John&Jacq~s Garden

Posted by Jacqueline on May 2nd, 2011

What marvels The Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad. (Psalm 126:3) Simply unbelievable! Not only was our potted Proiphys amboinensis (Cardwell Lily) blooming for the second time around in two years but once again resurrected during the Easter season!

Posted by Jacqueline on April 3rd, 2011

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Burgundy’ For months, this 7-year-old potted plant had screamed for a decent trim! It had straggly branches that looked so unkempt but as usual I had procrastinated with my garden chores. Finally, I relented and gave it a haircut, so severe that I almost bald it in late February. However, it [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on March 15th, 2011

Is it a success story for this pair of Pycnonotus luteolus (White-browed Bulbuls)? You guess… We had prayed and hoped that it would be so for this pair of lovely birds nesting at our garden porch! Somewhat similar like that experienced by another pair that successfully fledged their chicks almost 3 years ago at the [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on March 1st, 2011

Birds breeding again in our garden! Woo hoo! Nesting on the same potted Lady Palm trees at a corner of our porch that seem to be a haven for potential breeders. The same species, Pycnonotus luteolus (White-browed bulbul) that never tire of visiting us and throwing such wonderful surprises and happenings! The pair of Pycnonotus [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on February 10th, 2011

Yippee! We have a new plant(s) for our garden, added last month, free of charge! :) It is botanically known as Ricinus communis. Did a quick search with the words, ‘red maroon purple leaves’ at TopTropicals.com, one of our favourite sites that’s helpful in identifying tropical plants and straightaway 3 plants popped up, including the [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on January 5th, 2011

Roses are red, my love violets are blue; Sugar is sweet, my love but not as sweet as you! (1962 hit song by Bobby Vinton)

Posted by Jacqueline on December 3rd, 2010

How wonderful, the White Mussaenda or Tropical Dogwood is back to its glorious days again! Several large and striking clusters of white ‘flowers’ (bracts actually) to brighten our front yard. Definitely our garden star for November 2010!

Posted by Jacqueline on November 2nd, 2010

Passiflora edulis (Purple Passionfruit, Purple granadilla) – our garden queen for just a day! Woo hoo! How marvelous…our Passiflora vine had finally flowered for the first time in mid October 2010 after a 15-month wait! John and I are absolutely thrilled! As a potted seedling at our backyard, back in July 2009, it had matured [...]