I was successful enough to grow this vanilla plant and made it flower hoping I will get the vanilla beans that comes after flowering. But unfortunately, no matter how I tried to pollinate the flowers, no luck with the beans. I guess, I have to look for the bee that does the job properly.
I always go the farmer’s market on Wednesdays (it’s the weekly schedule in our community) and I was surprised to see a new vendor and he’s selling orchids instead of the regular produce. I just have to check it out. The orchids he’s selling is not like the ones I see in KCC Farmer’s Market…
After waiting for almost a month, my rare orchid flowers finally opened. It is so out of this world. I never see these in any florist or open markets that sells orchids. The second good thing is it has a wonderful scent that permeates in the living room where I display it. I’m just glad…
</a I went to KCC Farmer's market last Saturday and as usual looking for some good deals and some new ideas to plant or to cook. The sight of the beautiful orchids displayed in one of the booths is really breathtaking. I just have to have one at least to be displayed in the living…
Tahitian Gardenias are one of those flowers considered to be exotic. The smell of the flowers is heavenly. The plant grows tall up to at least ten feet and when it blooms the perfume permeates in the whole neighborhood. It’s a very prolific bloomer and the recent rains make it want to bloom some more….
Orchid – Angraecum Eburneum I have been taking care of this rare orchid for quite sometime but I did not know the name until now. I tried to keep looking for the name in the internet and finally I saw the same picture from a website and so I was glad to have a name…