It’s the first day of June today,With new flowers in the garden way,A gerbera, a gazinia, a plumbago and a pretty rose with a sway.All giving joy in their own pretty way. With June here so soon I pray,We can soon see the sunshine through the dark cloudy greys…Our flowers will hold our hands all […]
Gardening
Flowers of Shillong:Part 1
Persian Buttercups and Camellia japonica The exotic plants of Shillong keep surprising me every month. In February, it’s the turn of Persian Buttercups and Camellia japonica flowers to mesmerize and fill the heart with cheer and warmth.Yellow, white, pink, red, orange, peach, magenta….name the colour and the Buttercups are ready with it!Most of the Camellia […]
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Gardening in 2023
Gardening in 2023: A pictorial blog The year 2023 has been one full of extreme ups and downs.Throughout all the highs and lows the love quotient has always been high.I am grateful for all the love that we received and returned from and to the special people in our lives. I am grateful for our […]
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December dreams
What’s your favorite month of the year? Why? If anybody asks me this question ” What’s your favourite month of the year? and Why?” my answer is very prompt. Without any doubt it’s December. Now what’s special about December? What are December dreams made of? Glitter and shine and everything fine! December for me is […]
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The Garden Tour 2022
Lookback The year is almost over so I thought of giving all our friends the garden tour 2022 It has been a year full of ups and downs. We welcomed the year with everybody falling sick with the Covid-19 Omicron sub variant. It was an unforgettable experience. The only escape from the illness induced malaise […]
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Xenia Zinnia Ginia
I learnt a new word recently. “Disambiguation”. According to dictionary.com it is “the act or process of distinguishing between similar things, meanings, names, etc., in order to make the meaning or interpretation more clear or certain”. The word xenia is a disambiguation of the word zinnia. Xenia Xenia has multiple meanings ranging from the Greek […]
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Paparazzi in my Garden
I spend a lot of time during the weekends,just pottering around and taking care of my plant babies. Sometimes I become a Paparazzi too. Giving the rose plants a shower to wash away the pests, pruning of the dead leaves, digging up and fertilizing the soil are just a few of the activities that makes […]
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Winter Garden and newly learnt gardening tips
Winter Garden Our tiny little winter balcony garden is like a flowery wonderland these days. Here in Kolkata, the slightly chilly air of the “catch me if you can” winter, is the welcome sign for the flowers to start arriving. Every morning we wake up to our winter garden adorned with the voluptuous roses, the […]
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Cabin Fever, Imposter Syndrome and Flowers in our garden
Cabin Fever The second wave of the Covid Pandemic hit us like a tsunami. Once again we are all locked down. This time it seemed we would be a bit more prepared as we have already been through it once. But are we actually? Cabin fever due to the prolonged periods of isolated confinement has […]
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Home Gardening Tips: Gardening Hacks (Part 2)
Home Gardening Tips: Gardening Hacks (Part 2)This post is the second post in my series of gardening posts about tips, tricks and gardening hacks that every beginner gardener should know. In my last post I have shared about all the food that I feed my plants to keep them healthy and shining. Happy Blooms Happy […]
