Living here in Melbourne with cool climate and low humidity means I get to grow all the cool temperate plants that I can’t get to grow in Malaysia’s hot and humid climate like tulips and daffodils. On the other hand I am not able to grow all the warm climate plants that thrive in the [...]
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My brader Bengbeng complaining I don’t update enough nowadays. Sorry lah brader but my life really isn’t as sexciting as I portray it to be sometimes. In fact it is downright boring so if you want to read about my boring life then this post is sexpecially for you! I’m trying out some new species [...]
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Alright so I got nothing to blog about abuden I thought I’ll post some pikchures of fahwers from my backyard just to annoy the hell outta some of you. Enjoy or suffer you choose! They call this Snapdragon, funny name nothing resembling a dragon there. It’s an annual meaning it lives for a year only [...]
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Autumn is the time to plant if you want your garden to come alive with spring flowering colors. The most popular spring flowers are bulbs like tulips, daffodils, ranunculus, jonquils and hyacinths. I’ve tried growing all of them and found daffodils to be the easiest to grow. It’s a no-brainer; just do some simple preparation [...]
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Back in May I think I planted 5 Waratah plants or Teolopea as they’re called in my backyard but one of them has died of thirst and the one next to it is dying of thirst also as we speak.I think the reason is they are too close to the neighbor’s tree so all the [...]
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Its been nearly 3 weeks since I purchased this possum deterrent from the internet and today I finally received it. I could have gotten it yesterday but the damn post office closed on me before I got there. Tiu! So here it is; its made in Queensland by Shuroo who also make kangaroo deterrent for [...]
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Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of update these couple of days but I’ve been busy with friends and family. It’s good to get away from the computer for a day or two, to remind myself I do have a life outside blogging! I planted these Shady Ladies back in May and they’re finally blooming. [...]
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Remember those el-cheapo solar powered garden lamps I bought from KMART back in May? Well a few of them have died but fortunately for me they were still covered by the manufacturer’s warranty so I took them back for a refund. And after I got my refunds I couldn’t help myself coz they were having [...]
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I spent all day today slaving in the backyard. Lucky the weather held up and there was no rain, it turned out to be quite a nice day. A good day to work in the backyard, I had so much to do; prune the roses, clear up the undergrowth and fertilize the plants. But I [...]
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It’s the middle of July now meaning we are in the middle of winter and it is that time of the year when I’ll be busy in the backyard again like every year before. It’s time for pruning the roses! And to get ready for this major annual event of mine I had to get [...]
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