 2007. Voted as our star orchid for May 2009, this lovely [...]
