Belated Wishes ye' Horny ones! (Now, don't go wild with your imaginations)

How many times have I told you that I’ve been busy and that I’m lagging behind? Well here, plus one now :D

My sister’s wedding arrangements are keeping me busy and from blogging and reading others’ blogs, but I try my best. So if I haven’t visited your blogs or haven’t replied back immediately here, know that I’m not ignoring ye’all but I’m just busy. I’ll be back with boring and torturing [chuckle] more-frequent posts by June. :P

I know I’m late but hey, better late than never, they say. So, belated birthday wishes to all Arians. Hope it was a great start to you this year.

When you say Aries, no-nonsense approach is the first thing that pops to my mind

Plumbago - Plumbago auriculata - Nîlacitraka

 and I know quite a few Arians and they so fit this description.

Hibiscus - Hibiscus rosa-sinesis - Japâ

Arians expect devotion in friendships and give you a strong support in return.

In a crowd, you’d find that the Arians are lively participants every day.

They’re frank!

Rangoon Creeper - Quisqualis indica

That makes them a great person to know and of course this trait doesn’t help all the time with them as they’d be frank even during the wrong times. [chuckling]

Purple Allamanda - Allamanda blanchetii

Found this beautiful advice while googling and couldn’t help copy-paste it here –

Much as you are the Ram, there is still the little lamb in you, which means that at times you would attain your goals more easily by gently giving in without resistance to the demands of a given social situation, rather than getting your horns entangled in something larger and more powerful than yourself.

Ixora - Ixora coccinea

I wish this year brings you loads of happiness and you find the real you in yourself. Keep searching…

Desert Island Plant Challenge

Hello, everyone! Past weeks has been too busy for me to check others posts or even update my garden’s growth. In fact, I’ve been ignoring my garden a lot lately, thanks to my mom who’s been maintaining it well. I wanted to join you all at the Desert Island and finally got time to sit down and choose my plants.

First thing that came to my mind when thinking of which plant to choose was that I need one flower that’d give the hot desert a cool atmosphere and also serve another purpose apart from cooling our eyes. The first plant that came to me is the generously flowering Plumbago, whose parts are used for treating warts, broken bones, and wounds. It is also believed to ward off bad dreams! So here’s my first choice –

Plumbago - Plumbago auriculata - Nîlacitraka

Secondly, I can’t live without worshipping everyday and I’d need a flower fit for the purpose and since I’m stuck to just three, I should choose a plant that can flower abundantly everyday. I thought of Rose, but that doesn’t give flowers every other day… Hmmm… Hibiscus? Ermmm… Yea may be, but again it doesn’t give blooms in plenty though it does so daily… Four O’ Clock! DUH! That’d flower only in the evening… What’d I do in the morning? Hmmm… Aha! I just know which one to choose – Butterfly Pea! That’d please the gods and attracts bees and butterflies!

Butterfly Pea - Clitoria ternatea - Aparâjita

What next…. What next… ? Since we’re in desert and my other two plants would need water in abundance – at least the Butterfly Pea does, I don’t want to waste too much of it and I thought of saving the resource for my other blogger friends’ delicate plants. So what would be the perfect choice? There’s no thinking! It’s the perfect Oleander that demands very less water and attention!

Oleander - Nerium oleander - Karavîra

Phew! That was difficult! I wish I could’ve brought all my other plants – “O’ sweeties, I’ll miss you all for some time, but’ll be back soon. Wish my happy journey. B-bye!”

Macro Monday

Hi Everyone!
I'm sorry about the late post - it's coz my sis got engaged today! YAY! Something party on. My garden rejoiced at it too with blooms. Even the Yellow hibiscus and the Amaryllis Lily bloomed (SCREAM!)
BTW, it's the Plumbago for the Macro Monday! I'm not sure if it is Plumbago auriculata or Plumbago zeylanica (Would appreciate your help).

Lady Sarad (Autumn) is on her way…

The plants are rejoicing with the sign of arrival of autumn soon and are ready to welcome the beautiful yellow sun with bouquets.

Plumbago auriculata (Wax Rose) and Pereskia bleo (Wax Rose)

Ruellie brittoniana (Desert Petunia)

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Purple False Eranthemum)

Their tiredness is gone with the departure of the whitish sun of winter.

Tabernaemontana divaricata 'Flore Pleno (Crape Jasmine Flore Pleno)

Baby leaves with pinkish fingers smile at him.

Aegle marmelos (Bilva)

Tecomaria capensis (Cape Honeysuckle)

Nyctanthes arbortristis (Pârijâta)

The newborns who were brought in by rain, birds, and animals have grown into toddlers, demanding a smile on my lips.

Unknown seedling

(Sweet Pumpkin)

Phyllanthus amarus (Carry Me Seed)

Wow! I love autumn, even before its arrival!