tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605610438574040562024-03-09T12:55:58.626+08:00My Nice GardenGARDENING In MALAYSIA - A weblog of garden tales & native plants of the tropical rainforest.Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comBlogger392125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-31997439555563076842018-02-05T01:33:00.000+08:002018-03-06T09:23:26.748+08:00Chinese New Year 2018 Lucky Plants and Flowers and their Symbolism<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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In this post, I will touch on the auspicious names given to certain "lucky" plants and their symbolism during Chinese New Year and/or in Chinese culture.<br />
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<u>Note</u>: This post has been updated on 8th Feb 2018 with 2 new photos of hyacinths and narcissus which are available here now.<br />
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This year's Chinese New Year falls on Friday, 16th February 2018 and during Lap Chun (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichun" target="_blank">Lichun</a>) which fell on Sunday, 4th February 2018 at 5:30am local (Malaysia) time, we ushered in the Year of the Earth Dog. (To find out more about Lichun, please click on the highlighted link).<br />
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I've been pretty busy lately, so I must admit that I have neglected my blog for quite some time. And how time flies! A year has passed since my last blog post.<br />
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Anyway, we have come to the most exciting time of the year for buying plants and flowers. We believe that auspicious plants, flowers and fruits brings good fortune and the adage of "花开富贵" - hua kai fu gui" (Mandarin) or "fa hoi fu gwai" (Cantonese) which literally means that blooming flowers symbolize prosperity.<br />
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Nurseries will be filled with lots of interesting festive and seasonal plants. A visit to the nurseries is an exciting event and great learning experience for me. It is also a great opportunity for us to buy new plants, and try growing some seasonal festive, cool climate plants that we have never tried before. </div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The best time to shop for plants is about 2 weeks before Chinese New Year. If you haven't already done so, now's the time. As the days get nearer to the grand day, more temperate plants are expected to make way to our shores. </span><br />
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I visited 2 nurseries in Ipoh to find out what plants and flowers are on offer or popular during Chinese New Year 2018, the year of the Earth Dog. As it was the 3rd week of January when I visited, imported cool climate plants such as narcissus, hyacinths, amaryllis, clivias, cymbidiums, peach, plum and peonies were not available yet. These are seasonal plants imported from Holland or China. But, there were already plenty of anthuriums, chrysanthemums, kalanchoes, guzmania, lucky bamboos, pussy willows and orchids. These probably came from Cameron Highlands, Taiwan, Thailand and China.<br />
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In Ipoh, there are many plant nurseries in Jalan Kuala Kangsar as well we Ampang area. These 2 nurseries I visited are actually quite near to the city centre. </div>
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Let's take a look at Tong Sun Nursery (Facebook click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TongSunNursery/" target="_blank">here </a>, website <a href="http://tongsunnursery.business.site/" target="_blank">here</a>) and in Jalan Silibin, Ipoh...</div>
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Lucky bamboos are usually the first to appear. Here they are already adorned with auspicious ornaments complete with red ribbons and gold trimmings. Even the flower pots are beautifully decorated with auspicious designs and motifs.</div>
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Pussy Willow is called "ngan lau" in Cantonese. It sounds like money and lots of money flowing in. <span style="text-align: justify;">There is a saying, "yau ngan chow yau lau" meaning when you have money, you can buy property. </span></div>
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The doggies take centre stage.</div>
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After all, 2018 is the year of the Earth Dog.</div>
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Lucky bamboos decorated with wealth god and phoenixes on the left.</div>
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Chinese taro (<i>Alocasia cucullata</i>) on the right. </div>
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It is "yu tou" in Mandarin and "hao yu tou" signifies good news, good luck or good omen. </div>
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Lucky bamboo decked out with red and gold auspicious ornaments to attract good luck and good fortune<br />
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Lots of auspicious paraphernalia to choose from. Don't they look like the jewelries we wear for beauty? </div>
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Haha, during Chinese New Year, even plants are decorated with bling-bling until they glow, glitter and shimmer! Obviously the most popular colour is red, yellow and gold.</div>
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Left: Red leafed <i>Aglaonema</i> aka Chinese Evergreens.</div>
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It is known as "hong cai shen (Mandarin): meaning "Red Wealth God"</div>
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Right: <i>Crinum asiaticum</i> is known as "fa cai suan". It means that you have lots of money to count!</div>
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Pachira aquatica is known as the " mei kum shu" in Cantonese meaning the US Dollar Tree.<br />
Its other common names include Money Tree, Fortune Tree, Provision Tree, Malabar Chestnut.<br />
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<i>Ardisia crenata </i>or Christmas Berry is known as "fu gui zi" meaning rich and honorable with many sons. </div>
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<i>Dischidia oiantha</i> is known as "chin tap chin" meaning money $$$ stacked on top of money $$$.</div>
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<i>Aphelandra squarosa</i> aka Zebra Plant is "wang choi chau sau" in Cantonese.<br />
It means indirect wealth, other sources of wealth or windfall luck is at hand. </div>
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Pitcher plants or "zhu long cao" with hanging cups to capture and accumulate wealth from different directions.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">15.</td></tr>
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Kumquat trees.</div>
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"kum" is gold and "kat" is lucky or auspicious</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5U92daKXy5UwQJfvEY1F3NYJf3TWtovusVNHyYdP-QUMWdv7FMBouJqlgmhRlROe9NdFuRg47d4YEjdZ0PjzOnSj230WG6Cc2g3zSZWLiWkp-sU48YUxTpMZtPPxgFqyFva1i5BrkCRyV/s1600/P1040301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5U92daKXy5UwQJfvEY1F3NYJf3TWtovusVNHyYdP-QUMWdv7FMBouJqlgmhRlROe9NdFuRg47d4YEjdZ0PjzOnSj230WG6Cc2g3zSZWLiWkp-sU48YUxTpMZtPPxgFqyFva1i5BrkCRyV/s1600/P1040301.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">16.</td></tr>
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Four Seasons Lime trees.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17.</td></tr>
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Dragon lime. (Loong tam kat)</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR9zuanZKBUyZ4TyUIkHRhBfvo5wAuYVYOKFMO9egCXQtcWFZoSCf4iD2rd2H5Lv2iPzWXplLBO3oFoPw0nX3WNCaAeZSKH8GVia-ZaQxb8ovZPYtfCZR795q4jmEzQ4xxlAvLhWeCtwE/s1600/P1040294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR9zuanZKBUyZ4TyUIkHRhBfvo5wAuYVYOKFMO9egCXQtcWFZoSCf4iD2rd2H5Lv2iPzWXplLBO3oFoPw0nX3WNCaAeZSKH8GVia-ZaQxb8ovZPYtfCZR795q4jmEzQ4xxlAvLhWeCtwE/s1600/P1040294.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18.</td></tr>
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<i>Schefllera arboricola</i> aka Dwarf Umbrella Tree is known as "qi ye lian" or 7-leafed lotus. </div>
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The above is a variegated cultivar.</div>
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Not sure why but some buyers search for this plant for fengshui purposes to enhance their zodiac signs after consultation with their feng shui masters.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7r5upZj9bp8ybsygsFlDklt8cPCtO0ry6z2tLSvZjIR2H9M1uBXSGHAnOY9hUMIxyOGaEa3ItGS4DNIJgen2VjnPJx8UuuHbIk8LBJHSZRCbMh1FYEv-zBykmETB5iAJv65cnuuSRgIi/s1600/P1040285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="521" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7r5upZj9bp8ybsygsFlDklt8cPCtO0ry6z2tLSvZjIR2H9M1uBXSGHAnOY9hUMIxyOGaEa3ItGS4DNIJgen2VjnPJx8UuuHbIk8LBJHSZRCbMh1FYEv-zBykmETB5iAJv65cnuuSRgIi/s1600/P1040285.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">19.</td></tr>
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<i>Dischidia pectinoides</i> is known as Wealth Wallets or Money Pockets</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8u3rz9kWlUeOGAUfBlKv-z1tqRgay8pldoGMlqEx7szfeDNbZsb-DiGOrP0nsKP__AJDuDlyM7pQi7WsS_SaBROcxi62GrxFQk7obNmEMGjbNhCzJPzV-D0r8UWS-cXoJscfYGKj-rUO/s1600/P1040284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8u3rz9kWlUeOGAUfBlKv-z1tqRgay8pldoGMlqEx7szfeDNbZsb-DiGOrP0nsKP__AJDuDlyM7pQi7WsS_SaBROcxi62GrxFQk7obNmEMGjbNhCzJPzV-D0r8UWS-cXoJscfYGKj-rUO/s1600/P1040284.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">20.</td></tr>
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An evergreen tree (Ficus Bonsai - <i>Ficus microcarpa</i> 'Ginseng') shaped into figure of 8.<br />
Evergreen trees are symbols of longevity while the number 8 symbolizes wealth (huat ah!)<br />
and it also looks like the mathematical symbol (lemniscate) of infinity.<br />
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Therefore, this arrangement can be positively interpreted as everlasting or infinite wealth and longevity.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“Chinese New Year 2018 Lucky Plants and Flowers and their Symbolism”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Elaine Yim @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on 5th February 2018</span><br />
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The following pictures are from Hock Loke Siew Nursery (Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hocklokesiewnurserylandscapingipohinspiregrass/" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="http://www.hocklokesiewnursery.com.my/" target="_blank">website </a>here) in Jalan Chin Choon Sam, Ipoh...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">21.</td></tr>
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My interpretation :<br />
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Lucky bamboos on the left and the US Dollar Tree (<i>Pachira aquatica</i>) on the right. Wealth God is smiling happily and arriving on a merchant ship laden with treasures and gold ingots. He is also carrying a treasure chest. An award winning golden dog with medal around its neck is holding an auspicious banner and it is sitting on a pot of gold. </div>
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Notice the little red lanterns, red ribbons, fire crackers, birds (phoenix) and the golden tangerine (kat)?</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovV2qZeGWaGT-Io-Ix_0HRpbUXhyCl_-Ej1M29NINpiCS-VmOvANiLn3RNSz06_1UWUl8J6bWBJqKS4voOZulKuvmOznos3YKAn4lW2CVdGV1Z9pr3HhTK01_d_7qocPzZ3JtS2U5-eVF/s1600/P1040267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovV2qZeGWaGT-Io-Ix_0HRpbUXhyCl_-Ej1M29NINpiCS-VmOvANiLn3RNSz06_1UWUl8J6bWBJqKS4voOZulKuvmOznos3YKAn4lW2CVdGV1Z9pr3HhTK01_d_7qocPzZ3JtS2U5-eVF/s1600/P1040267.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">22.</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The two little tuffs of grass-like plant on the bottom left and right corner is the Miniature Sweet Flag (</span><i style="text-align: center;">Acorus gramineus</i><span style="text-align: center;">) which is known as "jin gian pu" in Mandarin.. It sounds like treasure chest of gold and money. This one has 2 "cai shen" wealth gods and a pair of laughing buddhas. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Notice the overflowing gold from the purple plants just below the US$ tree?</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">Can you find the pair of golden doggies?</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskLSLN_DIkMqU5xyhLkvLl9IFrcOD2YHKQ3eXuOjkPjzqoiFd_EjS-MDrvFeO5BHDtvC8LnmdTb0oGySKi3I4kRVZMBZ8Y6i8Jo-yc5lpZS3X1hy53LhsiPj_ztKBC5dEDGA-_Yk7PuA1/s1600/P1040264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskLSLN_DIkMqU5xyhLkvLl9IFrcOD2YHKQ3eXuOjkPjzqoiFd_EjS-MDrvFeO5BHDtvC8LnmdTb0oGySKi3I4kRVZMBZ8Y6i8Jo-yc5lpZS3X1hy53LhsiPj_ztKBC5dEDGA-_Yk7PuA1/s1600/P1040264.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">23.</td></tr>
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<i>Solanum mammosum</i> represents 五代同堂 - wu dai tong tang, meaning "five generations living harmoniously or gathered together under one roof". According to traditional beliefs, it is regarded as a great blessing for the patriach/matriach when there are grandchildren, great grandchildren, and offspring of numerous generations gathered for a family reunion.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">24.</td></tr>
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Red poinsettias, anthuriums and rose begonias.<br />
Red represents celebration and prosperity.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Aq1XoTL9Cf2HXaR3DWeFw4X09k7z8vlVtV7xc0jPSOjbQ9eg1j40We3g8UKB76HBv-9MiKjPSH9qzIezv2BslSBhpuTieFxHaeTq_Mj18-yvJOUkpw0aF8xwuIKHjmbAgd5BOnaT7hjN/s1600/P1040269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Aq1XoTL9Cf2HXaR3DWeFw4X09k7z8vlVtV7xc0jPSOjbQ9eg1j40We3g8UKB76HBv-9MiKjPSH9qzIezv2BslSBhpuTieFxHaeTq_Mj18-yvJOUkpw0aF8xwuIKHjmbAgd5BOnaT7hjN/s1600/P1040269.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">25.</td></tr>
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Red leaf Aglaonema, the Red Wealth God</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpEtha-0foiY9-vTujMLyWYE_jBPB8RRj4g296lf2DJyG_-ECGOGr7hot-ebueg1iFtirkZDciZJQfpBWlnz8X9GwuK0l-NY_4v6APsf4IZiDscbXbJz6RZsUUpq9q7Kg4dd5ZI8l6DMU/s1600/P1040271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpEtha-0foiY9-vTujMLyWYE_jBPB8RRj4g296lf2DJyG_-ECGOGr7hot-ebueg1iFtirkZDciZJQfpBWlnz8X9GwuK0l-NY_4v6APsf4IZiDscbXbJz6RZsUUpq9q7Kg4dd5ZI8l6DMU/s1600/P1040271.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">26</td></tr>
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Chrysanthemums, kalanchoes, gerbera daisies, guzmanias in auspicious colours of gold, orange, yellow, purple and red.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">27.</td></tr>
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Phalaenopsis orchids aka moth orchids. </div>
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These gorgeous orchids last a long time.</div>
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The flowers look like butterflies.</div>
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Even the flower pots are in auspicious colours of red and gold with cherry blossoms motifs.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">29. Hyacinths (New Update)</td></tr>
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<u>Updated on 8th February 2018</u>:<br />
The hyacinths and narcissus have arrived in Malaysia. You can get them at nurseries and florist shops now. The additional 2 photos are provided by Tong Sun Nursery in Ipoh.<br />
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For those staying in Klang Valley, you can get hyacinths and narcissus at Lot 61, Selangor Green Lane or florists in KL Chinatown (Petaling Street) such as Lee Wah Florist and Weng Hoa. Lee Wah Florists has peonies, tulips and hydrangeas as cut flowers.<br />
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My article titled "Prosperity Plants" was published by New Straits Times on 3rd February 2018. You can read about it <a href="https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/new-straits-times/20180203/282660392865286" target="_blank">here</a>. There are some tips on how to care for hyacinths and chrysanthemums.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">WISHING YOU A HAPPY & PROSPEROUS </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">CHINESE NEW YEAR 2018,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">YEAR OF THE EARTH DOG!</span></b></div>
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Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-25124649252750414962017-01-07T06:33:00.000+08:002017-01-09T09:54:17.267+08:00Buying Plants and Flowers for Chinese New Year of Fire Rooster 2017<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1. Roosters for Year of the Fire Rooster 2017</td></tr>
