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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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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Video: Get orchids to re-bloom on old stems
by Lalaby LalaDon’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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Growing herbs, fruit & veg in an apartment
by Lalaby LalaI’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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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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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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Four phalaenopsis orchids blooming & in bud #PhalaenopsisPhriday
by Lalaby LalaThis 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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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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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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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…