John&Jacq~s Garden

Posted by Jacqueline on February 28th, 2007

Pictures of some very common plants blooming year round in our garden, bringing much pleasure and delight into our hearts daily! :)

Posted by Jacqueline on February 23rd, 2007

Cuphea hyssopifolia (Mexican Heather, False/Hawaiian Heather) We love these Mexican False Heather! It’s dirt cheap and so easy to grow, requires the barest effort but delivers the best results with their non-stop flowering and evergreen foliage! Once you grow them, it seems to be forever as it self-sows or just give it an occasional hair-cut [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on January 31st, 2007

Posted by Jacqueline on November 23rd, 2006

Bougainvillea species (Paper Flower) I’ve always been enchanted by bougainvilleas from young! They flourish practically everywhere around our tropical country, whether in the urban, rural or coastal areas. They’re truly a sight to behold, especially when their colourful bracts far outnumber their foliage and these are often seen planted along our coastal roads where the [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on November 13th, 2006

Dahlia ‘Suffolk Punch’ (Garden Dahlia)

Posted by Jacqueline on October 23rd, 2006

Nerium Oleander

Posted by Jacqueline on October 4th, 2006

Dendrobium phalaenopsis (Dendrobium Orchid) Orchids are such elegant and exotic beauties, highly prized, cultured and grown worldwide! And it’s definitely unsurprising that they’re treasured in our tropical garden, ranking topmost as our favorite flowers! We’ve been growing orchids for more than 36 years now…ahem…that’s as long as our marriage! ;) Our favorites are the dendrobium [...]

Posted by Jacqueline on October 3rd, 2006

Allamanda blanchetii (Cherry/Purple Allamanda, Violet Allamanda)