Year: 2011

Fiddlewood – Mayang Sari

The seller at Floria told me that the Malay name for this plant is mayang sari. Later I found out it is called fiddlewood or also known as Spiny Fiddlewood. Here are some details taken from burkesbackyard.com.au Fiddlewood The fiddlewood is a lovely West Indian native tree grown for...

Purple Cattleya Blooms In October

I almost didn’t realize that the purple cattleya has bloomed again. It has been raining almost every afternoon till evening that I hardly went out to the yard to check on my plants. And when I realized that there were flowers coming out, I quickly took some pictures. I...

Jambu Laut – Syzygium grandis

I was browsing some of my last year vacation pictures when I found this plant. It is called jambu laut or sea apple. The scientific name is Syzygium grandis. When we arrived at the beach resort, we were given welcome drinks. The fried keropok lekor which is a signature...

Ylang-Ylang : Pokok Bunga Kenanga

All the pictures of bunga kenanga plant I have in may garden were actually taken in July. I was watering all my plants that day when I noticed that two ylang ylang flowers have bloomed. And then I noticed the white infestation on the flowers..huhu! Afraid that it might...

Ethical Products Anyone?

Lately it’s been very hard for me to find time to do gardening in my mini garden. However I did notice that some of the plants and herbs have been attacked by bugs. Most of the healthy leaves have been eaten..huhu! I was looking for recommended pesticides or herbicides...

Floria 2011

For those with green fingers looking for productive ways to spend your weekend (apart from gardening in your own garden), you still have the chance to visit Floria 2011. Here is the details: Putrajaya Flower & Garden Festival 2011 Date: 9th – 17th July 2011 Venue: Waterfront, Precinct 2,...

Vallaris Glabra-Kesidang Flower

I found these pictures in my May 2011 folder. It has been a while since I have any good gardening material to write about. I think the Kesidang plant I have at home will only bloom like once a year..haha! I am not sure whether I have mentioned that...

More Cape Jasmine In The Garden

Last week my gardenia – Cape Jasmine or as Malays call it bunga cina has bloomed again. This time there were 5 flowers altogether. I was so busy inside the house and didn’t realize that the gardenia has bloomed and missed taking pictures of the first 3 flowers. As...

Let’s Go Green!

This year I decided to start making effort on going green in most aspects of my life. After all in the state I am residing now, every Saturday most of the shops no longer give plastic bags. It is a hassle at first, so I either don’t do most...

Cattleya Blooms For 2011

I was looking for other pictures to write a blog entry when I found these cattleya images. They were taken in February 2011. It must be one of those days that I managed to snap some pictures of my plants. It has been a while since I fertilized my...