Two New Plants

The conservatory has a six foot plant growing between the kitchen and it.It is a Philodendron,a South American tree climbing giant with heart shaped leaves, variegated pattern,and growing up a moss stick which has its aerial roots growing into the moss.I have always loved House Plants from a very small ages.It started with Spider plants and grew from that to a gardening bug.Doctor D.G.Hessayan has a lot to answer for.I got an email about a website called "Me And My Plants".You take a simple test answering three questions to find your perfect house plant.There are five hundred books a day to be won,so you can play several times.My plant came out as Robert the Rubber Tree Plant.It was delivered from the local West gate florists.The website is being run by the Flower Council of Holland.They sent me the book and the plant.They want to encourage positive relationships between people and plants.The web address if you want to try is:
http://www.meandmyplant.co.uk/home
The conservatory has a Spider Plant,an Xmas Cactus,and an Aloe Vera growing along the high windowsill under the sloping roof.I do not need much encouraging to fill this new room with green plants.
They are always well treated by me,and I try to keep them alive for as long as possible.I think they help clean the air,and are therapeutic to nuture.

Plant Gifts

I love the colours on this Cordyline leaf. Cats parents gave us a bag of three plants when they came for Sunday Dinner last week. There was a Cordyline, a Dracaena, and a Third unknown plant with a rosette of leaves. I think it could be a flowering plant..

The bag they came in has been cut to form a mini pot to catch the water that runs through them. The kitchen windowsill is packed with plants now. An indoor garden to admire as the outside one sleeps.
The ice still has not fully melted in the pond or the pink bucket. It is wet and windy today.I have this week off to catch up on the gardening jobs and the allotment.
I bought some more bird food today, and saw that Wilkos have got their Potato and Vegetable sets out already..
Spring must be getting nearer..

Three Plants...

This is the Peace lilly from Frans Nanna.I am trying to make it healthy and hopefully flower again.

It has been fed i think with tea from the bottom of cups with rich tea biscuits.

Its now back on a diet of water, and dilute plant flood.

The leaves had yellowed because of the Sunlight from where it was positioned.I hope they green up in the semi light of the flat, away from the Windowills.About eight foot away!

The Bird of Paradise plant, with its brand new leaf in the middle. I have seen them all over the place now. Shops and nurserys seem to be stocking exotic species from before.

The bird of paradise you can even buy the flower as a cut one, plus the plants.Orchids are on sale too, and i bought another one today.

I like my baby bird of paradise plant and it will hopefully grow big, and last for years.From a small plant in a box to a specimin plant in a large ceramic pot, maybe with a bird design on the pot.Aztec style?

Look at what I found today...I only went for some food shopping, but thought I would try to buy some busy lizzie seeds. I did but also acquired this gorgeous Jewel Orchid, and some Mimulus plus busy lizzie seeds.

I will try to photograph it better.The leaves are like black velvet that shines in the light like holograms, with pale veins.

The plant has flower buds and the most delicate pink leaves up the stem.

It is supposed to be hardy, a ground dwelling terrestial orchid from south east asia.

It is grown for its beautiful leaves, whose mad surface defy photography.I will try though.

They have white, scented flowers.More posts about them soon..

I also have my Cactus, Easter Cactus, and Mother in Laws tongue which i consider as house plants. I was eyeing up a spider plant today but resisted the temptation.

The Jungle of my flat is greening up.Hils Charity plant sale is on the fourth of June.I will move the majority of what has grown to that I think.I seriously need a house with a garden :(

Untill then I will keep trying to grow a phenomenal amount of plants, seedlings, and exotics on my three windowsill lol.Hope your gardens are giving you as much pleasure as my indoor garden is.