After discovering that the house helpers had been replacing some of my herbs with ornamental plants that I don't know where they get from, and after telling them never to do … [Read more...]
Weird fruit and thorny, hairy leaves
May 29, 2009 By 12 Comments
I've seen a lot of plants with thorny stems but this is the first thorny leaf I've seen and photographed. The fruit of the plant itself is strange looking -- like the head of … [Read more...]
Oh, how I miss the girl…
January 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sam left yesterday to attend a series of "year-end growth sessions", a requirement for the graduating students. She'll be back tomorrow but I miss her terribly. Alex also … [Read more...]
Looking for a small flowering plant that likes a lot of water
September 4, 2008 By 6 Comments
One of the posts of the gate that leads to the garden was designed with a planter on top. It's empty right now. A similar planter is on the post of the second floor … [Read more...]
I’ve always dreamed of a malunggay tree in the garden
August 12, 2008 By 3 Comments
Back in the old house, a malunggay tree growing in an adjacent property was visible from our backyard. And I would covet that three, wishing it was growing in MY backyard … [Read more...]
How does your garden grow?
July 26, 2008 By 17 Comments
The house came with a beautifully landscaped garden. There are plants on the entryway and on both sides of the front door, in the lanai and in the main garden. We're keeping … [Read more...]
You don’t plant the garden until after you’ve moved in
June 10, 2008 By 16 Comments
The house we bought has a garden beside it. The garden did not come with the house, however. It is a vacant lot and we were given the first option to purchase it. We did. I … [Read more...]
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