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Chinese New Year falls on the 28th January 2017 and during Lap Chun (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichun" target="_blank">Lichun</a>) which falls on Friday, 3rd February 2017 at 11:30pm, we will usher in the Year of the Fire Rooser. This year Lichun day also happens to coincide with People's Day (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renri" target="_blank">Renri</a>) on the 7th day of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year#Seventh_day" target="_blank">Chinese New Year.</a> (To find out more, please click on the highlighted links).<br /><br />On Lichun day, we celebrate the beginning of spring which signifies new hope and new opportunities. </div>
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Nurseries in Sg Buloh Selangor Green Lane have already started decorating their premises with auspicious greetings, red lanterns and other Chinese New Year decorations just after Christmas.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“Buying Plants and Flowers for Chinese New Year of Fire Rooster 2017”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on 7th January 2017.</span><br />
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Local nurseries and garden centres everywhere have also started selling Chinese New Year plants and flowers for Chinese New Year 2017. You can now visit them to grab hold of auspicious plants and flowers for Chinese New Year if you have not already done so.</div>
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Parrots on Spanish Beard (<i>Tillandsia usneoides</i> or Old Man's Beard)<br />
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The theme of Chinese New Year 2017, Year of the Fire Rooster shall undeniably be the Rooster<br />
and related feathered friends of the bird family<br />
and this include the Phoenix, Birds of Paradise, peacock, parakeets and parrots too. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">11</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">14</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">15</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">16</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">19</td></tr>
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Hope you have enjoyed the show. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">WISHING YOU A HAPPY & PROSPEROUS</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">CHINESE NEW YEAR 2017, </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">YEAR OF THE FIRE ROOSTER!</span></b></div>
Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-4278182447763165302016-12-02T23:11:00.000+08:002016-12-10T21:16:43.581+08:00How to go to MAHA 2016 at MAEPS Serdang & INFO about MAHA 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1. Location Map of MAHA 2016</td></tr>
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MAHA 2016 is THE EVENT that we gardeners and everyone else with interest in the agriculture industry are looking forward to.<br />
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The theme of MAHA 2016 is "Our Food Our Future".<br />
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MAHA 2016 is held on <b><span style="font-size: large;">1-11 December 2016.</span></b><br />
Venue:<b style="font-size: x-large;"> MAEPS </b><br />
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On directions how to to to MAHA 2016, please go to the bottom of this post.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2. Food trucks near Fruit Castle at Gate 1 entrance</td></tr>
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The venue is MAEPS (Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang), a 100 hectare facility owned by Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry.<br />
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MAEPS is located very near to Putrajaya, Malaysia's administrative capital. It is also midway between Kuala Lumpur and KLIA.<br />
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Don't worry you won't go hungry as there are plenty of choices. Food trucks (picture above) are parked at strategic locations. There are many many food stalls at the indoor FOOD EMPIRE serving 168 types of exotic Malaysian state favourites. There are also F&B stalls at the outdoor Show Grounds, Indoor Pavilions and 14 State Pavilions showcasing each of the different states unique food and culture. There will be cooking demonstrations and food tasting at the indoor as well as outdoor exhibition areas.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3. Kg Durian Runtuh dan Upin Ipin experience at the Floriculture Showground</td></tr>
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<b>MAHA 2016 has 4 new attractions:</b><br />
1. Kampung Durian Runtuh Upin dan Ipin</div>
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2. Youth Camp for 5,000 youths</div>
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3. Kampung Mak Chun with TV celebrities<br />
(nightly performances by Ramli Sarip, Wali Band, Ebiet G Adi, Shila Amzah, Khalifa band)</div>
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4. Rhythm of the Farmers Music Festival<br />
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MAHA will cover the following areas:<br />
1. Agro Youth<br />
2. Agro IT<br />
3. Agro Food<br />
4. Agro Tourism<br />
5. Agro Lifestyle<br />
6. Agro Trade<br />
7. Agro Industry<br />
8. HPPNK<br />
9. MAGIS</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4. There's a giant dinosaur made from recycled plastiac bottles at Floriculture Showground</td></tr>
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MAHA 2016 has <b>7 Outdoor Showgrounds:</b><br />
1. Paddy</div>
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2. Livestock</div>
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3. Fisheries</div>
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4. Pineapples</div>
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5. Herbs & Vegetables</div>
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6. Floriculture</div>
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7. Machinery</div>
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Trigona Bee representative showing what's inside a stingless bee nest<br />
at the Floriculture Showground aka Floral World (Laman Florikultur).<br />
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Stingless Bee Honey (Madu Kelulut) is branded as "Malaysia's super food" and promoted at MAHA 2016.</div>
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All about figs at the "Laman Figs" near the MAHA Secretariat office.<br />
There are fig plants, fertilizers and soil mix for fig plants, figs fruits and fig products.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Youths having fun while biking at MAHA 2016.</span><br />
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Accommodation for glamping at NAFAS cube.<br />
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Rooms include air-conditioned culvets and cabins with reception, minibar, washrooms and surau.</div>
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The place overlooks a tranquil lake with nice scenery and one can go fishing too. These rooms are not just a temporary feature of MAHA 2016 but are permanent and anyone interested to rent them can contact NAFAS.</div>
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MAHA 2016 Youth Camp<br />
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A booth at the Fisheries Showground (Laman Perikanan).<br />
Anyone interested to try scooping some fishes to bring home?<br />
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There are fighting fishes for sale, exhibition of blue tuna, freshwater fishes, live fishes, lobsters, fishing boats, exhibits of a giant whale skeletons found at Malaysian shores at the Kingdom of Sharks and the upside-down Inverted Fisherman's House for photography.</div>
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Vegetable and Herbs Showground.<br />
Look out for the many types and varieties of vegetables, herbs, fruits and gourds.<br />
One cultivar is called "Upin Ipin" - try to find it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">11a. TRIO products booth at Garden District</td></tr>
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TRIO GIY (Garden-It-Yourself) products eg. seeds and mushroom starter kits.<br />
There are also other gardening DIY booths here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">11b. Location map showing the transportation trams to get you to Garden District (no. 6 & 7)</td></tr>
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<u>HOW TO GO TO GARDEN DISTRICT (Veg & Herbs) or LAMAN SAYUR & HERBA) at MAHA 2016 </u><br />
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For Gardening enthusiasts wishing to go to Garden District to look at Garden Vegetables and Herbs related products, you need to get take the <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Green Route C Tram</span>. </b><br />
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The Green Route C tram goes to the following locations: State Pavilion (Pavilion Negeri), Kampung Mak Cun, Agro Youth Biz Pavilion, <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Garden District</b>,</span> My DOF Valey (Fisheries/Laman Perikanan), Paddy Showground (Laman Padi BERNAS).<br />
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If you are at Gate 1 or Gate 2 entrances, you can take the internal RapidKL shuttle bus Route E (Laman Tiba 1-Dewan Food Empire-Laman Tiba 2) and thereafter change to <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Green Route C Tram.</span></b><br />
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If this is confusing, you can find MAHA 2016 volunteers in uniform at Gate 1, Gate 2 and each tram stop to help you get into the correct one.</div>
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The internal FOC buses and trams are labelled as<br />
Route A (<span style="color: #e69138;"><b>orange</b></span>), B (<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>red</b></span>), C (<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>green</b></span>), D (<span style="color: #351c75;"><b>purple</b></span>) and E (<b>blue</b>).<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">There is a huge garden bazaar and multiple stalls selling fresh farmers produce, plants and cuttings near the Gate 1 (Laman Tiba 1) and Gate 2 (Laman Tiba 2). The Castle of Fruit sells fruits and fruit juices, snacks and biscuits as well as organic corn. </span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">HOW TO GO TO MAHA 2016:</span></b></u><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">By<b> CAR</b> : Visitors can enter via Gate 1 (Hospital
Serdang way) or Gate 2 (SKVE) way. When using Waze, just type "MAEPS Serdang" or "MAHA 2016".<br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">By <b>Public Transport:</b> FOC shuttle service of Rapid KL buses at bus terminal opposite Serdang KTM train station, UPM and at IOI City Mall Putrajaya. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are coming by car, you need to park at the
allocated parking areas and thereafter walk towards the Entrance. </span>There are about 7,000 parking lots. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Parking fee is RM 5 per entry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once inside, FOC "hop-in hop-off" trams, Rapid KL buses and tractor (yes carriage/tram pulled by a tractor!) are available to transport you to the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b><u>PLAN YOUR VISIT & ROUTES</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">You can purchase the Visitors Guide (Panduan Pengunjung) at RM 1 or refer to the location maps put up on giant display boards near the main entrances. Plan ahead where you wish to visit first. This way, you don't have to waste time going to the wrong places. Check with the information counters which is the correct bus/tram (e.g. Route A, B, C, D or E) that will bring you to your intended destination.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I usually go sight-seeing and taking photos first. When the weather is fine and sunny, I visit the outdoor showgrounds. If it rains, I will visit the indoor pavilions. Later, just before going home, I'll go shopping at the bazaars. This way I don't have to lug around the heavy stuff that I had purchased earlier. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">OPENING HOURS OF MAHA 2016 : 10 am to 10 pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Outdoor Showgrounds will close at 6 pm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Contact for MAHA</u>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">MAHA Secretariat Building </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">MARDI Headquarters, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">43400 Seri Kembangan, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tel : +603-8938 2494 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fax : +603-8938 2507 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Website : www.maha.gov.my </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Email : infomaha@maha.gov.my
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">GOOD LUCK and HAVE FUN @ MAHA 2016!</span></b></span></div>
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Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-78866270221678906272016-05-27T00:03:00.000+08:002016-05-27T17:00:52.629+08:00Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 - 27 May - 4 June 2016 Highlights<span id="goog_1271895234"></span><span id="goog_1271895235"></span><br />
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Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016, Malaysia's largest annual flower show has just started. The event is scheduled to be held from Friday 27 May to Saturday 2nd June 2016. </div>
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The venue for Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 is at Anjung Floria, Precinct 4, Putrajaya.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to get there?</b></span><br />
When driving, you can use Waze, just type "Anjung Floria Putrajaya".<br />
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When using public transport, you can go to KL Sentral and take the KLIA Transit train to Putrajaya-Cyberjaya train station which is located just next to the Putrajaya Sentral bus terminal and thereafter take the Putrajaya buses or Shuttle Service to Floria. The fare for KLIA Transit to Putrajaya-Cyberjaya train station is RM 14.00. The bus fare from Putrajaya Sentral to Anjung Floria is RM 0.50. Usually there is also the free shuttle service from Putrajaya Sentral to Anjung Floria.<br />
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“<span style="font-size: x-small;">Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 - 27 May - 4 June 2016 Highlights”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on 27 May 2016.</span><br />
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The theme of Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 is "Magical World of Floria"<br />
The theme flower of Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 is Chrysanthemum.<br />
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Chrysanthemums, theme flower of Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 will be incorporated into all designs everywhere, indoor as well as outdoor designs.<br />
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Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 was officially declared open by Her Majesty Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah on 26 May 2016. In the photo are the Federal Territories Minister, Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, PPj President Datuk Seri Hasim Ismail and Puan Haslinda Khalid, Managing Director of Putrajaya Floria Sdn Bhd.<br />
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She also spent time visiting the various booths and attractions.<br />
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This year's Royal Garden features the Grand Palace of Johor<br />
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Look out for the Fantasy, Magical, Enchanting, Mysterious and Fun, etc... at DBKL booth.<br />I love all the characters dressed in costumes... a King and Queen, clowns, mermaids, etc...<br />
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Candy Castle</div>
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Decorated "toys" at the Candy Castle.</div>
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At Ombak Chrysanthemum,there's a cutie lion and tiger that spews bubbles.</div>
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At the outdoor School and University Garden Competition area, here the judges are looking at the booth of SK Convent (M) Kajang. Here, primary students Aida Kistina (blue blouse) and Arwena Padme (brown and white top) are giving a commentary to judges (in red t-shirts).<br />
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More magic awaits at the cool and fully air-conditioned Indoor Floral Pavilion </div>
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Floral fashion</div>
