John&Jacq~s Garden

Posted by Jacqueline on January 19th, 2010

Malaysia’s largest and most well-maintained hot springs is Felda Residence Hot Springs in Sungkai, Perak. It’s better known by its previous name, Sungai Klah Hot Springs Park or Taman Rekreasi Air Panas Sungai Klah (TRAP) in the Malay language than its new commercial name.

Posted by Jacqueline on October 27th, 2009

Cyrtostachys renda (Red Sealing Wax Palm, Lipstick Palm, Rajah Palm) Considered one of the most colourful and exotic palm tree in the world, Cyrtostachys renda is such a marvelous sight to behold! Standing tall and majestic in its erect and beautifully clustered trunks with vibrant red crownshafts and fabulous green feathery fronds, the Red Sealing [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on October 10th, 2009

Ptychosperma macarthurii (Cluster Palm, Macarthur Palm, Hurricane Palm) To add elegance and beauty to a garden or landscape, include a palm tree in your must-have garden list! Especially recommended if it is a tropical garden setting. Macarthur Palm is one attractive and impressive palm tree you may want to consider. Best to plant it straight [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on September 30th, 2009

Gardening is truly food for the soul and its rewards are endless, a tonic for stress and a sight for sore eyes! We’re absolutely delighted to be maintaining a garden blog here that gives us the opportunity to share online the many treasures seen in our tropical urban garden. They may look very ordinary to [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on May 7th, 2009

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 [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on June 11th, 2008

Rhapis excelsa (Lady Palm) – Another impressive palm that adds a touch of elegance to our tropical paradise. We love that it is not only strikingly attractive, but relatively small and slow-growing, just perfect to be grown in containers to suit our small garden which is mostly paved. Furthermore, Rhapis excelsa is included in the [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on May 27th, 2008

Adonidia merrillii (syn: Veitchia merrillii; common names: Manila Palm, Christmas Palm) – These palms are popularly grown in our tropical country, Malaysia – in urban areas and countryside alike, as well as along coastal regions. Enchanted by its smallness and neat umbrella-like appearance with delightful symmetry, we added a young tree to our garden in [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on December 3rd, 2006

“Darling, there’s a crack pot outside!”, remarked my early bird hubby as I was descending downstairs one early morning about ten days ago. I was still groggy and the first thing that flashed in my mind was a crack-pot (a nut case), someone of unsound mind, doing his/her thing outside our gate! “Crackpot?”, I enquired. [...]