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today's new ones

greenfairy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:05:07 -0500

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:05 am (GMT 0)

just a few new ones. gerberas are not very happy in our hot climate. i get very few flowers.
and the anthuriums are just blooming.

good morning! ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

black liver - with the seeds getting ripe. ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

choco - just blooming ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

another surprise!

greenfairy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:48:51 -0500

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:48 am (GMT 0)

I didn't know that my lawn is a hatching ground for the chamilions. today i found two or three little ones running around. they are shedding their skin and the colour is not very defenite on their back. i was not able to take a picture though. i got another shot of the other one on the tree.
there is another visitor doing his rounds in the morning. he does a rope walk also to the next building from the coconut tree in front of my house.
then i found this butterfly just out of its cocoon and resting. by evening it will fly off, i am sure.

closer than before. ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

morning rounds ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

let me rest a while! ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

today's findings!

greenfairy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:58:16 -0500

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:58 am (GMT 0)

see what i found today. first something i love.

morning glory ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

one of my favorites ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

brunfelsia pansiflora ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

first flowers of bogainvillae ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

now, i love butterflies, no questions. but i don't like them laying their eggs on the leaves of my plants. because in a few days, their monsters of caterpillars eat up all the leaves. see what this one has done to my alocasia.

poor thing! ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

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he has opened the eyes! ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

baby chamilion ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

this fellow has been on this tree for a few weeks now. very camera shy.
and the moth - i didn't know they have a web like nest to sleep in.

ok, sometime soon, will come back with some more findings.

just out of the cocoon. ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

got it!

greenfairy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00:01 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:00 am (GMT 0)

ok, i just uploaded some pics to my garden.
there was this caterpillar on one of my foliage plant. by the time i found it the plant was just twigs without its leaves.

and i got the name of the pink powder puff. it is calliandra brevipes of the mimosacaea family.

this problem of uploading pic to the blog is still there. i cannot do it.

some trouble

greenfairy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:39:00 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:39 am (GMT 0)

why am i not able to post pics? there is an error on page message everytime i start a blog. someone help!

morning glory

greenfairy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:50:55 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:50 am (GMT 0)

i saw the morning glory by cherylad. so beautiful.
mine is simple compared to that. looks quite ordinary.
busy these days, preparations - full swing.
rains have stopped and it is getting warm.
my plants are in a sorry state because of the painting work in and around the house.

morning glory ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

powder puff? ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

one more visitor!

greenfairy — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:19:04 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:19 am (GMT 0)

I am back after a long time. even though i make time to check the gardenstew, i don't get much time to write. the rains have come to an end - looks like it. we do get some showers with thunder and lightning. weather is fairly cool for this side of the globe. all the plants are fresh and starting to bloom. nice to be out in the garden.
we are going to be very busy with a jan wedding coming up.
I found a rare visitor in my garden on my morning rounds today. I am not sure from where it would have come. I haven't seen one like this here before.
if someone can name it I would be happy.

a rare visitor ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

miniature - fills the pot fast ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

spider lilly ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

pretty hibiscus - small flowers ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

thrilled

greenfairy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:31:34 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:31 am (GMT 0)

I feel so thrilled. morning. open the internet. get to gardenstew.com. and there it is. the picture i uploaded just the previous day. wow! i am happy. when i visit my plants in the morning, and see them smiling at me, i feel the same way. everyday is wonderful and miraculus. i am so grateful in my heart. thank you everyone at gardenstew team.

the rains are heavy, it has been raining almost continously for the past 10 days. many of my bonsai pots are a sad sight. since i have left them in the rain, they have lost some soil. i have to repot many of them once the rain stops.

this has stopped flowering now.

( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

lace myrtle, this also has dropped all the flowers now, have to start pruning.

( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

geranium - not very happy with our hot climate, bu it tries to give a few bunches now and then.

( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

rain rain

greenfairy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:39:18 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:39 pm (GMT 0)

finally, after a lot of false starts, it looks like rainy season has really started. our well is almost full. and it is cooler too.
some of my plants are not very happy getting wet. specially roses, they simply droop and not much flowers now. i have to start trimming all the hibiscus and ixora . they are growing wild.
this is one visitor we had the other day. these lay theit eggs on the tender leaves of lemon trees, and the egg hatch and the larvae grow eating the leaves. once i let them eat up a plant and there were no leaves on the tree in two days time. now, i remove the eggs when i see them, still, some remain and become caterpillars.

( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

yellows in my garden

greenfairy — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:57:56 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:57 am (GMT 0)

this is something i wanted to show, this flower has such a beautiful texture. again I am not sure of its exact name, some hybrid variety. same flower, morning and evening.

evening shades ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

morning shades ( photo / image / picture from greenfairy's Garden )

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these are two more yellosws from my garden, they are so delicate.

pictures from photobucket

greenfairy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:31:16 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:31 am (GMT 0)

i am trying another way.

still learning

greenfairy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:47:56 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:47 am (GMT 0)

hello everyone,
feels very happy. we have found a girl for our son. there will be a wedding in Jan. plans are going on.
lots of work to do.
some problem with the photobucket, i am trying to find out the reason why my pics are not getting enlarged. i am trying once again, please bear with me.

not over yet!

greenfairy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:01:45 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:01 am (GMT 0)

something happened to the connection. i get bugged waiting it to load.
ok, this place chirrapunji is small place but here is this water falls called Noakali falls. it is beautiful. there is the story of a mother committing suicide by jumping down there, and her name was Noakali.

i found these

there are so many small falls all around the cliff face. and the last one is from where we can see the plains of our neighbour - Bangladesh - when the fog lifts.

now that i have awakened the sleeping travel bug in me, i am looking forward to our next trip.

rest of the story

greenfairy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:08:01 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:08 am (GMT 0)

well, we had only three days there, so we could see only a few places. but that was really awesome.
this is the elephant falls, which has 3 levels. itseems there was a rock in the shape of an elephant but it was destroyed in an earthquake in the 19th century. it is wonderful they have preserved these forests without pollution. we heard that the people of Meghalaya refused to have a railway line in the state to keep the place clean and pollution free.

you pay some rent and they let you dress up in their traditional attire and take pictures. these are some of their ornaments and weapons of the attire.

this is a view point from where we see miles and miles of hills and valleys. on the way to Chirrapunji, the place which gets the highest rainfall.

surprisingly, there are people living in the bottom of these hills.

the story of a holiday

greenfairy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:43:34 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:43 am (GMT 0)

hello,
i am very happy because we could get away from here for a few days.
and we went to a far off place - Shillong - that is at the far east end of India.
we had only heard of the place, we had studied in school that the place Chirrapunji
in Meghalaya gets the highest rainfall in the world. Shillong is the capital of
the state Meghalaya.
it is about 4000mts above sea level. and the climate there is so pleasant, we felt we could stay forever.
these are a few of the places we saw. so sad we couldn't stay for long.

The Cathedral in the centre of the city.

Ward's lake - large lake with walk way all around the place.
different types of trees and very serene atmosphere.

the second largest natural golf course

Lady Hyderi Park - all these in the city itself. the city has roads that are
curving and climbing. ups and downs all over.

i will get back with some more pics next time.

summer flowers

greenfairy — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:46:11 -0400

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 3:46 pm (GMT 0)

hello, i am back. each time i write and try post some picture, the connection goes. this happened many times. so, i hope i will be able to finish this. lots of flowers in the garden now. we had a hot summer and now are waiting for the monsoon. any day now it will start. really waiting for the heat to come down.
this is one hibiscus i found one day, with two colours, and it was on the same branch.

another beauty

that is one of the rare visitors.

apologies

greenfairy — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:13:45 -0500

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:13 pm (GMT 0)

sorry for the missing pics. i did rearrange the photos in photobucket, that must be the reason.here they are again

and the nameless one-

picture of the month

greenfairy — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:21:02 -0500

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:21 am (GMT 0)

hello everybody,

thank you so much for selecting one of my flowers as picture of the month. that is high recognition,and i am so delighted.

lots of flowers are blooming now. even the roses are coming out. most of the plants are so delicate, the flowers are bending down that i have to give them support.

this is one plant which has flowers like crossandra, but the leaves and structure are different. someone please identify this.

some of my roses

something to wonder

greenfairy — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:30:49 -0500

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:30 am (GMT 0)

i find something new in my garden almost everyday. even though i had this plant in my garden for so many years, it was only two days ago that i spotted this. any guesses?

a new venture

greenfairy — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:55:33 -0500

Author: greenfairy
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:55 am (GMT 0)

I don't know where to start. ok, i was busy with something wonderful. for the past three weeks, we were preparing to participate in a horticultural flowershow conducted in connection with the republic day of India, Jan 26th. we wanted to show our bonsai and other foliage plants to the public. a lot of work went into it, since it was the first time ever. we participated in the home garden section and had a stall for the exhibition where we could display and sell some of the plants. there was a good response for my bonsais. and guess what? they gave me a second prize for the home garden and a third for the stall. i am really thrilled. now that we have a name, we are going to be busy more than before.
I will add some pictures here.
I thank all you guys for encouraging me and supporting me. you really gave me confidence.