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Magic in a glass</div>
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Magic in miniature.</div>
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Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-17526137671779560812016-04-28T20:31:00.001+08:002016-05-03T10:45:51.126+08:00Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 - Soft Launch<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My favourite annual local flower show is no other than Royal Floria Putrajaya which also happens to be Malaysia's largest flower and garden festival. This year Floria 2016 will be held on Friday, 27th May to Sunday, 4th June 2016. The dates coincide with school holidays in Malaysia and Singapore.<br />
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What's new this year is that there will be a Preview Day with Official Opening Ceremony on Thursday, 26th May, i.e. one day before Floria 2016 officially opens to the public. The Preview is only for invited guests and holders of Friends of Floria (FOF) membership card.<br />
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The venue of Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 is at Anjung Floria Precinct 4, Putrajaya. </div>
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The theme of Floria 2016 is "Magical World of Floria".</div>
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The theme flower of Floria 2016 is the Chrysanthemum.</div>
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This is the 9th edition of Floria.<br />
The new attractions of Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 include the followings:<br />
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1. Magical Gardens - Mystical Forest, Chrysanthemum Garden, Mermaid's World, Candy Courtyard</div>
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2. "The Magic of Bonsai & Suiseki Musical Garden" exhibition, and</div>
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3. "Tropical Magic in Glass" terrarium exhibition</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 - Soft Launch”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on 28th April 2016</span><br />
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This year, I have the privilege to attend the soft launch of Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016.<br />
The ceremony was held this morning.</div>
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Below are some photos taken at the launch.</div>
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Floria mascots "Flo" and "Ria"</div>
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Which flower or vegetable do you think they are dressed up as? </div>
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Theme flower Chrysanthemums decorate the entrance</div>
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... and the stage too.</div>
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Welcome speech by YBhg Datuk Seri Hj Hasim Hj Ismail, the president of Putrajaya Corporation</div>
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The ceremony was officiated by YB. Dato' Dr. Loga Bala Mohan, the Deputy Federal Territories Minister </div>
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Ready... get set... GO! </div>
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And, Royal Floria Putrajaya 2016 is officially launched!</div>
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Magical, isn't it?<br />
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There is an entrance fee. You can purchase the tickets in advance.<br />
For more information about Floria 2016, please visit their official website <a href="http://www.floriaputrajaya.com.my/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Are you looking forward to Floria 2016?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you think Chrysanthemum as the theme flower will be interesting and exciting?</span></div>
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Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-85797643053498851452016-01-16T00:03:00.000+08:002016-02-04T06:17:42.239+08:00Chinese New Year Plants and Flowers 2016<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This year Chinese New Year falls on Monday, 8th February 2016 and Lichun Day is on Thursday, 4th February 2016.<br />
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2016 is the Year of the yang fire Monkey and it starts on February 4th, Lichun Day (立春) at 5:45 pm local Malaysian time. Lichun denotes the start of the first solar term and beginning of spring in ancient China. It is a day when farmers would traditionally hold prayers to the gods for a prosperous year ahead hoping for a good harvest. It is a time when farmers go back to the fields and begin work after a long winter's break.<br />
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The nurseries have started selling Chinese New Year plants and flowers and here are some preliminary pictures.<br />
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Dahlias are called "da li ju:" 大麗菊 = big/very beautiful chrysanthemum.</div>
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Perhaps "li" sounds like "da ji da li" (大吉大利) meaning great fortune and great profits/gains.</div>
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Florists also give the following names to dahlias:</div>
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芍藥 shao yao (Chinese peony)</div>
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大利花 da li hua (great gains flower)</div>
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紫牡丹 zi mu dan (purple peony)</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“Chinese New Year Plants and Flowers 2016”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on Jan 16, 2016</span><br />
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Camellia azalea hybrid</div>
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Why Liliums (e.g. stargazers, casablanca, madonna ,asiatic,oriental, tiger lilies) are auspicious:</div>
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a) Chinese name for <i>Lilium spp</i> is "<i>bai he</i>" (百合)<span style="font-family: inherit;"> - </span>meaning many things going smoothly according to your wishes</div>
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b) For couples, the phrase "<i>bai nian hao he</i>" (百年好合)<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>would mean happy together for a hundred years</div>
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c) For marriage this would mean that the husband and wife shall always be together and live happily ever after.</div>
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Clyclamen plants are known as "xian ke lai" (仙客來) in Chinese which sounds like "fairies, gods or immortals are on the way or coming over as guests" hence it is very auspicious.</div>
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<i>Triphasia trifolia</i><br />
Common names: Lime-Berry, Limau Kiah</div>
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<i>Aglaia odorata</i> is also known as the "Chinese perfumed plant".</div>
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It is also called the Chinese Rice Flower - mi zi lan (米仔兰 - rice, little, orchid).<br />
Just saying the words "mi zi lan" in Cantonese reminds me of my grandmother so much!</div>
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The flowers are very fragrant with a sweet lemony scent hence the common name "mock lemon". The tiny flowers do not open fully and each one look like a grain of rice. I guess this would signify and abundance of food since rice is a staple food in Asia.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Hyacinth bulbs.</span></div>
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Hyacinth is 洋水仙 (yang shui xian) meaning water fairy, or 风信子(feng xin zi)<br />
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Remember to check what is the colour of the flowers</div>
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Narcissus bulbs</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Lucky bamboo (<i>Dracaena sanderiana</i>)</span></div>
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Lucky bamboo (<i>Dracaena sanderiana)</i> grown in vases with auspicious paintings and decorated with festive ornaments. </div>
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Pussy willows.<br />
Some are in their natural colour of white with unopened buds but there are some batches with long, blooming catkins.<br />
Some have been dyed in colours of pink, red and orange.<br />
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The ever popular must-have chrysanthemums.<br />
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Peach Blossoms have arrived in Malaysia!</div>
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Flower pots with auspicious wordings.</div>
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Note: This post will be regularly updated with fresh photos as we count down to Chinese New Year 2016</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year 2016!</span></b></div>
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The Free Guided Tours at the Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama are back again.</div>
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Since June 2015, I have been working as a Garden Guide here on the first Sunday of every month.<br />
Free Guided Tours of the Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama are provided on the first weekend of every month . The following are the planned dates for first half of 2016:<br />
2nd and 3rd Jan </div>
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13th and 14th Feb</div>
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5th and 6th Mar</div>
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2nd and 3rd Apr</div>
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1st and 2nd May</div>
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4th and 5th Jun</div>
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Time: 11:00 am to 12:00pm</div>
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Here are some photos taken during the guided tour on 3rd January 2016. </div>
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This species is also known as the Indonesian Wax Ginger, Pineapple Ginger, Red Wax Ginger and Giant Spiral Ginger. It is native to Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. The plant thrives in shade and loves moist soil and humid environment. The flowers are yellow while the bracts are bright red. The flower spikes arises directly from the ground from an underground rhizome. The leaves are spirally arranged around a curvy bamboo-like stem. The flowers are pollinated by sunbirds. </div>
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To join the Free Guided Tours, all you have to do is to come on the designated dates<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“Guided Tour of the Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama on 3rd Jan 2016”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/</span><br />
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These flowers open white and turn to yellow the next day before they fade off.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4. <i>Acalypha hispida </i>- Cattail Plant</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dyB81FZw7w8/VoorN4R9kwI/AAAAAAAAKRY/oYIQ6WjHBlk/s1600/20160103_102739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dyB81FZw7w8/VoorN4R9kwI/AAAAAAAAKRY/oYIQ6WjHBlk/s1600/20160103_102739.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5. <i>Schaueria flauvicoma</i> - Golden Plume</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ttFYrO9rYsU/VoorP283S0I/AAAAAAAAKRg/KBj9Lwebec0/s1600/20160103_102820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ttFYrO9rYsU/VoorP283S0I/AAAAAAAAKRg/KBj9Lwebec0/s1600/20160103_102820.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6. <i>Calathea loesneri</i> - Brazilian Star Calathea</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JqiDEOTq7iY/VoorScjFuNI/AAAAAAAAKRo/6xsbKn0iNAA/s1600/20160103_102832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JqiDEOTq7iY/VoorScjFuNI/AAAAAAAAKRo/6xsbKn0iNAA/s1600/20160103_102832.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7. <i>Osmoxylon lineare</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1fJqEZQWknk/VoorTvapYcI/AAAAAAAAKR0/ln53a74PPoA/s1600/20160103_102948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1fJqEZQWknk/VoorTvapYcI/AAAAAAAAKR0/ln53a74PPoA/s1600/20160103_102948.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8. <i>Duranta erecta</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lGaqO3o9apE/VoorTz3ueII/AAAAAAAAKR4/9gpzeP2eReo/s1600/20160103_102957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lGaqO3o9apE/VoorTz3ueII/AAAAAAAAKR4/9gpzeP2eReo/s1600/20160103_102957.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9. <i>Asytasia gangetica</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7Diai52ocw/VoorVko0p5I/AAAAAAAAKSA/juSwPROPlUs/s1600/20160103_103029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7Diai52ocw/VoorVko0p5I/AAAAAAAAKSA/juSwPROPlUs/s1600/20160103_103029.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10. <i>Clerodendrum incisum</i> - Do-re-mi Flower</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDFpMWiJ5wbc2BAoradPvZj07yg-ywZR8XPNw2ejUIssDp2rKWPYD-B9YStIYwS-UN1VBKFBM8LOxvQH8Hbs1_3Eu9bsCLyletl8gPQO7cnGTUjscMPxKH8r5-cZkpr2Goj2dmW2pilFo/s1600/20160103_103056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDFpMWiJ5wbc2BAoradPvZj07yg-ywZR8XPNw2ejUIssDp2rKWPYD-B9YStIYwS-UN1VBKFBM8LOxvQH8Hbs1_3Eu9bsCLyletl8gPQO7cnGTUjscMPxKH8r5-cZkpr2Goj2dmW2pilFo/s1600/20160103_103056.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">11. <i>Hibiscus sabdariffa</i> - Roselle</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9RFHikToar4/VoorYdUdeMI/AAAAAAAAKSQ/Vca614ytzBI/s1600/20160103_103140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9RFHikToar4/VoorYdUdeMI/AAAAAAAAKSQ/Vca614ytzBI/s1600/20160103_103140.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12. <i>Brunfelsia grandiflora </i>- Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GXLUwhia65A/VoorZUZTaPI/AAAAAAAAKSY/yHN3bttP42Y/s1600/20160103_103457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GXLUwhia65A/VoorZUZTaPI/AAAAAAAAKSY/yHN3bttP42Y/s1600/20160103_103457.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">13. <i>Guzmania lingulata</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sTFhxMUgCg0/VoorcJ2cvAI/AAAAAAAAKSk/ss1zJKAwTkc/s1600/20160103_103554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sTFhxMUgCg0/VoorcJ2cvAI/AAAAAAAAKSk/ss1zJKAwTkc/s1600/20160103_103554.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">14. <i>Tacca chantrieri</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bR80zhUqAyU/VoorcFbclFI/AAAAAAAAKSo/v3iRBQ7SKRc/s1600/20160103_103801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bR80zhUqAyU/VoorcFbclFI/AAAAAAAAKSo/v3iRBQ7SKRc/s1600/20160103_103801.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">15. <i>Torenia fournieri</i></td></tr>
