Monday, June 22, 2015

A beautiful garden



My long-time friend who just lives nearby my house posted a photo of a flowering plant we call here in the Philippines "Alembong." Its a plant that will give you nonstop flowers daily. I've been looking for it a long time ago and was too glad I found out he has. To make the long story short. I went to his house. Before I even came there we already chatted and he revealed that gardening is his passion and I am just happy to find someone who loves gardening like I do.
This is really a home of a passionate gardener. It was so arranged and it even looked like a garden of a resort to me. I was so happy to discover his beautiful garden.
This is the beautiful view my husband took just as we arrived.


This part is the root of a big old mango tree. He was able to design it to look as lovely as this.


 These are the Alembong plants I ask him for. He told me to pick as many as I can. And I did. He even helped me cause he was gardening that misty morning.





This is already at my home. He gave me this beautiful centerpiece and it fits perfectly at our terrace.






 Forgive me as I am not so good with plant identifications but I knew some plants he has given me, these two last photo are "Mayana" varieties. He also gave some other ornamental plants which I wish would live since I just discovered today as I went home that my husband's nephew along with his playmates just sabotage my garden. lol. I call it sabotage but then they thought they gave me a hand while I was at work. Roar! But I've managed my anger because I've realize my likeness for gardening has an influence on them. I will just reconstruct everything and hope that all the newly planted will live.  I just told them not to go there anymore so they will not get bitten by mosquitoes. 

I promise the next time, my post will always be complete including the plant names. I am just tired today but was very excited to share the beautiful garden I discovered.



26 comments:

  1. His garden looks amazing! I can't wait to have my own garden and to plant loads of pretty flowers etc! Although it won't look as nice as this one :) xx

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    1. Please make a post if you have started your own. I wanna see. It's so fun and its a bit of an exercise. Thank you. His garden is really beautiful.

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  2. Dear Lei,

    This is indeed a beautiful garden! Thank you so much for sharing.

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    1. It is. It is very well tended and arranged. Thank you Linda.

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  3. Wow, your friend really knows his way around gardening. I'm more of a vegetable gardener, but lately, I've been getting into flowers. I do hope all your newly planted flowers will grow and bear beautiful blooms. Thank you for visiting my blog. I'll be visiting your home again.

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    1. I will visit your blog regularly. I love your travels. I've been planting both now. I wanna eat organically grown vegetables. Thank you also for visiting.

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  4. Gardening sure sounds like a challenging task! How I wish I also have the talent to take care of plants. Hehe :)

    www.jhanzey.net

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    1. It is but its fun. Its my exercise. Thank you.

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  5. That is quite a fancy garden indeed! And that tree looks gigantic, like the kind elves live in :) So nice that you had the "help" for your garden :) Very pretty shots and such an amazing place. Happy day to you dear! xoxo

    All Things Bright and Lovely

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    1. hahaha! he hasn't mention anything extraordinary with the tree. It is gigantic and old though. That help I got gave me stress. lol. Thank you Shamu Boo. Lovely day to you xoxo

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  6. What an amazing garden! A perfect place to relax yourself.

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  7. such a beautiful place that has taken a lot of work to make it so! love all the rocks used throughout.

    thank you for visiting my blog. :)

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    1. He mention it was riprap rocks he carefully arranged, Thank you also.

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  8. Amazing picture great place to visit

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  9. Hi Lei....you look like a teenager in the first photo..I thought she is your daughter..that plant "alembong" is so beautiful to look at specially if they are landscaped and many..to note, your friend's place is beautiful.Plants really are good decorators.

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    1. hahaha! Thanks Jehan. I've started planting alembong in my garden. But I doubt if mine will ever look as good as his. Its really so beautiful.

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  10. I have always dreamed of having my own garden someday! I believe gardens are stress-relievers! <3

    www.itsjaninella.com

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    1. Hi Janine! I think now is the best time to start, rains are coming. I believe the same. Its therapeutic.

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  11. Gosh, Lei.. you're blessed with a good friend with a good gardening habit! The place looks great.. Feels like you're very close to nature!

    xoxo
    Jhem | http://jhemsays.com

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    1. Yap, its really lovely. True, its like you're on a different place.

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  12. Oh wow, that's a beautiful garden, dear! Wish I've green hands too, but I'm too lazy. Hahaha! xoxo

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