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Beautiful rose !!

Last sunday bought a rose plant from a plant vendor. i always wanted to plant a rose plant but they’re quite fussy and get infected by so many different bugs and i really do not get that much time to look after them all the time. But i couldn’t resist myself and finally bought this one. It’s a very common one and most of the people won’t ever get excited about it … it is that common – but i …

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June 6, 2011

Marigold ….

In botanical terms it is not a flower … surpise ???? me too ! …. it is actually a bunch of flowers (compound flower) …. They’re inexpensive yet brighten ups the garden with its orange – maroon – yellow colors. In India they’re being used in garland n to decorate houses on auspicious ocassion. Marigold can also be grown from its stem. I brought stem of this marigold from Vridaban (my mashima lives there) … planted it in a pot …

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April 12, 2010

My plants … Begonia !!

My uncle came from Assam last November n brought some plant from his garden. One of them is a blub which will grow in rainy season… Hopefully they’ll survive the summer of Delhi. I’ll do my best … but the sad part is that all the plants i brought from Kolkata n Assam last January ___ died I’m extremely lazy …. n gardening isn’t for the lazy one – this time i have to keep them alive n healthy …. …

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February 28, 2010

Small … but Beautiful..!!!

I noticed one thing – wild flower are so different n exotic … very colorful too. I like these type of wild grown flower. i call them “Spring flower” These are very tiny flower that spread on the surface of the ground. i simply love its tiny dark light pink shade – so i brought one of them home. They are grown abundantly in a near by park’s pond. Unfortuntely they are seasonal – my plant is drying. Very few …

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April 22, 2009

Tips to care “Rose Plant”

My rose plants were dying (got infected by something that looked like red powder). So i did some research found how to take care of the rose plants. SOIL N SUNLIGHT Rose are grown in well-drained soil with optimum sunlight. Clay or loamy soil are ideal. Warm temperature always preferred and grown best when grown seperately. (But i do not know – why people here in India say/think that roses grow best in winter. I always knew they were winter …

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April 12, 2009