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The common flower colours are blue, purple and pink. Yellow is quite an uncommon colour.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yi-5752BdKA/VooreM0MQ0I/AAAAAAAAKSw/BbazAioiNug/s1600/20160103_103812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yi-5752BdKA/VooreM0MQ0I/AAAAAAAAKSw/BbazAioiNug/s1600/20160103_103812.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">16. <i>Angelonia salicariifolia</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UhAcEJsHvms/Voorg85kVmI/AAAAAAAAKS8/7pJlsZUtmcw/s1600/20160103_104103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UhAcEJsHvms/Voorg85kVmI/AAAAAAAAKS8/7pJlsZUtmcw/s1600/20160103_104103.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17. <i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IO3KA2C8yHU/VoorhCVK8OI/AAAAAAAAKTA/_UgUj3jMrSA/s1600/20160103_104215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IO3KA2C8yHU/VoorhCVK8OI/AAAAAAAAKTA/_UgUj3jMrSA/s1600/20160103_104215.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18. <i>Coffea liberica</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XCfsYHErqZA/VooriK2PQ6I/AAAAAAAAKTI/BaB6fvvIucM/s1600/20160103_131848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XCfsYHErqZA/VooriK2PQ6I/AAAAAAAAKTI/BaB6fvvIucM/s1600/20160103_131848.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">19. <i>Pentas lanceloate </i>- Egyptian Stars</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pdzn5TXTEi4/Voorj3GemFI/AAAAAAAAKTQ/RwCrGpMBaU0/s1600/20160103_131942-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pdzn5TXTEi4/Voorj3GemFI/AAAAAAAAKTQ/RwCrGpMBaU0/s1600/20160103_131942-001.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">20. <i>Hymenocallis speciosa</i> - Spider Lily</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mf4AlSrko7A/VoorqSoJJiI/AAAAAAAAKT4/KT7_KniJ9As/s1600/20160103_133748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mf4AlSrko7A/VoorqSoJJiI/AAAAAAAAKT4/KT7_KniJ9As/s1600/20160103_133748.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">21. <i>Coffea arabica </i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3H-0OFWS_ZE/VoorppCQtUI/AAAAAAAAKTs/xExYa4a--zo/s1600/20160103_133734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3H-0OFWS_ZE/VoorppCQtUI/AAAAAAAAKTs/xExYa4a--zo/s1600/20160103_133734.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">22. -<i> Coffea robusta</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tLVzVGVt720/VoorphjCLWI/AAAAAAAAKTw/Mx7RTWGDK8Q/s1600/20160103_132432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tLVzVGVt720/VoorphjCLWI/AAAAAAAAKTw/Mx7RTWGDK8Q/s1600/20160103_132432.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">23. <i>Ruelia rosea</i> - Brazilian Torch</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5MWJMZffxylvi4rxZwxPKOJIgUq8NhHnqPhdK8kCMV71AioY0PGVUIc3Qqps6qzvWuLExxuPHmY3T1TxokKaf4Cs0v8b994m-E4z0zPeeZ9ohoVrFv2DXu5ZX90hBDJCBaHkjrXoI1-X/s1600/20160103_132405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5MWJMZffxylvi4rxZwxPKOJIgUq8NhHnqPhdK8kCMV71AioY0PGVUIc3Qqps6qzvWuLExxuPHmY3T1TxokKaf4Cs0v8b994m-E4z0zPeeZ9ohoVrFv2DXu5ZX90hBDJCBaHkjrXoI1-X/s1600/20160103_132405.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">24. <i>Alocasia sanderiana </i>- African Mask</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yw6px5eAyeI/VoorJdmcelI/AAAAAAAAKRE/3Vo2OHYgeWE/s1600/20160103_102506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yw6px5eAyeI/VoorJdmcelI/AAAAAAAAKRE/3Vo2OHYgeWE/s1600/20160103_102506.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">25. <i>Thunbergia grandiflora </i>- Bengal Clock Vine, Skyflower, Blue Trumpet Vine</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gige-2IZ3sE/Voors8sGKxI/AAAAAAAAKUE/JKOhRN5ESLc/s1600/20160103_133908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gige-2IZ3sE/Voors8sGKxI/AAAAAAAAKUE/JKOhRN5ESLc/s1600/20160103_133908.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">26. <i>Morus alba</i> - Mulberry</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yt-UWSy7kMk/Vooruhe5fjI/AAAAAAAAKUU/oVrtmMY0Fy0/s1600/20160103_133937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yt-UWSy7kMk/Vooruhe5fjI/AAAAAAAAKUU/oVrtmMY0Fy0/s1600/20160103_133937.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">27. <i>Oryza sativa </i>- Rice/Paddy</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AG6lIx73KcY/VoorvNzMAGI/AAAAAAAAKUY/-B8kml_6Vqc/s1600/20160103_135949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AG6lIx73KcY/VoorvNzMAGI/AAAAAAAAKUY/-B8kml_6Vqc/s1600/20160103_135949.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">28. <i>Clerodendrum calamitosum </i>- White Butterfly</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3ApeTFr9PUc/Voorwy-x15I/AAAAAAAAKUg/Yoj47juVUKU/s1600/20160103_140132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3ApeTFr9PUc/Voorwy-x15I/AAAAAAAAKUg/Yoj47juVUKU/s1600/20160103_140132.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">29. <i>Crinum asiaticum </i>- Asian Crinum Lily</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pu6-E-tbfis/VoorzCvHhKI/AAAAAAAAKUs/_fhGTDeGg8A/s1600/20160103_140613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pu6-E-tbfis/VoorzCvHhKI/AAAAAAAAKUs/_fhGTDeGg8A/s1600/20160103_140613.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">30. <i>Musa gracilis</i></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
Musa gracilis is short and slender. This wild banana plant is native to and endemic Peninsular Malaysia.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNXhBkUwNXSwPE0LInIoEJK-Se8Mq0EBIWuGHxk6UFxSYnCYVaPDDAJSfZgYI30S1snDtVVY-EsMWeghxl4_TI5ftebf114Fe_PX1U0hljEb58j7i1Yr-s3LRHqzm1ZqCmQ802eBsAYAg/s1600/20160103_140721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNXhBkUwNXSwPE0LInIoEJK-Se8Mq0EBIWuGHxk6UFxSYnCYVaPDDAJSfZgYI30S1snDtVVY-EsMWeghxl4_TI5ftebf114Fe_PX1U0hljEb58j7i1Yr-s3LRHqzm1ZqCmQ802eBsAYAg/s1600/20160103_140721.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">31. <i>Begonia microsperma</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">32. <span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><i>Holmskioldia sanguinea </i>- Chinese Hat</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">33. <i>Cissus nodosa</i></td></tr>
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Do enjoy the photos. The garden is blooming!<br />
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May you have a wonderful year ahead!</div>
Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-40090786695956048262015-12-08T13:11:00.000+08:002016-01-04T16:31:49.420+08:00Guided Tour of the Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama on 6th December 2015<br />
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Here are some pictures of what's blooming at the rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama. The first photo is a scenic view of the residential area of Petaling Jaya taken from the giant water lily pond. In the foreground is the Australian willow tree.<br />
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The photos were taken during the guided tour of the garden on 6 Dec 2015. Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2. <i>Crytosperma lasiodes</i> - Spiny Swamp Arum</td></tr>
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Can you guess the names of the plants and flowers posted here?<br />
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Visit this post again in a few days time while I update the pictures with their correct names. <span style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoy the views!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>“Guided Tour of the Rooftop Secret Garden of 1 Utama on 6th December 2015”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on 8th Dec 2015</i></span><br />
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<i>Typhonodorum lindleyanum</i> is also known as the Water Banana or Madagascar Tree Arum</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Lophanthera lactescens</i></div>
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Common name: Golden Chain Tree</div>
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Liberica coffee (<i>Coffea liberica</i>) berries</div>
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<i>Tabernaemontana divaricata </i>'Flore Pleno'</div>
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Common names: Pinwheel Jasmine, Fragrant Asian Rosebay</div>
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This cultivar produces fragrant double flowers.</div>
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<i>Cosmos sulphureus</i>, the Yellow Cosmos or Sulphur Cosmos native to Mexico</div>
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<i>Combretum constrictum</i> aka the Powderpuff Combretum, native to Africa</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Phaleria capitata</i></div>
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Common names: Ongael, Phaleria Jack</div>
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Origin: Southeast Asia</div>
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Robusta coffee (<i>Coffea robusta)</i> flowers</div>
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Arabica coffee (<i>Coffea arabica</i>) coffee flowers.</div>
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Mulberries</div>
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Arabica coffee (<i>Coffea arabica</i>) flowers</div>
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Colocasia hybrid</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Baccaurea angulata</i></div>
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Common name: Tampoi belimbing, belimbing hutan, wild starfruit, jungle starfruit</div>
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Scientific name:<i> Strophanthus gratus</i></div>
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Common names: Climbing Oleander, Cream Fruit, Indian Rubber Vine, Strofantus Ungu</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Clerodendrum</i> x <i>speciosum</i></div>
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Common names: Glory Bowers, Pagoda Flower, Red Bleeding Heart, Java Glory Vine, Heart Vine</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Musa beccarii,</i> the ornamental banana</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Tapeinochilos ananassae</i><br />
Common names: Pineapple Ginger, Indonesian Wax Ginger<br />
Native to Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia<br />
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Rooftop view of the residential area of Petaling Jaya.<br />
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Wishing everyone <span style="font-size: x-large;">Merry Christmas!</span><br />
and a <span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year 2016!</span></div>
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Free Guided Tours are now available at the rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama (for a limited period only) on every first Saturday and Sunday of the month beginning 6th and 7th June 2015 and the following dates:<br />
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July 4 and 5</div>
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August 1 and 2</div>
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September 5 and 6</div>
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October 3 and 4</div>
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November 7 and 8 </div>
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December 5 and 6</div>
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The pictures here were taken mainly with my mobile phone during the Guided Tour on 8th November 2015.<br />
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Brazilian Whiskers (<i>Schaueria flavascens</i>)<br />
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Golden Chain Tree (<i>Lophanthera lactescens</i>)</div>
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Dancing Lady Orchid</div>
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Canna Lily (<i>Canna x generalis</i> 'Sunrise')</div>
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Blue Butterfly Bush </div>
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(New name: <i>Rothea myricoides</i></div>
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Old name: <i>Clerodendrum ugandense</i>)</div>
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Mini Variegated Caladium (<i>Caladium humboldtii</i>)</div>
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Cardinal Creeper (<i>Ipomoea horsfalliae</i>)</div>
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Golden Cosmos (<i>Cosmos sulphureus</i>)</div>
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Aerial views sunny skies from the rooftop.</div>
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Ripe berries of Arabica Coffee (<i>Coffea arabica</i>)</div>
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Sword Bean (<i>Canavalia gladiata</i>), also known as Kacang Parang in Malay</div>
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Bengal Clock Vine (<i>Tunbergia grandiflora</i>)</div>
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Asian Foxtail (<i>Uraria crinita</i>)</div>
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Giant Water Lily (<i>Victoria amazonica</i>)</div>
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Australian Willow <i>(Leptospermum brachyandrum</i>)</div>
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Campari Lime Tree <i>(Citrus myrtifolia</i>)</div>
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Entrance to the Secret Garden of 1-Utama </div>
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located at Upper Roof of 1-Utama Shopping Mall in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia</div>
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The Secret Garden of 1-Utama is reputed to be the largest rooftop garden in Southeast Asia.</div>
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There are about 500 species of plants which include ornamentals, herb, food plants, cactus and succulents, fruit trees, palm trees, orchids, rare and endemic plants, foliage plants, ferns, temperate and highland plants.</div>
Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-56482277600189937362015-05-31T09:33:00.000+08:002015-06-04T09:20:20.010+08:00Royal Floria Putrajaya 2015 has started!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b>Royal Floria Putrajaya 2015</b> was officially launched on Saturday, 30th May 2015. This is the 8th Floria which is an annual flower and gardening festival held in Malaysia. The venue is at <b>Anjung Floria, Precinct 4, Putrajaya, Malaysia</b>. The period is from <b>30th May - 7th June 2015 </b>which coincides with the Malaysian school holidays.<br />
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For details of the daily program activities, please click <a href="http://mygardendirectory.blogspot.com/2015/06/daily-program-for-royal-floria.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Starting this year, there is an entrance fee charged.<br />
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<u>Tickets cost</u> is as follows:<br />
Malaysian: Adult (RM 5.00) Senior Citizen and Child (RM 1.00)<br />
Non-Malaysian: Adult (RM 10.00) Child (RM 5.00)<br />
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You can also buy the tickets online but there is an additional charge (online fee) of RM 1.00 per adult: (Click <a href="https://putrajaya.touchpoint.international/royalfloria2015/registration" target="_blank">here</a>). The extra online charge can be summarized as follows:<br />
Malaysian: Adult (RM 1.00) Child (FREE)<br />
Non-Malaysian: Adult/Child (RM 1.00)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“Royal Floria Putrajaya 2015 has started!”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on 31st May 2015</span><br />
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What's NEW this year is the Spring and Winter Gardens. There is a separate charge of RM 3.00 per person for entry to the Spring and Winter Gardens. At the time of writing this post, I have no photos to share about the Spring and Winter Gardens. I have already purchased the ticket but decided to postpone my visit to another day due to the extremely long queue.<br />
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<u>Updated on 2nd June 2015</u>: Winter Garden Show<br />
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Spring Garden Show:<br />
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Other highlights include the followings:</div>
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1. Feature Gardens - Pinwheel Garden, Galleria D'Floria, Fantasy Garden, English Garden and the permanent Malaysia-China Friendship Garden.</div>
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2. Special Gardens - PPJ (Perbadanan Putrajaya) Garden, Royal Garden, Spa Garden, PJH (Putrajaya Holdings) Garden, Cats Pavillion</div>
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3. Government & Corporate Gardens - Melaka Landscape Department (Visit to Melaka), Brightmark Sdn Bhd (Fancy and Vibrant, Whimsical Garden), Famcon Strength Sdn Bhd (Bucolic Garden of the Hobbits), State Governments of Johor (Outdoor Activities) and Trengganu (Marine Life), Tourism Malaysia (back to wilderness and Glamping), DBKL, MBPJ, MPSP, PKNS, Wetlands PPJ, Alam Flora, MARDI, Etc.</div>
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4. School and University Gardens</div>
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5. Designer Gardens by local and international designers and architects.</div>
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6. Garden Bazaar & Hortimart and Arts and Craft Pavilion</div>
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Royal Floria Putrajaya 2015 was officially declared open by Her Majesty Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah on 30th May 2015. Here she is taking a walk around the Royal Garden which is a replica of the Istana Seri Menanti palace of Negeri Sembilan featuring Minangkabau architecture.<br />
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The entrance to this garden features a pair buffalo horns (tanduk kerbau). This garden is landscaped with palm trees, native plants and ornamental shrubs. Highlights include a water fountain with the royal crest of Negeri Sembilan and replicas of the Panca Persada or Balai Bersiram and the Tahta Rencana or Royal Carriage.<br />
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The booth representing Embassy of Ecuador at the Indoor Floral Pavilion.<br />
The words "<i>ama la vida</i>" is Spanish meaning "Loves Life".<br />
This simple Spanish phrase is the national slogan of the nation of Ecuador.<br />
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The International Orchids Competition is held indoors and located just next to (and connecting to) the Floral Pavilion.</div>
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Representatives from Latina Farms promoting Ecuadorian Roses at the booth of The Embassy of Ecuador.<br />
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Ecuadorian Roses are among the finest roses in the world.Ecuadorian These roses are exhibited for the first time at Floria Flower and Garden Festival at Royal Floria Putrajaya 2015.
