John&Jacq~s Garden

Posted by Jacqueline on August 12th, 2009

Dracaena surculosa (Gold Dust Dracaena, Spotted Dracaena) Stunning variegated foliage that sparkles among a crowd of greeneries. Dracaena surculosa is a much-loved ornamental foliage plant in our garden that really thrives on neglect, once established. Currently, we have the ‘Florida Beauty’ that is super slow-growing, just perfect as a potted plant as seen in the [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on July 30th, 2009

Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar Periwinkle, Rose Periwinkle) An old-fashioned and reliable bedding plant that never fails to shine year round in our tropical climate, abounding in pretty little flowers that are usually of the purplish-pink, rose-pink or white form. But, of course, many marvelous cultivars/varieties of various vibrant colors and dwarfish forms have been developed over [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on July 28th, 2009

For years, we had thought that our luxuriant-looking plant was a Hosta. Its beautiful and large heart-shaped lime-green leaves are such a wonderful sight for sore-eyes and provide added greenery at our courtyard, delighting us so!

Posted by Jacqueline on July 17th, 2009

Hosta (Corfu Lily, Day Lily, Plantain Lily, Funkia) Hostas are popularly grown as ornamental plants for their attractive and beautiful foliage. But, we hadn’t known before researching for this article how extensively varied are their shapes, sizes, textures and colors! The right image, courtesy of Mark @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/markescapes/3554195218/ presents two fabulous variegated form, so beautifully [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on June 18th, 2009

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 [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on May 25th, 2009

Philodendron bipinnatifidum (Tree Philodendron, Cut-Leaf/Split-Leaf Philodendron, Lacy Tree Philodendron, Selloum) They were just tiny tots, less than 30 cm tall when added to our garden about four and a half years ago, but looking at them now, we’re absolutely pleased with their current status. This duo have matured marvelously over the years, almost 1.3 m [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on May 18th, 2009

Plectranthus ‘Mona Lavender’ (Lavender Spur Flower, Mona Lavender) Another love-at-first-sight flowering plant that was added to our garden in late April 2006. Within a couple of months, it grew into a very attractive compact bush with lots of dainty-looking tubular lavender-purple flowers in lovely batik design. Very showy and incredibly fascinating! We got to enjoy [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on May 17th, 2009

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!