Thursday, 28 August 2025

Sunday


Last Sunday I took a good look at my garden hah...hah...

I love gardening but I have not been able to spend enough time to look after my plants. Hopefully this coming Merdeka Day long weekend will be an opportunity for me.


My pink Hibiscus is very pale. The plant needs fertilizing. I used to make loads of compost and when compost is applied, the color of the flower becomes deeper and enhanced.


This is another variety of Hibiscus, red with five petals, our national flower.


This variety looks like a pom pom. Hibiscus is very hardy and can survive with very little attention.


Miraculously I managed to grow spring onions. The shallots were in my kitchen and they poor things shriveled. So I threw them into the compost bin and they sprouted. So here they are.


This is my curry plant. It is a very hardy plant and can survive even when neglected, just like Hibiscus.


This kaffir lime plant is the same - it has been with me for many, many years.


I have had these colorful plant for a very long time. I don't know what it is called. 


I spotted a flower.


This is how it looked like - a simple flower. It wilted the following day.


This was lunch. Beef trimmings marinated with turmeric power, curry powder, garlic powder and salt. It tasted quite good.


For dinner it was meatball soup with grated carrots, onions and celery. These days instead of chopping vegetables (yes, I do eat veggies from time to time) I grate them up. So easy. The soup was vavavoom!

19 comments:

  1. The colourful plant with the big leaf...there is a similar plant with a larger leaf similar shape to yours, usually only green, called elephant 🐘 ear, because it resembles an elephant ear. Please look up elephant ear plant in Google to get a visual. Beautiful photos. ❤️

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    1. All right! I will look up the elephant ear plant, sounds interesting.

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  2. I feel for my plants too. I used to have a dessert rose 富贵花🌸which bloomed so beautifully for me for two years then it finally rested in peace.

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    1. If I am not wrong, desert rose is "fugui hwa". I have three pots at home.

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  3. Good that the hardy hibiscus is your National flower which represents resilience and able to survive under any conditions and circumstances 👍 I wonder why Orchid is SG's national flower, what is the history and the story, maybe I should Google about that

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    1. Well, thanks for you search that you shared below!

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  4. Yes, Linda is right, I googled elephant ear plant and their flowers look exactly like the simple white colour flower you posted above

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  5. The meatballs soup looks very comforting

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  6. Thank you for walking us through some plants and flowers in your garden.
    The flowers are so pretty 🤩
    Hopefully you can find time to do some gardening this long weekend as you wish.
    I have the same caladium too. Sometimes I couldn't see them but as long as their root is still in the ground, one day they will grow again and then to my pleasant surprise, I see them again.

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    1. Thank you! You are right, caladium can disappear and then pop up again. I see this many times in my garden too.

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  7. This is what I found. Just sharing. The orchid, specifically the Vanda Miss Joaquim, was chosen as Singapore's national flower in 1981 due to its resilience, beauty, and representation of the nation's multicultural identity.
    The Vanda Miss Joaquim was officially declared Singapore's national flower on April 15, 1981. This decision was part of a broader effort to foster national pride and identity. A committee evaluated over 40 flowers, including 30 types of orchids, before selecting the Vanda Miss Joaquim for its vibrant colors and year-round blooming qualities.

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    1. Thanks for sharing the info! Orchids were my late grandma's favorite flowers. She use to plant may varieties of orchids in her garden.

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  8. The hibiscus, specifically the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, was declared Malaysia's national flower in 1960 due to its vibrant colors, cultural significance, and representation of unity among the diverse Malaysian population. The journey of the hibiscus to becoming Malaysia's national flower began shortly after the country gained independence in 1957. In 1958, the Ministry of Agriculture invited proposals for a national flower from all state governments. Seven flowers were proposed, including the hibiscus, rose, jasmine, and lotus. After careful consideration, Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman officially declared the hibiscus as the national flower on July 28, 1960.

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    1. I am sure I learnt this in school but have forgotten! Now there are so many varieties of beautiful Hibiscus.

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  9. I cooked some grated radish soup too yesterday for my homemade Wonton which were made from scratch from the Wonton wrapper to the meat filling for the first time (the wrapper).

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