Don't miss the chance to see the world famous Ecuadorian Roses at Putrajaya Floria. View them here inside the Indoor Floral Pavilion along teh Embassy Booths. The roses are not available for sale at Malaysian florists yet, and are all imported. </div>
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Ecuadorian Roses</div>
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Ecuadorian Roses </div>
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Hippeastrum Lilies in many colours are on display.<br />
Some flowers are quite huge, the size of the palm of my hand!</div>
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Members of Liliaceae are the hightlight of Floria 2015, theme "Tapestry of Hues"<br />
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<u>How to go there</u>:<br />
1. When using WAZE, type Anjung Floria Precinct 4, Putrajaya</div>
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2. When driving, enter via the KLIA expressway and you should reach Jambatan Saujana which is right next to Floria site.</div>
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3. Public transport - bus/train from KL Sentral to Putrajaya Sentral, thereafter feeder buses to Floria site. Train - take KLIA Express train from KL Sentral. The train fare is RM 9.50. Stop at Putrajaya/Cyberjaya train station which is connected to Putrajaya Sentral Bus Station. Look for the Floria bus at Platform 4, the bus fare is RM 0.50.<br />
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Additional information or enquiries, please visit Royal Floria Putrjaya website <a href="http://www.floriaputrajaya.com.my/" target="_blank">here </a>or facebook <a href="https://ms-my.facebook.com/FloriaPutrajaya" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-81028936848261131752015-05-23T22:00:00.000+08:002015-05-23T22:05:46.045+08:00Royal Floria Putrajaya 2015 Flower & Garden Festival<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Floria 2015 is scheduled to be held from 30th May to 7th June 2015</div>
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The theme flower this year is Lily. The theme this year is "Lily- Tapestry of Hues". Basically, members of the Liliaceae, Hippeastrum and Amarylidaceae families will be the highlights of this year's flora festival.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“Royal Floria Putrajaya 2015 Flower and Garden Festival”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on 23rd May 2015.</span><br />
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I went to the venue today and find that it is already full of preparation activities.</div>
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Below are some of the footage as we countdown to the opening day.</div>
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What's new is the Spring and Winter Gardens.</div>
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Hopefully, we see lots of Daylilies, Stargazer Lilies, Oriental Lilies, Amaryllis lilies, Hippeastrum hybrids, also lots of tulips and roses. I wonder what other temperate flowers will be on show!</div>
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What is your expectation of an International flower show?</div>
Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-76809713261136151262015-02-26T00:03:00.000+08:002017-01-08T16:48:59.582+08:00Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple (馬來西亞佛光山) Jenjarom CNY 2015<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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On the first day of Chinese (Lunar) New Year on February 19th, 2015, I visited the Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple in Jenjarom town in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Here are some photos of this Buddhist temple.<br />
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Chinese New Year is the best time to visit the Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple. Every year they have a "Chinese New Year Lantern and Floral Festival".<br />
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Daytime - visit the flower garden<br />
Nite time - enjoy the lights and lantern displays.<br />
Period:14 Feb - 8 Mar 2015<br />
Theme: Auspicious Beginings of Peace and Harmony<br />
Opening hours: 10:00am - 10pm<br />
Admission: FREE <br />
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Address: PT2297, Jalan Sg. Buaya, 42600 Jenjarom, Selangor, Malaysia<br />
Tel:603-31911533<br />
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“<span style="font-size: x-small;">Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple (馬來西亞佛光山), Jenjarom CNY 2015”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on 26 Feb 2015</span><br />
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The theme this year is "Auspicious Beginnings of Peace & Harmony". The celebrations period is from 14th Feb - 8th Mar 2015, from 10:00am - 10:00pm. For the programme of the daily activities, please click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw49uj_AgnCJTDBRNzY4OWJXWW8/view" target="_blank">here </a>or visit their website <a href="http://fgsmy.org/cn/" target="_blank">here</a> or Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fgsmy/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Fo Guang Shan literally means "Mountain of Buddha's Light".<br />
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It is a centre for Buddhist teachings cum temple founded by Ven Master Hsing Yun (星雲大師) in 1967. The headquarters is in Kaoshiung, Taiwan.</div>
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Huge butterflies, bees and dragonflies on a bed of annuals like celosia, mona lavender, pentas and cape honeysuckles.</div>
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2015 is the Year of the Wood Goat/Sheep</div>
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A 'bee' among colourful gerbera daisies.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7</td></tr>
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Gorgeous gerberas</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8</td></tr>
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Food stalls selling vegetarian food, drinks and snacks.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9</td></tr>
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A sea of pink and red pentas.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10</td></tr>
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A "snail".</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">11</td></tr>
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Yellow cape honeysuckle (<i>Tecoma capensis)</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12</td></tr>
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The vegetable patch. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">13</td></tr>
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Choy Sum flowers.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">14</td></tr>
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This year vegetables and herbs are planted as part of the floral display.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">15</td></tr>
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Cat whiskers plants.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">16</td></tr>
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Cabbages.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17</td></tr>
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Bachelor's button flower (Gomphrena globosa).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18</td></tr>
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Orange and red celosia.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">19</td></tr>
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Buddha statue and water fountain.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">20</td></tr>
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Radishes, lettuce and turmeric ginger plants.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">21</td></tr>
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"Cherry blossoms".</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">22</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">23</td></tr>
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Lovely lanterns adorn the trees. At night it becomes a garden of fantasy.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">24</td></tr>
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A fantasy walkway.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">25</td></tr>
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Pink chrysanthemums.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">26</td></tr>
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Pergola with bottle gourd and pumpkin plants.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">27</td></tr>
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Walkway to Lumbini Garden</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vePpQ3Fsjv8/VO6EUe2rdgI/AAAAAAAAJyY/QqxXm9sBudg/s1600/1-P1100668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vePpQ3Fsjv8/VO6EUe2rdgI/AAAAAAAAJyY/QqxXm9sBudg/s1600/1-P1100668.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">28</td></tr>
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Entrance to Lumbini Garden</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">29</td></tr>
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Inside Lumbini Garden, orchids are grown on the ground.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">30</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-uJpNfhVkrTLKMYyzP93MKZEx0ScV-Vv8sQo8641xCeF_-OYpt4EGOEeYFABktq9domPMrxrQ-PlhAfcf3CS7ZYj3C4_tYdj97MkBAd9dYoaiAFtksleoSUayKz6Mts0xnu-ei6Op1WUE/s1600/1-P1100673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-uJpNfhVkrTLKMYyzP93MKZEx0ScV-Vv8sQo8641xCeF_-OYpt4EGOEeYFABktq9domPMrxrQ-PlhAfcf3CS7ZYj3C4_tYdj97MkBAd9dYoaiAFtksleoSUayKz6Mts0xnu-ei6Op1WUE/s1600/1-P1100673.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">31</td></tr>
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Lovely willows leading to the bamboo garden and koi pond.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mugmOEEp1NE/VO6Ebafbf2I/AAAAAAAAJz0/NsMoxElYR1I/s1600/1-P1100696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mugmOEEp1NE/VO6Ebafbf2I/AAAAAAAAJz0/NsMoxElYR1I/s1600/1-P1100696.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">32</td></tr>
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Walkway with 18 statues of the 18 Arhats.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s7mmByBNhcY/VO6EdxDlJHI/AAAAAAAAJ0k/kJAL46qyrec/s1600/1-P1100710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s7mmByBNhcY/VO6EdxDlJHI/AAAAAAAAJ0k/kJAL46qyrec/s1600/1-P1100710.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">33</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
Blue hydrangeas.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DTvDSpbc1rA/VO6EcLMqn1I/AAAAAAAAJ0c/nzPOvGN-L1w/s1600/1-P1100700.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DTvDSpbc1rA/VO6EcLMqn1I/AAAAAAAAJ0c/nzPOvGN-L1w/s1600/1-P1100700.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">34</td></tr>
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Fantasy garden with lots of phalaenopsis orchids, hydrangeas, gerberas and animal statues.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sCQQ8RhH8sM/VO6EevC0i-I/AAAAAAAAJ00/sYJLfyVfy6k/s1600/1-P1100712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sCQQ8RhH8sM/VO6EevC0i-I/AAAAAAAAJ00/sYJLfyVfy6k/s1600/1-P1100712.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">35</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
The wishing tree.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YybrGaU7Qlk/VO6EcouiyEI/AAAAAAAAJ0I/qE37FY-pTmg/s1600/1-P1100702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YybrGaU7Qlk/VO6EcouiyEI/AAAAAAAAJ0I/qE37FY-pTmg/s1600/1-P1100702.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">36</td></tr>
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Walkway of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k_c3f0oEqEE/VO6EflLE_HI/AAAAAAAAJ08/HMI1pVh_E4A/s1600/1-P1100722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k_c3f0oEqEE/VO6EflLE_HI/AAAAAAAAJ08/HMI1pVh_E4A/s1600/1-P1100722.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">37</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
Lanterns and cherry blossoms.</div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vlhABtDvIrg/VO6EcsQ_b6I/AAAAAAAAJ0Q/1jVIELx7-eQ/s1600/1-P1100704.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vlhABtDvIrg/VO6EcsQ_b6I/AAAAAAAAJ0Q/1jVIELx7-eQ/s1600/1-P1100704.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">38</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
Pink hydrangeas.</div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MMBxVdauAWo/VO6EgORlmMI/AAAAAAAAJ04/WoVnYst7HP0/s1600/1-P1100724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MMBxVdauAWo/VO6EgORlmMI/AAAAAAAAJ04/WoVnYst7HP0/s1600/1-P1100724.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">39</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EoBdz74Qpmo/VO6EdbG1yZI/AAAAAAAAJ0g/g3TpnbdWbI8/s1600/1-P1100706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EoBdz74Qpmo/VO6EdbG1yZI/AAAAAAAAJ0g/g3TpnbdWbI8/s1600/1-P1100706.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">40</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kTxPmVz6rAc/VO6EWaW15JI/AAAAAAAAJyo/vx_zPnCBdno/s1600/1-P1100679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kTxPmVz6rAc/VO6EWaW15JI/AAAAAAAAJyo/vx_zPnCBdno/s1600/1-P1100679.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">41</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
A giant buddha with outstretch hands and a little buddha</div>
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Yellow, pink, red and orange kalanchoes.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TvNuAQaM_us/VO6EY1b1ZWI/AAAAAAAAJzg/Vr8qiHNceqs/s1600/1-P1100686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TvNuAQaM_us/VO6EY1b1ZWI/AAAAAAAAJzg/Vr8qiHNceqs/s1600/1-P1100686.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">42</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c6S7b4tD7Ps/VO6EW_11kRI/AAAAAAAAJyw/mDOL25dVc-k/s1600/1-P1100681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c6S7b4tD7Ps/VO6EW_11kRI/AAAAAAAAJyw/mDOL25dVc-k/s1600/1-P1100681.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">43</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
Medicine Buddha</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NGuCJrGQ5AA/VO6EY2AWHlI/AAAAAAAAJzQ/54IQhkTUK1w/s1600/1-P1100687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NGuCJrGQ5AA/VO6EY2AWHlI/AAAAAAAAJzQ/54IQhkTUK1w/s1600/1-P1100687.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">44</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sMvt4KpSzW8/VO6EXUngUBI/AAAAAAAAJy8/mL1IY5MrOBo/s1600/1-P1100682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sMvt4KpSzW8/VO6EXUngUBI/AAAAAAAAJy8/mL1IY5MrOBo/s1600/1-P1100682.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">45</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifNUh4SY98we-INN-RB99dSIOlff5rEOYy57VOAnjpnj9DZ3oGMCQRICNnRlKi8Qqc_H2NoLnoLQ2hs9Y6E2bQT6vEjxqMEp0nDeMSm6foxyd8Tk_hunts0PPqFdP2fdhYxYDXipxE2uR/s1600/1-P1100688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifNUh4SY98we-INN-RB99dSIOlff5rEOYy57VOAnjpnj9DZ3oGMCQRICNnRlKi8Qqc_H2NoLnoLQ2hs9Y6E2bQT6vEjxqMEp0nDeMSm6foxyd8Tk_hunts0PPqFdP2fdhYxYDXipxE2uR/s1600/1-P1100688.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">46</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z3qyvWqWlYg/VO6EX6Yxg5I/AAAAAAAAJzA/oE7MFV169qU/s1600/1-P1100684.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z3qyvWqWlYg/VO6EX6Yxg5I/AAAAAAAAJzA/oE7MFV169qU/s1600/1-P1100684.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">47</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mtrd9szAy1U/VO6EaHeSB2I/AAAAAAAAJz4/3ZheHD2rkhM/s1600/1-P1100689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mtrd9szAy1U/VO6EaHeSB2I/AAAAAAAAJz4/3ZheHD2rkhM/s1600/1-P1100689.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">48</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4QZYFIntanI/VO6EYTfwx6I/AAAAAAAAJzE/fpNlFXVJnNo/s1600/1-P1100685.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4QZYFIntanI/VO6EYTfwx6I/AAAAAAAAJzE/fpNlFXVJnNo/s1600/1-P1100685.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">49</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GLl3FMpupBo/VO7BMB1edZI/AAAAAAAAJ1Q/uogwUFwZ7zw/s1600/1-P1100627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GLl3FMpupBo/VO7BMB1edZI/AAAAAAAAJ1Q/uogwUFwZ7zw/s1600/1-P1100627.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">50</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KV4yGfnznUE/VO7BfufQ68I/AAAAAAAAJ1o/52p4PC9YzSQ/s1600/1-P1100629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KV4yGfnznUE/VO7BfufQ68I/AAAAAAAAJ1o/52p4PC9YzSQ/s1600/1-P1100629.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">51</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WvMsKUGIG-w/VO7BfuBzypI/AAAAAAAAJ2M/gZ6jmpUFKPo/s1600/1-P1100647.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WvMsKUGIG-w/VO7BfuBzypI/AAAAAAAAJ2M/gZ6jmpUFKPo/s1600/1-P1100647.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">52</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6k7aM1dXDNX4JbXPKU-vXL0pGgHOXJaeXzE7ah42eXFbyK1RV53eN1YAwaQfaC-MPWDg2EX8MQ9MqJ4NZ9GFRXlf8fiO8CvaZP-iDgh1HFwXMAmvKIwku_2UUvGeHYqKdexxMeSzeJEFY/s1600/1-P1100649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6k7aM1dXDNX4JbXPKU-vXL0pGgHOXJaeXzE7ah42eXFbyK1RV53eN1YAwaQfaC-MPWDg2EX8MQ9MqJ4NZ9GFRXlf8fiO8CvaZP-iDgh1HFwXMAmvKIwku_2UUvGeHYqKdexxMeSzeJEFY/s1600/1-P1100649.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">53</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OXPjB-mze2w/VO7BgSgSSeI/AAAAAAAAJ14/4JDdcfj2N6s/s1600/1-P1100651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OXPjB-mze2w/VO7BgSgSSeI/AAAAAAAAJ14/4JDdcfj2N6s/s1600/1-P1100651.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">54</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i0ufccAnAMI/VO7Bg6MG0-I/AAAAAAAAJ2E/IwdHQlUG_7c/s1600/1-P1100652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i0ufccAnAMI/VO7Bg6MG0-I/AAAAAAAAJ2E/IwdHQlUG_7c/s1600/1-P1100652.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">55</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d10A17zckLk/VO7BhKLITQI/AAAAAAAAJ2I/kCmESAetdyI/s1600/1-P1100653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d10A17zckLk/VO7BhKLITQI/AAAAAAAAJ2I/kCmESAetdyI/s1600/1-P1100653.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">56</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDGjY0wmkxVGFDtR60mffMuVugwKbJiU4T5zS1q1CQdyh0XkUEQS1yeAOabuUvsFV1Kj26oIlQfC_VjHyCB3eIsTSBRDlaJQy_f-YPNeEPi34bHLlCxuZq0zUje0sSh5Tiuw7pYD3qWaT/s1600/1-P1100654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDGjY0wmkxVGFDtR60mffMuVugwKbJiU4T5zS1q1CQdyh0XkUEQS1yeAOabuUvsFV1Kj26oIlQfC_VjHyCB3eIsTSBRDlaJQy_f-YPNeEPi34bHLlCxuZq0zUje0sSh5Tiuw7pYD3qWaT/s1600/1-P1100654.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">57</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yH5Ge9rjoII/VO7BigfLMXI/AAAAAAAAJ2Y/_edCGDvIer4/s1600/1-P1100656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yH5Ge9rjoII/VO7BigfLMXI/AAAAAAAAJ2Y/_edCGDvIer4/s1600/1-P1100656.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">58</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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Happy New Year 2015!</div>
