John&Jacq~s Garden

Posted by Jacqueline on May 17th, 2009 in Plants database

Nephrolepis falcata cv. furcans (Fishtail Fern, Fishtail Swordfern)

Ferns are must-have for our tropical garden, otherwise it appears incomplete! We simply adore these elegant ornamental greens!
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Posted by Jacqueline on May 8th, 2009 in Random Thoughts/Topics

Another Easter Season joy! We’re overwhelmed!

Hehe…not flowers this time but money literally raining down from heaven! ;)
This is the first time ever that our adsense had peaked above US$60 per month, almost double the average monthly earning since last July. Even, traffic to our website has increased almost twofold.
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Posted by Jacqueline on May 7th, 2009 in Our Garden

Did you notice in the right photo that the Lady Palm had broken its pot?

Hence, we were forced to replant them but it took an awful long time for us to actually do so….which we finally did early last month. Unbelievable, we procrastinated for almost a year!

Anyway, it was a blessing in disguise as young plants emerged from the underground rhizomes between the cracks. Just timely to present them to our younger son who had moved to his new home late last year and wanted some Lady Palm! ;)
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Posted by Jacqueline on May 5th, 2009 in Our Garden

Just to illustrate how Calathea roseo picta can be easily propagated by division.

Our lovely cultivar ‘Eclipse’ had blossomed last October and having seen how fabulous its flowers were, we thought it would be wonderful to multiply their presence in our garden. Rather than buying new plants, we decided to separate our existing plants into 2 pots.
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Posted by Jacqueline on May 4th, 2009 in Plants database

Hymenocallis caribaea (Caribbean Spiderlily, Spider Lily, White Lily)

An outstanding perennial beauty with handsome foliage and spectacular flowers!

Indeed, a garden jewel that will be excellent for tropical and subtropical gardens, parks and landscapes!

Even without flowers, the glossy dark-green foliage of the Caribbean Spiderlily continues to be a great attraction.
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Posted by Jacqueline on May 2nd, 2009 in Our Garden

What a marvelous Easter Season surprise, following that of the Hosta flowers that had us mesmerised too!

We didn’t even know that we were growing Caribbean Spiderlily (Hymenocallis caribaea) since last August until it flowered recently. Even Annette, a wonderful friend who gave us three kinds of Hippeastrum bulbs then, was positive that she parted with ‘Mrs Garfield’, a pink and white hippies and two other red hippies, no Spider Lilies or White Lilies whatsoever.
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Posted by Jacqueline on April 30th, 2009 in Plants database

Dracaena marginata ‘Tricolor’ (Rainbow Tree, Variegated Madagascar Dragon-Tree, Red-margined/Red-edged Dracaena)

Its foliage is really impressive and dramatic – striped and dressed in beautiful color combination of green, cream and reddish-pink, besides being bold, spiky and marvelously symmetrical! That was what moved us to introduce it to our garden in early 2004.

Moreover, Dracaena marginata ‘Tricolor’ is a sun-loving plant that is most suited for our tropical garden. A robust plant too that takes to hard pruning with a pinch of salt, producing more stems after each haircut and requires very minimal attention.
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Posted by Jacqueline on April 25th, 2009 in Our Garden

Update July 28, 2009:
Gosh, just found out that our ‘Hosta’ is actually Proiphys amboinensis, commonly known as Cardwell Lily. Read about its ID search here.

Without doubt, we’re truly excited in sharing this Easter joy. I had scheduled to write this post month-end as our monthly garden news, but just could not contain my joyous self any longer! Even John kept asking whether I’ve posted this beauty online here! :)

What a blessed Easter miracle! Our Hosta presented us with 2 gorgeous white flowers on Easter Sunday morning, April 12! So perfectly timed, and looking so pure and angelic as if to signify its resurrection from slumber and being completely alive with the spirit of Easter.
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