Month: November 2012

Terrestial Orchids

Terrestial orchids grows in the wild in Hawaii. The one in the picture is called Spathoglottis Bulbosa. It is considered a terrestial orchid because it can grow in the soil not like other orchids which are aerial or epiphytes. They grow in loam or sandy soil with good drainage and enriched with either compost, well…

Kittens in my garden

Once in a while you’ll see something that surprises you in the garden. In my case I was surprised to see these two kittens relaxing on top of the trellis of my sayote vine. They are the cutest things. They have another brother actually but I have not seen him yet with them on top…

Maja Blanca

Maja Blanca is a a Filipino dessert made primarily with coconut milk. The “latik” on top as a garnish is made of coconut milk boiled until the oil is expressed and the curd turns brown. You need to have patience when making this one. It needs to be stirred the whole time you are cooking…

Poinsettia

It’s amazing how fast the color changes in this Poinsettia flower that I have. I was surprised myself. But I’m glad I was a part of this amazing transformation. I just posted this 3 days ago and the color is different now, the bright red color is very apparent. Poinsettia comes in different colors too…

Poinsettia

Poinsettia is well known as a Christmas plant maybe because it changes color during the Christmas Holidays or winter. This poinsettia was from last year’s Christmas and I just took care of it up to now and I noticed the leaves are changing color. I did not do anything special really. Basically watering it diligently…