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This year Chinese New Year falls on 19th February 2015. This is the 1st day of the Lunar Calendar where Chinese celebrate the Lunar New Year.</div>
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2015 is the Year of the Wood Goat and it starts on February 4th, Lichun Day (立春) at 11:58 am local Malaysian time. Lichun denotes the start of the first solar term and beginning of spring in ancient China. It is a day when farmers would go back to the fields and begin work after a long winter's break.</div>
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Chinese New Year season is a very busy period for nurseries and garden centres. By now many of them would have already stocked up on many types of auspicious plants and flowers for Chinese New Year.</div>
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Hey, this is the best time of the year to shop for plants especially those imported and temperate climate plants.<br />
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Let's take a look at what plants the nurseries here in Malaysia have for Chinese New Year 2015. For this very important occasion, we would love to start the year with fresh hopes and aspirations. What we want is everything good and positive.... health, wealth, fortune, self and career improvements, prosperity, longevity, etc. I always like to check out the auspicious names of plants, flowers and fruits as there is no limit to the creativity of the minds business people when it comes to pushing sales!</div>
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Buddha's Hand, <i>Citrus medica</i> var. <i>sarcodactylis </i>is a variety of Citron plant with fruits that are oddly shaped, resembling our human hand. It is also known as "Fingered Citron".<br />
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In Chinese, it is 佛手柑 (fo shou gan - Buddha's hand tangerine), 五指柑 (wu zhi gan - five fingered tangerine), 福寿柑 (fu shou gan - prosperity & longevity tangerine). In Japan, it is called "bushukan" (ブッシュカン).<br />
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The Plumed Cockscomb flower, <i>Celosia argentea</i> var.<i> plumosa</i> is known as "feng wei" (凤尾) meaning Phoenix Tail. </div>
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The crested variety of Celosia called the Cockscomb Flower, <rigi><i>Celosia argentea</i></rigi> var.<i> cristata</i>, is known as "ji guan hua" (雞冠花) with the same meaning. It is favoured because the blooms in red and yellow look like rubies and gold.<br />
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Red is the colour of prosperity, fame and honour while gold is the colour of wealth.<br />
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<i>Tagetes erecta</i> is also known as Mexican marigold or Aztec marigold. Its Chinese name "wan shou ju" (万寿菊) when directly translated carries the meaning of "10,000 years lifespan chrysanthemum", so this plant denotes unlimited longevity!<br />
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<i>Guzmania lingulata </i>is known as pineapple flowers. Pineapple is auspicious because the Chinese word in Hokkien dialect is "ong lai" meaning the arrival of good fortune. The flowers can last a few months.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“Chinese New Year Plants and Flowers 2015”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/. </span></div>
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<i>Alocasia cucullata</i>, the Chinese Taro is commonly known as "yu tou" (芋头) which sounds like 好意头 (hao yi tou) in Mandarin meaning good omen. Similarly<i> Colocasia esculenta</i>, the Cocoyam is also used for the same purpose.</div>
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<i>Crinum asiaticum </i>or Crinum Lily is known as Fa Cai Suan. The stems of this plant resemble the leek. The words "fa cai" in Mandarin means "to get rich" while garlic and leek is called "suan" in Mandarin. "Suan" sounds like "count" and this is prosperity when you have lots of money to count!</div>
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Lucky bamboo (<i>Dracaena sanderiana</i>) grown in containers with auspicious wordings and decorated with festive ornaments. Some even have miniature statues of the goat/sheep.</div>
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These are money trees. The Pachiras are called "US Dollar Trees".<br />
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Hyacinth bulbs.<br />
Hyacinth is 洋水仙 (yang shui xian) meaning water fairy, or 风信子(feng xin zi)<br />
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Remember to check what is the colour of the flowers unless you want to leave it to chance.<br />
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It is difficult to get real peach blossoms and peonies in Malaysia, so we use silk flowers to decorate our homes. These can be placed in vases and made into money trees.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Kalanchoes</span><span style="text-align: start;"> are called "wan zi qian hong" ( </span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "ms gothic";">万</span><span style="font-family: "ms gothic";">紫</span><span style="font-family: "ms gothic";">千</span><span style="font-family: "mingliu";">红<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - </span></span></span><span style="text-align: start;">million purple thousand red) which translates to an abundance of wealth and prosperity. In Cantonese, 'zi' for purple colour also sounds like money (银纸 - ngan zhi) and son </span><span style="text-align: start;">(<span style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">子 -zi)</span></span><span style="text-align: start;">. The pronunciation of "wan zi qian hong" also rhymes with "a million offsprings, a thousand fame and honour".</span></div>
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Potted kalanchoes come in colours of red, pink, yellow and orange.</div>
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Another plant nicknamed "pineapple flowers"<br />
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Potted mandarin oranges ... "kum" means gold.<br />
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<i>Aglaia odorata</i> is also known as the "Chinese perfumed plant".<br />
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It is also called the Chinese Rice Flower - mi zi lan (米仔兰 - rice, little, orchid).<br />
Just saying the words "mi zi lan" in Cantonese reminds me of my grandmother so much!</div>
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The flowers are very fragrant with a sweet lemony scent hence the common name "mock lemon". The tiny flowers do not open fully and each one look like a grain of rice. I guess this would signify and abundance of food since rice is a staple food in Asia.</div>
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Dahlias are called "da li ju:" 大麗菊 = big/very beautiful chrysanthemum.<br />
Perhaps "li" sounds like "da ji da li" (大吉大利) meaning great fortune and great profits/gains.<br />
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Florists also give the following names to dahlias:<br />
芍藥 shao yao (Chinese peony)<br />
大利花 da li hua (great gains flower)<br />
紫牡丹 zi mu dan (purple peony)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: center;">Azalea<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="text-align: center;">is called </span><span style="text-align: center;">映山</span><span style="text-align: center;">红</span><span style="text-align: center;"> (ying shan hong) or </span><span style="text-align: center;">满山红</span><span style="text-align: center;"> (man shan hong) which means a mountain of
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Azalea is the symbol of happiness, harmony and balance in life. It is used to foster and strenghten relationships. Azaleas are warm temperate plants that bloom in spring and the flowers last a few weeks. They like the shade and acidic soil. Choose one that has lots of unopened buds but before that you need to view 1 or 2 opened blooms to choose the colours that you like, e.g. pink, red or white and pink. However, as the new year day draws near, you can choose those partially open ones. It takes about 2 weeks for azalea buds to open fully, otherwise your plant may only start blooming after the first 15 days.</span></div>
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Many nurseries in Sg Buloh are already blaring Chinese New Year music and decorated with lots of red lanterns. The "tree" on the right is overloaded with artificial peony flowers.</div>
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Locally grown citrus lime trees are called "Four Season Limes". They are more lasting than the imported ones. The most wonderful part is that these citrus limes are cultivated to flower and fruit and ripen just in time for Chinese New Year.<br />
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Like Christmas trees during Christmas season, the Citrus Lime trees are the best seller of the Chinese New Year season in Malaysia.</div>
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<span id="goog_955333843"></span>Citrus lime trees decorated with red ribbons and planted golden pots. At the entrance to this nursery, there is even the Chai Shen Ye (God of Prosperity) holding lots of gold ingots to greet customers.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">WISHING HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2015!</span><br />
<span style="text-align: left;">Wishing you abundance of wealth, good health and prosperity.</span><br />
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Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-54208046520868785392014-11-21T10:11:00.000+08:002015-11-13T12:56:13.513+08:00MAHA 2014 Serdang - Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">MAHA 2014</span></b> is THE EVENT that we gardeners and everyone else related to the agriculture industry is looking forward to.<br />
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The theme of MAHA 2014 is "<b>Agroteknologi Pemangkin Transformasi</b>" (Agrotechnology - Catalyst for Transformation).<br />
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This year, MAHA is held on <b>20th - 30th November 2014</b><br />
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The venue is <b>MAEPS</b> (Malaysia Agro Exposition Park <b>Serdang</b>), a 100 hectare facility owned by Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry. MAEPS is located very near to Putrajaya, Malaysia's administrative capital. It is also midway between Kuala Lumpur and KLIA.<br />
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MAHA stands for <b>Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture & Agrotourism Show</b>. It is a biennial event held to promote Malaysia's agri-based industries, incorporating the latest in technology, research knowledge and innovation.<br />
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The official name of the event is <b>MAHA 2014 & HPPK</b>.<br />
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HPPK stands for Hari Peladang, Penternak & Nelayan Kebangsaan (The Farmer's Livestock Producers and Fisherman's Day)<br />
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The first 2 days i.e. <b>20th and 21st Nov (10am - 6pm) is opened to Trade Visitors Only</b>, meaning that<br />
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<li>Children below 12 years old are not allowed in</li>
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<li>Visitors who are inappropriately dress, in bermudas, shorts, sandals and slippers are not permitted to enter</li>
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MAHA 2014 will be opened to the <b>PUBLIC on 22nd - 30th Nov 2014</b><br />
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There is ample parking space. Visitors can enter via Gate 1 (Hospital Serdang way) or Gate 2 (SKVE) way. You need to park at the allocated parking areas and thereafter walk towards the Entrance where free "hop-in hop-off" buses are available to transport you to the designated locations. Collect the Visitors Guide (Panduan Pengunjung) and plan where you want to visit first. This way, you don't waste time going to the wrong places. I usually spend my time sight-seeing and photography first and later go shopping at the bazaars just before going home. This way you don't have to lug around heavy stuff that you had purchased earlier.<br />
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Remember to bring along an umbrella, drinking water, wear comfortable clothes and shoes and don't forget to bring trolley or basket/recycle bag if you intent to do shopping. I'm pretty sure that you can't resist that! There are a few bazaars here.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“MAHA 2014 Serdang - Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on 21st November 2014</span><br />
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This 'pondok bas' or bus stop is provided with canopy shade and plastic chairs to sit on while waiting for the buses to transport you to the respective venues. You can ask the officials in red T-shirts and identify tags to help you go to the right location.<br />
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There are 4 route maps to select for the free bus shuttle service provided.</div>
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The buses are painted in 4 different colours.</div>
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Look out for the route signage i.e. A, B, C or D.</div>
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This open air bazaar with white canopies are selling all kinds of agriculture and floriculture stuff. The building in the background is the Main Exhibition Hall.<br />
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This is where the Main Exhibition Halls, State Pavilions and IAT 1 & 2 Bazaars are located.<br />
The IAT Bazaars are located indoors and air-conditioned. Here you can sample and purchase food, beverages and other products from the food technology and industrial sector.</div>
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Below are some photos taken at the Main Exhibition Hall:</div>
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Verticle gardens and indoor gardening ideas, incorporating herb and vegetables growing in the modern lifestyle.</div>
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Air plants for terrariums. </div>
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Free fruit juice tasting.</div>
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Tropical fruits are used.</div>
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Urban Agriculture showcase</div>
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Hydroponics method incorporating fish rearing to combat mosquitoe larvae problem.</div>
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Vertical Garden of herbs and vegetables, using a hollow pillar.</div>
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Terrarium Competition for schools and showcase of contesting entries. </div>
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Vertical gardening using metal rack and planter boxes.</div>
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The MARDI booth where they have produced seedlings in glass bottles using the tissue culture method. Some examples of plants produced this way are herbs like ginger, and fruit trees such as the banana Pisang Berangan and Pisang Tanduk.<br />
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Finally, dear friends and shoppers, do remember to REJECT and DON’T BUY (TAK NAK BELI!) any jungle plants that may be endemic, endangered, protected or near extinction. They usually looked stressed, like it had been pulled out with leaves, roots or stems covered with moss/lichens and come in only one or limited specimens per species. Buy the cultivated ones which are sold in bulk, look green and clean and from reputable nurseries. There are really many many stalls in a major agricultural exhibition and it is difficult to control what the vendors bring in to sell every day. I know you can do it! Abstain and be a responsible, ethical shopper! <br />
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Let us:
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1. NOT encourage illegal collection of wild and endangered native plants (many are orchids). <br />
2. NOT encourage orchid smuggling and illegal orchid trading.
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3. BUY only those which are cultivated for gardening.
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Together, let’s ensure a more colourful MOTHER EARTH for our children, grandchildren and future generations. The future is in our hands. I know you can do it!
