John&Jacq~s Garden

An urban tropical garden in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Posted by Jacqueline on September 30th, 2008

Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Golden Hahnii’ does flower after all! Truly, a remarkable phenomenon, very rarely seen on Birdnest cultivars of Sansevieria trifasciata. Matter of fact, even the common sansevieria, such as S. trifasciata ‘Laurentii’ and others rarely flowers.

Posted by Jacqueline on September 29th, 2008

It is almost two years since we last shared about this indoor garden space of ours. Hmm…about time to update here the interesting plants that currently fill this courtyard and give us much pleasure and joy. This rectangular void is adjacent to our dinning hall and separated by sliding glass doors and partly surrounded by [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on August 29th, 2008

Our garden plants are thriving well in spite of our erratic weather this month. Extremely hot one moment and the next, stormy rains with angry lightning flashes that scare the living daylights out of our pet dog, Maxi, a cross-bred miniature pinscher!

Posted by Jacqueline on August 2nd, 2008

Yippee! We purchased some new plants for our garden in July! :) John and I are always excited when we go visiting garden nurseries. Even if we finally end up buying a couple of plants or none at all does not matter. Just being able to check in and admire all the beautiful and awesome [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on July 1st, 2008

Everything seem so marvelously perfect in our tropical garden setting in June. Foliage plants were at their luxuriant best, flowering plants/shrubs were happily blooming non-stop, mealy bugs/white flies were least seen, and even the weather was extra kind, neither too hot nor too wet.

Posted by Jacqueline on June 5th, 2008

The month of May 2008 was very significant for us! We have VIP visiting our home garden since the third week of May. A pair of White-browed Bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus) had finally succeeded in building their nest outside, on our potted Rhapis excelsa (Lady Palm), at our front yard! Yippee, the breeding season/cycle has begun! [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on June 3rd, 2008

Rhododendron simsii (sym: Azalea indica) or better known commonly as Indoor Azalea, Indian Azalea or Chinese azalea/Indica, is definitely our garden STAR FOR THE MONTH OF MAY! Just look at these fabulous blooms in these images taken in early May…aren’t they impressive? Simply love those large and rosy-red blossoms with ruffled petals! There were 4 [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on April 29th, 2008

Picture speaks a thousand words…..!! :D So, here’s sharing two images of our front yard that delights us endlessly. Hope you’re as delighted as you feast your eyes on our tropical garden plant extravaganza! Are there similar favorite plants of yours seen growing here? ;)