Count Your Blessings!

With love and passion, everyone can have a nice garden...Elaine Yim

Count Your Blessings!
Count The Garden By The Flowers, Never By The Leaves That Fall.
Count Your Life With Smiles And Not The Tears That Roll.
..... Author unknown.

Knowing me, Knowing you..... Aha.....!

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Malaysian Flora USDA Zone 11
Welcome to our exotic world of everlasting summers and tropical rainforests!

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Putrajaya Floria 2013 Highlights and Theme Orchids


My You Tube video about the Highlights of Floria 2013.

   


Highlights:
  • the Royal Garden 
    • with features of the Istana Kota Tengah in Alor Setar, Kedah signifying the rule of our nation's 14th King, his HRH YDP Agong. 
    • here you can also find the world's largest orchid - Grammatophyllum speciosum which is also a rare, native orchid.
  • Longest Landscaped Vertical Wall
    • vying for entry into Malaysian Book of Records.
    • 343m long and 2m high

and,
about Orchids, the theme of Floria 2013 is "Orchid - Tropical Treasure:

 


Showcase of more than 5000 species and hybrids of orchids
Wild, fragrant, native, wild and rare orchids
Orchids named after famous people.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Inside Ye Olde Smokehouse - Fraser's Hill Part 6



Ye Olde Smokehouse is a famous landmark in Fraser's Hill.

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Quaint and charming, this country home is built with Tudor English architectural style.


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A nice place to spend the night for the "old English guesthouse" experience.

“Inside Ye Olde Smokehouse - Fraser's Hill Part 6”, a copyrighted post, was written for My Nice Garden blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/

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A cosy corner by the fire place.


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The Fire Place

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The Bar

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Thoughts of impeccable service and excellent food.

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In the afternoons, they serve very good real English tea
with homemade scones served with strawberry jam and fresh cream.

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Entrance to the dining area.

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Bouquet of fresh and fragrant flowers.


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Resident Lounge

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Furniture and antiques with old English ambience.

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A quiet place.

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A quaint setting.

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A step back in time...


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... where calm and tranquility prevails.


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Picturesque window views of the English cottage garden outside.

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I have another post (Fraser's Hill Part 5) about the garden - click here.


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An old grandfather's clock.


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A pair of gnomes.

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Royal Pahang room.

For more information, visit Ye Olde Smokehouse website via this link.

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