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<u>Contact details</u>:<br />
MAHA 2014 Secretariat<br />
MARDI HQ<br />
43400 Serdang, Selangor<br />
Malaysia<br />
Tel: +6011-1288 7220, +6011-2332 7400, +011-2806 7001<br />
Fax: +603-8945 3816<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.maha.gov.my/" target="_blank">here</a>Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-58237481768000216572014-07-22T22:26:00.000+08:002014-07-23T10:22:28.459+08:00Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur<br />
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Buffet lunch at the Contango at Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur for a special occassion.</div>
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While basking in the ambiance, I'll let the pictures do most of the talking...<br />
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The Orchid Conservatory Room filled with blooming Phalaenopsis orchids which is also known as the "Room of Ten Thousand Perpetual Blooms" where the temperature is kept at a constant 21-24C.<br />
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The place is for afternoon tea with advance booking.<br />
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The infinity pool.</div>
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View from the top.</div>
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The rooftop garden.</div>
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View of the old KL Railway Station. </div>
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This shot is taken from the main entrance of Majestic Hotel KL.</div>
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Another view of the old KL Railway Station.</div>
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<br />Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-67344740498243698812014-06-15T07:39:00.000+08:002014-11-21T19:58:53.912+08:00Putrajaya Floria 2014 Highlights<div style="text-align: center;">
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Part 2 - Spotlight on Wedding Gardens - outdoors and indoors, table setting, floral bouquets, etc.</div>
Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-11468353752991508172014-05-21T23:23:00.000+08:002016-04-25T12:45:44.816+08:00The school garden of my alma mater, St. Bernadette's Convent, Batu Gajah<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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During the month of June 2013, I went back to visit my alma mater. This is where I spent my student days from primary to secondary school. The school is now known as SK and SMK St. Bernadette's Convent, Batu Gajah. It started as a Catholic missionary all-girls school and was known as the Convent of Holy Infant Jesus (HIJ), St. Bernadette's Convent. During the initial years, the school was managed and run by HIJ sisters who lived in CHIJ Main Convent in Ipoh, the capital of Perak state. The sisters traveled daily to work and the distance between Batu Gajah and Ipoh is 37 km or about 30 min's drive. It is still an all girls school now. You can read more about the origins of this school from Ipoh World's website <a href="http://db.ipohworld.org/view/id/4038" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Our school's motto is "Simple in virtue, steadfast in duty".<br />
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It's funny that it is only now that I noticed the tiny creek that flows in front of my school!<br />
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This is the driveway to my school, the blue building on the right. The school was built on a hill slope, on 4 levels which means that we had plenty of lush greenery and space to play and move about. The primary and secondary schools are located inside the same compound.<br />
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On the left is a huge graveyard, the source of many adrenalin pumping spooky tales. Actually, the place is tranquil and peaceful most of the time. Many old schools are located next to a graveyard and it is common to have the Chinese, Muslim, Hindu and Christian cemeteries within the same vicinity, separated from one another by a small distance or by fencing or walled boundaries.<br />
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I am very impressed by the well kempt gardens and clean, cool surroundings.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“The school garden of my alma mater, St Bernadette's Convent, Batu Gajah”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on May 21st 2014.</span><br />
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Here's the school hall which doubles as a gymnasium, concert hall and indoor games venue. There is a piano inside for the music teacher to teach music. The songs we learnt were mostly folk songs, old songs and some pop songs. We had a school choir. We also learnt how to play musical instruments like the recorder and bamboo "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angklung" target="_blank">angklung</a>".<br />
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During special occasions, the students perform plays, dramas, dances and fund raising/teacher's day/parents' day concerts; coached by our own teachers. It also served as the venue for speeches, prize giving ceremonies and the screening of movies and documentaries such as those from the World Wild Life Fund. Until today, I can still recall my first lesson on nature, conservation and biodiversity; and it was about saving our leather-backed turtles from extinction. It was in this school hall that I watched Hollywood movies like "To Sir With Love" and Robert Redford-Babara Streisand's, "The Way We Were". The audience were school girls sitting on the floor.<br />
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Now, the school authorities have planted quite a number of different cultivars of bougainvilleas and there are also palm trees everywhere.<br />
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Pusat Sumber Sekolah (school resource centre) or school library. The plant in front looks like the <i>Euphorbia tithymaloides</i> <i>ssp. smallii</i> 'Variegatus'<br />
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This is the Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow plant</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Brunfelsia pauciflora</i></div>
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<i></i>Synonym: <i>Brunfelsia calycina</i>.<br />
Origin: South America</div>
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Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow (YTT Plant), Kiss-Me-Quick,</div>
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Morning-Noon-Night, Brazil Raintree. </div>
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The genus <i>Brunfelsia</i> is named in honor of 16th century German monk, Otto Brunfels.<br />
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What an appropriate plant for a school garden where students will have so much of <b>Yesterday</b>'s<b> </b>memories,<b> Today</b>'s experiences and <b>Tomorrow</b>'s dreams to live for.<br />
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Here's a cleome wildflower that grows wild everywhere in Malaysia.</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Cleome rutidosperma</i></div>
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Synonym: <i>Cleome ciliata</i></div>
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Common name: Fringed Spiderflower, Purple Cleome</div>
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Malay name: Maman Ungu, Maman Lelaki</div>
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Family: Caparaceae</div>
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A wall mural painted by the school's students and teachers. The writings, "Rakyat Malaysia bersatu untuk keselamatan jalan raya" means the people of Malaysia united for road safety.<br />
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A row of red Ixora plants line the walkway. These native plants are hardy shrubs, need minimal upkeep and they can survive with little fertilizer or water, hence they save a lot of costs. They just love our full equatorial sunshine and they can survive on our adequate yearly rainfall. Ixora flowers attract several types of butterflies.<br />
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A roll of trees planted along the edge of the school field.</div>
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I can still recall the excitement, cheers, giggles and screams of yesteryears<br />
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Now I think it is a good place for camping, bonfires and watching the night skies, moon and stars.</div>
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Then, there was marching practice for the uniformed teams like Girl Guides and Red Cross, the PE (physical education) classes and sports practice.</div>
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A cool place under the shade of the yum-yum trees where many secrets were shared.<br />
A place so quiet and tranquil, far from the maddening city din.</div>
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Neat and tidy arrangement of plants in front of the teachers office.</div>
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Everywhere there are big trees for shade.</div>
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The old trees are still there.<br />
Because the school is located on a hill slope, the views are splendid too.</div>
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These are the places where we could hang around during recess or while waiting for school to start.</div>
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The lawn is beautiful, isn't it?<br />
Here's a place for shade and shadow play.<br />
Just look at the lovely silhouettes of the buildings and structures on the ground.<br />
Coconut palms and rubber trees used to dot the old landscape.</div>
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A huge old tree overlooking the outdoor badminton courts. We used to have our morning assembly there where we said our daily prayers, sang the national anthem and listened to school announcements. </div>
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The science laboratory is located at the end of the row of classes. We had to catch live frogs, cockroaches, snails, grasshoppers; pluck flowers and leaves and bring bring them to school for our science experiments.<br />
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The classrooms where I used to attend classes.</div>
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We had the best teachers who inspired us to excel in the most difficult subjects like Additional Maths and Physics, the BM teacher who made us construct hundreds of sentences everyday, recite the "pantun and sajak" and sing the "syair" (traditional Malay poetry). In the process, many of us improved our Malay language proficiency. Then there was the English teacher who taught Geography as well, a nun who taught Literature, Moral and Bible Studies and the school headmistress who taught Chemistry. The teachers were strict but caring and they were our model citizens, guardian angels cum disciplinarians during our growing up years.<br />
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We had a small chapel inside the school. The bible teachers who were nuns, used to tell us that no matter what faith, race or religion we belong to, "God loves us all" because we are all children of God. We greeted our teachers with "Good Morning, May God bless you" and they would reply, "May God bless you girls!"<br />
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In this school, I learnt how to bake, sew, draw and crochet. </div>
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The "Summer Place" area where we used to sit, play and chat, did revision, homework and group studies. A place where friendships were formed and sisterhood bonds reinforced.</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Euphorbia antiquorum</i></div>
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Synonyms: <i>E. cactus, E. cervicornis, E. nivulia</i></div>
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Common name: Ancient Euphorbia, Fleshy Spurge, Malayan Spurge Tree, Sudu</div>
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Family: Euphorbiaceae</div>
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Origin: India and Southeast Asia</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Euphorbia milii</i></div>
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Synonym: <i>E. splendens</i></div>
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Common name: Crown of Thorns</div>
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Family: Euphorbiaceae</div>
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Origin: Madagascar</div>
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The staircase in front of the plumeria (frangipani) tree leads to the venue for our cookery class sessions during extra-curricular activities. Behind this building is a backyard where we did our school gardening projects and "gotong royong" (group/community work) schemes.</div>
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Little squirrels still dart about among the trees.</div>
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Heliconias near the canteen area.</div>
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During recess time, we used to dash down from class to buy our favourite bowl of soup or laksa noodles or nasi lemak. We also played 5 stones and hop scotch. </div>
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Caladiums are simply known as pokok keladi (yam plant).</div>
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The school's "Herb Garden".</div>
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It's a bird's nest!<br />
Signs of wildlife...</div>
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I think every school should have the hibiscus "bunga raya" plants which is our national flower. The bunga raya attracts several types of butterflies and also the olive backed sunbirds who feed on their sweet nectar.<br />
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Further up there, you can see the herb garden where vegetables and herb plants are grown in poly bags and arranged neatly in rows and labelled properly.</div>
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Good to see fruit trees planted in school gardens.</div>
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The mangoes are dangling within arm's reach.</div>
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Ripening juicy mangoes.</div>
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A bougainvillea 'bonsai'.<br />
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A venue for meetings and gatherings. The COGA (Convent Old Girls Association) members also hold their meetings here. After graduation, some of the old students came back to become school teachers here. It must be a great feeling to be able to teach at your own alma mater and also send your daughters here to study!</div>
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Notice the vertical green wall?</div>
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A beautiful wall mural of a pair of birds. </div>
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A row of boat lilies line the border below.<br />
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Boat lily plants are also known as Moses-in-a-Basket, Boatlily, Oyster Plant or Christ in the Cradle</div>
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Scientific name is <i>Tradescantia spathacea.</i></div>
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Closeup of the green wall cover with the <i>Tristellateia australasiae </i>vine, common names: Australian Gold vine, Shower of Gold Climber, Galphimia Vine, Maiden's Jealousy, Thryallis Vine.<br />
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My kudos and salute to the teachers, students and administrators of SMK St. Bernadette's School of Batu Gajah, Perak, who have managed to maintain a beautiful, wildlife friendly garden within the school premises despite their daily busy schedules of teaching and studying for exams. There are herbs and vegetables and even fruit trees being grown here! It is not surprising that they had won numerous awards for their beautiful garden.<br />
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If every school maintain the greenery, keep the shrubs and trees, grow vegetables and herbs within its compound, imagine the massive cumulative effect on reducing our carbon footprints, thereby contributing towards helping reduce greenhouse gases and global warming. It is good that children learn from a young age to care for our environment and help save planet Earth from further damage. The knowledge gained will be useful throughout their lifetime. <br />
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If you have nice experiences and memorable moments with your old school and school gardens, do share them with me.<br />
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FINALLY! I have reached my 1 millionth page views. Nothing to shout about. Many have done that and been there but for me, this is my "first", hehe. It was a lot of hard work since the day I started blogging back in Jun 2009. It's going to be 5 years of garden blogging soon. I guess this is a passion which has not died down despite the many ups and downs that I have experienced and sometimes I was so close to calling it quits. But then again, I guess I am "Once a gardener, always a gardener", like the famous quote:<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">"The love of gardening is a seed</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">once sown that never dies" </span></b></div>
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<b>..... Gertrude Jeykll</b></div>
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<b>What have I done to my garden?</b><br />
Well, I'm a DIY gardener who love native plants of Malaysia and Southeast Asia. This year my interest and challenge is in "Frugal Gardening" . In my country, prices of so many things has shot up, so I'm going to learn to make do with what I have and tone down on my spending. There are quite a number of plants given by my gardener friends in the form of cuttings, rootings and seeds from plant exchanges and meet-ups, so I am actually quite satisfied with what I have now. I'm going to improve on my plant propagation skills. I'd also be looking at growing plants from kitchen discards.<br />
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I plant gingers like torch ginger, galangal, turmeric and common ginger plants and treat them like ornamental plants. I grow pineapple plants from the crown of store bought fruits. I also plant herbs like cat whiskers (<i>Orthosiphon aristatus)</i>, lemon balm, pegaga (<i>Centella asiatica)</i>, hempedu bumi (<i>Andrographis paniculata</i>). They grow like weeds in my garden but these weeds are edible and have medicinal values. Native plants are low maintenance plants, perfectly suited to my busy schedule.<br />
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The ixora plants attracts butterflies to my garden while my favourite little sunbirds love the common <i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis </i>(bunga raya). If their young are born on my citrus plants, I'll give them a home, raise them and release them as the lovely butterflies that they are meant to be. Moth love to perge on my bamboo tree. Frogs, toads, spiders, lizards and dragon flies help me take care of the dreaded mozzies. Flies and ants? Well, they gotta be careful of my carnivorous Monkey Cup (nepenthes) plant. Tailor birds can sew a nest with only 2 hydrangea leaves while other birds build their nests on my Lipstick palm trees (Crytostachys renda) the whole year round. Besides the usual sparrows, mynas and sunbirds, magpies also come here to 'play' in my garden. So, can you imagine how nice it feels to wake up to the sound of birds twitting, chirping and singing?<br />
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My cattleya orchid last bloomed in December 2011. There were no flowers for 2 years from 2012 and 2013. So it was a pleasant surprise for me when there it bloomed during Chinese New Year from Jan 31st 2014 (first day) to Feb 8th (9th day). There were only 2 flowers but how wonderful!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“My Feb 2014 DIY Garden in Malaysia and My First Million Page Views, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on February 18th, 2014.</span><br />
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Does this flower look like Mickey Mouse?</div>
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It was planted from seed collected from a roadside plant in January 2011. It bloomed for the first time in July 2013 but there were no seeds. This time, it bloomed again in January 2014 and now I have seeds.</div>
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To my fellow gardener bloggers and blog visitors, <b><span style="font-size: large;">THANK YOU VERY MUCH!</span></b></div>
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<br />Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-73562901841364803862014-02-03T00:00:00.000+08:002017-01-08T16:50:07.773+08:00Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple Jenjarom - Chinese New Year 2014<br />
