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Monday, January 21, 2008

Run-up to CNY

Been tinkling in the garden, and muahahahahaha .. guess what I dug up, literally?




This is an Amorphophallus tuber - it started out several years ago as a potato-sized tuber which Maria brought back from Indonesia, but I was really quite surprised that it grew so large! It's still sitting on that table, and will be relocated to a more convenient spot near the tree fern - my mom's been complaining that the annual foliage from this plant has been overshadowing her spot in the garden.

Also did a spot of nursery-shopping last weekend, Yx and I ended up on a flower shopping spree. Had to act first, before my dad tries too hard to buy absolutely disgusting stuff for the garden. Things like kumquats, Dendrobium hybrids etc. The usual CNY works. The usual lurid things. I've been looking through those LOVELY UK plant catalogs, and I'm once again so blown away by the kind of things that you can actually grow, given the right climate. Would have loved to line the garden with crocuses and hyacinths, irises and pansies (mom calls them the monkey face plant ...)

Still a lot more left to do in the garden, and I'm just embarking on a semi-large project with the CP area.

Wenky
11:00 PM
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