HOW TO GROW CARNATION PLANT FROM FLOWER STICKS
Where i live, two plants always elude me - carnations and gerberas. The nurseries never get them and hence, i tend to hoard them wherever i find them. While i am yet to find good seeds for gerbera, i am never satisfied with the carnations we get from seeds. This...
Grow Coleus cuttings in water – Propagation
Coleus is perhaps the most wonderful addition to a summer garden. Easy to grow and low-maintenance, the burst of colours it brings to a garden is almost unbeatable! Unlike flowers, where you need to wait for blooms for a splash of colour, coleus is instant!...
WINTER GLORY – ABUNDANCE OF ANNUAL FLOWERS 2010-’11
Throw-back from the year 2011, when my terrace garden was featured in The Times Of India. Looking back at these pics gives me a lot of joy and goals for the upcoming season. Most of these are grown from seeds. If you are having a hard time with germinating seeds, this...
FLOWER SEED IDENTIFICATION CHART – WINTERS / SPRING
This is a series of posts featuring PICTURES OF SEEDS for easy identification. This post is for SEEDS OF WINTER FLOWERS and i shall be covering summer flower seeds, herbs and vegetables. FLOWER SEED IDENTIFICATION CHART FLOWER SEED IDENTIFICATION...
Easy ways to start seeds – Grow healthy seedlings
A packet of seeds thrills me like nothing else! Seed starting is perhaps the most rewarding yet, intimidating, of all garden activities.The whole process of preparing the soil, sowing seeds, watering, germinating, transplanting and finally blooming is almost magical!...
STRIPED FLOWERS
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STRIPED ROSES GALORE !
My favorite kind of roses are the undoubtedly the striped kind and i cant be any more happier seeing them bloom in my garden.. Throwback from DEC. 2014 JOIN OUR GARDENING COMMUNITY ON FB FOR MORE TIPS AND TRICKS!...
GARDEN UPDATES #01
Application of BONEMEAL and EPSOM SALT has really boosted the growth of roses. I had stopped adding supplements for a while and hardly got any blooms last year. This year, they are back with a bang! #bonemeal #epsomsalt #roses I rooted this lemon cutting for...
Reader pictures
It makes me the happiest when my most valued readers share updates from their garden. Enjoy these pics of garden adventures sent by "cs.singh.mohan" JOIN OUR GARDENING COMMUNITY ON FB FOR MORE TIPS AND TRICKS! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1629966650655491/...
WHAT IS BOKASHI COMPOSTING? HOW TO USE ECOBIN FOR BOKASHI
A gardener's best friend is compost. Rightly labelled as BLACK GOLD, compost is what makes the garden world go around! While experienced gardeners still go all the way composting outdoors in pits and pots, turning compost, adding catalysts and all, it is us - the lazy...
HOW TO GROW PETUNIA FROM SEED
This excellent write-up by a guest author SHEHZAD AHMED is a step by step guide to understand HOW TO GROW PETUNIA FROM SEED. PETUNIAS rank as one of the most popular and wonderful annual flowers of the world. Their trumpet like shape makes them very unique, &...
Dry and Store Chamomile at Home for Herbal Tea
I love non-milk teas of all kinds. Apart from green tea, that everyone is supposed to love for health reasons, if there's another herbal tea close to my heart it's Chamomile. Though i really like the chamomile-honey blend from the shelves, nothing comes even close to...