The Cascading Effect

It's just not so noticeable.

I know - no matter how much I try - the camera effect don't seemed to capture the beauty that I want to portray here.

You know what they say - Beauty beholds on Eye of the Beholds..
I guess its the same on my case.

I like small stuff, especially the fine, minute pieces of leaves...

How shall I describe this - Majoring on the details?

I think that is the beauty in this - that's how I see it.

Baby tears (Pilea Depressa)

 The colours are another thing,

The vines red - the leaves silver?

How can I begin to describe this?

The best part - they came small.

Red Stem Tears

Pilea glauca 'Aquamarine'

Indeed, that;s the cascading effect.

You don't see it in the small details - when they make up for the volume:

The unifying factor of mass and volume create the sea of cascading beauty in another song of art.

That is a song waves that sways with the wind of times..

Again, a beauty that I see it - interesting.

Arranging them that they don't die at the top..

And the pieces dangling, almost surviving is one of the challenges faced.

Regardless - there is an art, a living beauty..

The joy to see that they survive still for one more day.

I had totally lost for words for their species names.

I guess - keeping track of their identity is quite a feat.

Basically - its of a Tradescantia species, some are succulents.

Creeping Charlie which often mistaken for mint.

Water Melon Begonia which not a begonia at all

and Turtle Vine plant which does do well by the drainside.

Trailing Watermelon Begonia (Pellonia repens)

Turtle Vine (Callisia repens)

Vertical Gardening Concept

 I think there is a lot of hype on the idea of vertical gardening. I believe a lot of it is in the experimental status and in many cases some are successful in creating the ideal medium in handling the plant material.


At best - its always good to choose plants that are epiphyte in nature (plants that grows on trees) I had discovered that Tradescantia can do very well as an epiphyte - specifically Green Wandering Jew (Tradescantia fluminensis) and Bolivian Jew or Turtle Vine (Callisia repens)


These had done so well for few months. (The plants are layered on a wire)
All they need is daily watering.

I had added Zebra Tradescantia together here and it is doing fine. 

(Also Purple Queen & Bolivian Jew - below)

The Purple Queen Flower.

These are famously known as Airplants.
(Spanish Moss and the other two Tillandsia which I really not sure what species are they)
One thing for sure - they had grown bigger compared to the size I had first purchased them.

These are my orchid collections.

All of them are fastenened on wood and some wrapped with coconut husk.

Most of them are doing fine and to a certain degree some are slow and dormant.

I really not sure what are their specific species names.

Somehow I'm still waiting for the majority of them to bloom to be sure what exactly are they.

Regardless - I enjoy looking at them in their well defined roots and leaves in their natural form fastened on wood and branches. And it really save a lot on the fact where I really don't have to worry about root rot or over-potting problems.

Finally - Im still blooming Ground Orchid at its very prime age. Two of its spiked had dried off. This is the last one. I'm still secretly hoping new spikes to spring forth. I guess it got lot to do with correct fertilising regiment which I'm very much neglecting.

Blooming since February.

Hope you enjoy viewing this Vertical Gardening Concept.