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Friday, April 20, 2012

The Make Over - April 2012


Its been quite awhile I had been working on my new make-over for my garden. I had taken lots of picture and most of them had been deleted in making the best selection for viewing. The arrangement for the progress (for the viewing) was quite a challenge as I had hard time sorting them in chronological order.

Well, somehow I manage to put a nice composition in this collection for your view pleasure.

I'm surprise myself to note that most of the plants here are basically rescued from the roadside and dump-site & that all of them are really doing well. I'm refraining myself from explaining too much of all the other details here,
So here goes - Enjoy...
















































25 comments:

Sujata said...

You have an amazing collection of plants, James! And I would love to hear some of those rescue stories too.

MillFa Wild Orchid said...

nice garden...with all kind of plant love the purple plant u have....

Stephanie said...

Love those cryptanthus plants! I only have black and pink ones. But also no space to add more. Maybe I just didn't make use of my space as well as you did. Good job and very pleasing display of your plants :-D Have a great Sunday!

Rosie@leavesnbloom said...

GASP! it has turned out so well James. Just goes to show that foliage can be stunning ,exciting and dramatic. I love that veil of what I think is Spanish Moss (air plant) and it makes for such a good contrast with the crypanthus and their pink leaves.

Wendy said...

It is just gorgeous!! Those rescues sure look happy! I love the air plant - those were all the rage at the Philly Flower Show. I love how you've utilized every bit of space in your garden.

James David said...

Basically I had collected all those pineapples where some gardeners just uproot and toss them along the roadside.
They were all in a bad shape where the leaves got withered and sometimes infested with mealy bug.
But all of them jump back to their best after few weeks of intensive care.

James David said...

That purple one is known as Purple Queen.
Thanks for dropping by.

James David said...

Yes - space seemed to be the most challenging issue in my garden.
Thanks and have a great week ahead.

James David said...

Totally agree with you Rosie.
That is one plant that really makes a lot of difference in my garden.
Thanks for mentioning about the stunning, exciting & dramatic part.

James David said...

Limited space seemed to be the most challenging issue in my garden.
Somehow it just turned out just nicely.
Thanks Wendy for your lovely comment.

Antonio said...

A wonderful garden, it makes a good hand that you have with plants.
with your permission, I will visit very often..

Malay-Kadazan girl said...

Very lovely arrangement. All the plants look exotic eventhough they are rescue plants. Nice combination of colours as well.

Ami said...

James:very nice make over! I love that pink stripped bromeliad. It is amazing that most of them were rescured from the dumping site or curbside. I wish I can find such treasures from curbside in my neighbourhood :)

Tatyana@MySecretGarden said...

Mission accomplished! Congratukations, James! Most of all, I like the mix of colors!

Vesna Maric said...

What's that curtain like plant? Some Tilandsia? Gorgeous.

Unknown said...

Really impressed with your tilandsia. We used to call it the 'Old Man's Beard'. I've never planted it before but now after looking at yours, I'm inspired to attempt planting it.

Autumn Belle said...

James, your garden keeps looking better and neater after each makeover. I remember your plant-saving stories. Keep up the good work!

James David said...

Thanks Antonio - do visit often.

James David said...

Thank you - I tend to collect only the unique ones - those with colours & unique shaped leaves.

James David said...

Most of the plants at the dumpsite are critically damaged as they were put in the fire together with other waste material.
Sometimes - you just get lucky as you arrive to see them at the right moment when they were pruned or thrown out with the soil intact.

James David said...

Its known as Spanish Moss or Old Man's Beard.

James David said...

They do well in shaded area.
Once they get established - its easy maintenance & they grow fast and you get more addition to make the curtain material.

James David said...

Thanks Tatyana - the work is still in progress.

James David said...

Belle - After you mentioned the word neater - I realised that it seemed to be the most challenging task in my gardening.
The plants somehow seemed to overgrow and crawl all over and more additional plants coming weekly - the arranging work continues.

Andrea said...

James, you have so many colors of Cryptanthus, i love them, though it doesn't like too hot climates so mine died. You have so many plants already, maybe you need to buy the lot adjacent to you, hahaha! Lastly, i succeeded in making a new blog, thanks. This is also me Andrea!

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