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  • GardeningHouse plantsVegetable garden

    Growing sweet potatoes as houseplants & garden crops

    by Lala May 14, 2020
    by Lala May 14, 2020

    Given the opportunity, I always pick sweet potato fries over regular french fries. I can’t resist them roasted or mashed as well. Sweet potatoes are not only tasty, but they…

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  • GardeningHouse plantsSucculents

    How to plant a mixed succulent pot

    by Lala May 10, 2020
    by Lala May 10, 2020

    Succulents are beautiful, diverse and increasingly popular houseplants and garden specimens, amongst new gardeners and avid collectors alike. When potted, succulents can be grown individually, or in groups for either…

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  • ChinaFlowersGardeningHouse plantsOrchids

    Video: Get orchids to re-bloom on old stems

    by Lala March 15, 2019
    by Lala March 15, 2019

    Don’t throw out that old orchid, after the flowers are gone. Phalaenopsis orchids can make new branches from their flower stems / spikes and re-bloom in a short space of…

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  • ChilliesChinaGardeningHerbsHouse plantsVegetable gardenVideos

    Growing herbs, fruit & veg in an apartment

    by Lala March 10, 2019
    by Lala March 10, 2019

    I’ve been living in Shanghai for a few months and of course I have missed gardening. I’ve collected several orchids, succulents and other ornamental houseplants like anthuriums. Above: My highly…

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  • ChinaFlowersGardeningHouse plantsVideos

    Video – Indoor plant haul

    by Lala January 19, 2019
    by Lala January 19, 2019

    Do you live in an apartment in a cold place, and love plants? This post is for you. If you follow me on social media, you’ll know that I am…

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  • FlowersHouse plantsOrchids

    Video: Beginning my orchid collection in China

    by Lala December 19, 2018
    by Lala December 19, 2018

    I started my new orchid collection in China almost two months ago. I visited a flower market attached to Fushan Lu Fruit & Vegetable market in the Pudong area of…

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  • FlowersHouse plantsOrchidsVideos

    Four phalaenopsis orchids blooming & in bud #PhalaenopsisPhriday

    by Lala January 20, 2017
    by Lala January 20, 2017

    This has been a wonderful week for my orchids. Although very hot and dry until today’s afternoon shower, I managed to keep all the orchids well fed and watered. Here…

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  • FlowersGardeningHouse plantsVideos

    This orchid smells just like chocolate

    by Lala December 24, 2016
    by Lala December 24, 2016

    Did you know there is a very special orchid that smells just like chococolate? Let me tell you more about it and show you two of mine. Please LIKE, COMMENT…

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  • FlowersHouse plants

    Orchid fever Part 1: Phalaenopsis, the gateway orchids

    by Lala November 15, 2016
    by Lala November 15, 2016

    I can’t explain exactly how it came to be, but a couple of weeks ago I fell head-first into the orchid hobby. I have always associated orchids with elegant ladies,…

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  • GardeningHerbsHouse plants

    Grateful for the rain

    by Lala January 14, 2016
    by Lala January 14, 2016

    We are currently enjoying a week of humidity, precipitation (a bit of hail and lots of rain) and cool temperatures after last week’s heatwave. On this time last week the…

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