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Here are some 50 photos of my recent visit to Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple in Jenjarom new village, near Banting town in Selangor state of Malaysia. Fo Guang Shan (FGS) is a Buddist Temple cum School of Buddhism.<br />
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Every year the temple is a hive of activities during the Chinese New Year season. They have different themed decorations for each year of celebration, known as the FGS Dong Zen Temple CNY Lantern & Floral Festival.<br />
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This year, the festivities period is from 29th January - 16th February 2014. There will be a Lantern Exhibition, Flower Displays and Books Exhibition. The best time to visit this temple is to reach there at about 4-5pm. This way you will avoid the massive traffic jams and get to take daytime photographs of the garden. <b>The night scene with lighted trees and lanterns is the main attraction now</b>. Opening times are 10:30am - 10pm from 29 Jan - 16 Feb 2014. Admission is FREE.<br />
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For the itinerary and road map, you can visit their website <a href="http://www.fgs.org.my/" target="_blank">here</a>:<br />
(Included are prayer/blessing ceremonies, Dharma talks, Dharma service, offering of lights, charity banquet, cultural shoes, costume parade, lantern painting, photography contest, outdoor sketches, and of course the opening and closing ceremonies). GPS Coordinates: N2 52.134 and E101 29.46<br />
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Trees adorned with masses of pink cherry blossoms.</div>
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All 12 animals zodiac signs are on display.</div>
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Here's the Mouse and Rabbit.</div>
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Sunny Sun Sun.</div>
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The statues of the 18 Arhats line the walkway to the main temple.</div>
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That's the grand Dragon in yellow Emperor robes and green Snake.</div>
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A 'wishing tree' </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9</td></tr>
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Wishes and blessings for loved ones written on bits of paper hung onto the branches.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10</td></tr>
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Ox and Horse animal zodiazs</div>
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A smiley Sun.</div>
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Smiling pure white Buddha with outstretch, open arms to welcome the public.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">13</td></tr>
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"Do not litter</div>
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Do not smoke</div>
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May Buddha bless you!"</div>
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Lining this walkway are Lipstick palms and 'cherry blossom' trees</div>
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and Atap (a thatched roof made with dried leaves of the nipah palm tree).</div>
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Elegant Willow trees </div>
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Hanging lanterns and pink petunias</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17</td></tr>
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The signage at the entrance to "Lumbini Garden" decorated with bougainvilleas.</div>
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A statue of Buddha meditating among lotus blooms.</div>
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There are about 33 adorable śrāmanera (little novice monks) statues </div>
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spread out on the garden grounds or hidden among the flower beds. </div>
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What's this?<br />
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Join your palm, make a vow and strike the bell!</div>
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May all your wishes come true!</div>
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A <i>scramanera</i> standing on a lotus flower.</div>
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Medicine Buddha</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">29</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">35</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">36</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">37</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">38</td></tr>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanzang" target="_blank">Xuangzang</a> and his white horse. In the epic of "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West" target="_blank">Journey to the West</a>", Xuangzang is a Tang Dynasty monk who went on a pilgrimage from China to India to bring back a copy of the the Diamond Sutera. The white horse is actually a dragon prince who had turned into a white horse for Xuangzang to ride on.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">39</td></tr>
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Terrestrial orchids and bamboo trees.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">40</td></tr>
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The bamboo bridge across the koi pond is decorated with colourful love shaped lanterns.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">41</td></tr>
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Terrestrial orchids </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">42</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">43</td></tr>
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Yellow orchid flowers<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">44</td></tr>
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A bright red statue of the horse.</div>
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The Year of the Wood Horse started on 31st January 2014 (Lunar Calendar)</div>
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and for fengshui practitioners and astrologers, 4th February 2014 (Solar Calendar)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">45</td></tr>
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Cycads, Chinese witch hazel bushes and pine trees near the main entrance.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">46</td></tr>
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The stone statue of Guan Yin among beautiful manicured bushes of ixora plants </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">47</td></tr>
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FGS Temple was built in 1994.</div>
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It occupies an area of 16 acres in Jenjarom (new village)</div>
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Jenjarom is located about 55 km (1 hr drive) west of Kuala Lumpur city.</div>
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In 2008, Dong Zen Temple was presented with Buddha wall paintings from Dun Huang.<br />
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Their address:<br />
FGS Dong Zen Temple<br />PT2297, Jalan Sg Buaya, 42600 Jenjarom, Selangor, Malaysia<br />
Tel: +603-3191 1533, +603-7877 6533</div>
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This year they have a ferris wheel and carousel</div>
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for the amusement of visiting family with kids and the young at heart.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">49</td></tr>
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A mobile police station near the entrance to the temple.</div>
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A big crowd is expected every night.</div>
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Trees decorated with Chinese lanterns.</div>
<br />Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-86722686618763652702014-01-29T13:30:00.000+08:002017-01-08T16:50:07.781+08:00Buying flowers and plants at nurseries for Chinese New Year 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm back! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm back to blogging!</span><br />
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I have been very very busy lately. For Chinese New Year 2014, I paid a visit to Lot 61, Selangor Green Lane, Sg Buloh and look what I found ... so many choices!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“Buying flowers and plants at nurseries for Chinese New Year 2014”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on January 29th, 2014.</span><br />
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For more pictures, and to view what I've been up to lately, do visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mynicegarden" target="_blank">My Nice Garden Facebook Page.</a>Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-54215013758399716132013-12-24T19:30:00.001+08:002013-12-24T19:30:11.767+08:00Merry Christmas 2013 and Happy New Year 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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During the year of 2013, I had been really really busy with hardly any time for blogging but you can find me on Facebook and I will continue to update flower names and pictures on <a href="http://myniceflowers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Nice Flowers </a>blog.<br />
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Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-54704010367258963062013-09-15T18:55:00.000+08:002013-09-16T06:14:02.202+08:00Summer in Jiuzhaigou, China - Shuzheng Village : A Tibetan Stockaded Village<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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During the recent Hari Raya holidays in August 2013, I went on a tour to China. Among the several places of interest that I visited such as Chengdu city, Mt Emei, Maoxian, Leshan and Huanglong, I think the most beautiful, memorable and awesome scenery is at Jiuzhaigou.</div>
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Jiuzhaigou is a national park and nature reserve located at the Min mountain range at the edge of the Tibetan Himalayan Plateau in Aba and Qiang prefecture on the northernmost of Sichuan province in southwest China. The elevation is between 2,000m to 4,700m above sea level.</div>
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Jiuzhaigou was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 and was listed as a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997. It is classified under Category V (Protected Landscape) of IUCN protected area categories.</div>
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Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟) stands for "Valley of 9 Villages". Actually the Chinese word "gou (沟)" literally means "gully". It is basically made up of 3 main valleys that forms a "Y" shape with Rice Valley and Zechawa Valley from the south joining Shuzheng Valley at the intersection in the north.</div>
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Here are some photos of my visit to Jiuzhai Valley National Park. Its official name is Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area. To get there, we took a 45 min domestic flight from Chengdu city to Jiuzhaigou-Huanglong Airport and thereafter another 2 hour journey by bus to our hotel.</div>
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If you travel solely by bus from Chengdu city, the journey may take about 8-10 hours but you will get to enjoy lots of fantastic countryside views or perhaps stopover at ancient city of Songpan and earthquake city of Mianyang. I was told that it used to be an overnight journey that took much longer. Now the travel time has been shortened with the opening of new highways.</div>
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Shuzheng Valley is probably the most photographed site in the nature reserve. Among the well-known places of interest here are Shuzheng Waterfalls, Shuzheng Lakes, Shuzheng Tibetan water-mill and Shuzheng Village.<br />
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I like the way they build the wooden walkways very near to the lakes and waterfalls so that visitors can get very close to these wonders of Mother Nature. I also love it when big, old trees are not cut down but the steps and wooden planks are built around their trunks.<br />
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This is the entrance to Shuzheng stockaded Tibetan Village. There are shops selling souvenirs such as Tibetan handicrafts items of knives, prayer beads, ornaments, Qiang embroidery, jade and turquoise stones, herbs, food, beverage and snacks. You can also try their local Tibetan delicacies such as the Yak butter tea, Yak meat buns and Yak preserved meat. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">In Juizhaigou, cosmos plants grow like wildflowers.</span></div>
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There are a number of beekeepers along the inland travel routes on the way to Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, so you can find shops selling organic wild honey.</div>
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Juizhaigou is famous for medicinal herbs such as saffron, aweto (<i>Cordyceps robertsii</i>), lingzhi, chuan bei mu (Sichuan Fritillaria), dried mushrooms and fungus eg. dried cloud ear fungus - yun er / wan yu (云耳) and wood ear fungus - mu er / mook yu (木耳). The local produce here are expected to be free from pesticides and pollution. However, like any tourist destination anywhere, one has to be careful and skillful to be able to differentiate the genuine from the fake.</div>
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I have seen plenty of big, fat asparagus in Jiuzhaigou. During the journey here, I passed by fields of medicinal herbs, what looked like lavender plants, corn and other grains, green apple, pear and peach trees and yaks! Haha, yaks were very valuable and respected animals here. Other vehicles slow down and give way to a herd of yaks crossing the road.</div>
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Summers here are mild, cloudy and moderately humid.<br />
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Tibetan flags representing prayers for luck, happiness, longevity and prosperity.</div>
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Tibetan prayer wheels.<br />
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Wildflower - Oriental Anemones</div>
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Wildflower -<span style="font-size: large;"> Does anyone know the ID of this flower?</span></div>
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Shuzheng Village is only one little part of Shuzheng Valley. Other scenic spots of Shuzheng Valley include Nuorilang Waterfall, Rhinoceros Lake, Crouching Tiger Lake, Tiger Lake, Double Dragons Lake, Sparkling Lake, Reed Lake and Bonsai Lake.</div>
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Even the unnamed lakes are such splendid sights to behold! </div>
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For more stories about my trip to Jiuzhaigou China, please visit my travel blog <a href="http://mymalaysiadailyphoto.blogspot.com/search/label/Jiuzhaigou" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
For more pictures of the splendid scenery of Jiuzhaigou, please visit my facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.721237787891586.1073741834.166543353361035&type=3" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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This is the common red Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, the National Flower of Malaysia.</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis</i> 'Brilliant Red'</div>
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Family: Malvaceae</div>
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Origin: China</div>
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<i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis -</i> our Bunga Raya</div>
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The flower petals are edible.</div>
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It attracts the butterflies and sunbirds!</div>
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<i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis</i> cultivar - double flower variety, red colour</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“A Celebration of the Hibiscus - Happy 56th Independence Day Malaysia!”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on Aug 28th, 2013.</span></div>
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<i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis</i> cultivar - double flower variety, yellow colour</div>
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<i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis</i> hybrid - single flower variety, pink-orange combo colour, red eye</div>
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<i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis </i>hybrid - single flower variety, pink-purple-white combo colour, red eye</div>
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<i>Hibiscus rosa sinensis</i> 'Cooperi Alba' - single flower with variegated leaves</div>
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Scientific name<i>: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. schizopetalus</i><br />
Synonym<i>: Hibiscus schizopetalus</i> 'Pagoda' - red colour<br />
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<i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis</i> hybrid - single flower variety, red and orange colour</div>
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<i>Hibiscus schizopetalus</i> - Japanese/Chinese Lantern, Fringe Hibiscus Flower</div>
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<i>Hibiscus mutabilis </i>- double flower variety</div>
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The flower colour changes from white to pink to deep pink within the same day.</div>
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Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province in China is also known as the City of Hibiscus,</div>
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<i>Hibiscus mutabilis</i> - single flower variety.</div>
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The flower does not change colour throughout the day.</div>
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<i>Hibiscus syriacus</i> - double flower variety, purple colour.</div>
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<i>Hibiscus syriacus</i> is the National Flower of Korea.</div>
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<i>Hibiscus syriacus</i> - single flower variety, purple colour.</div>
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<i>Malvaviscus penduliflorus</i> - The Sleeping Hibiscus</div>
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The flowers point down and they are always half opened as though half asleep!</div>
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<i>Hibiscus tilaceus </i>- Sea Hibiscus</div>
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The flower changes colour from cream yellow to pale orange to reddish brown within the same day.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">TO ALL MALAYSIANS,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">HAPPY MERDEKA!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">HAPPY 56th INDEPENDENCE DAY!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">- 31 AUG 2013</span></b><br />
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A tropical garden on the grounds of the ruins of an old abandoned castle sound - interesting isn't it? Indeed I am fascinated! Look how our Bunga Raya, National Flower of Malaysia look so beautiful with the castle in the background.</div>
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This is my part 2 post about the Tropical Colonial Garden at Kellie's Castle, Batu Gajah, Perak.</div>
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A bush with huge <i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis</i> flowers.<br />
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This portion is the original Kellas House that William Kellie Smith and his family lived almost a century ago. It was partially destroyed during World War II (1939-1945)</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“The Tropical Colonial Garden II - Kellie's Castle Batu Gajah Perak - Part 5”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/</span><br />
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Scientific name: <i>Cleome rutidosperma</i></div>
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Synonym: <i>Cleome ciliata</i></div>
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Common name: Fringed Spider Flower</div>
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Malay name: Maman Ungu</div>
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Family: Capparaceae</div>
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Here are some of the weeds that appear along the cracks and rock crevices on the grounds of the ruins. The above, a cleome species is native to Tropical America but was naturalized here and now it grows like a weed in Malaysia.</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Agerantum conyzoides</i></div>
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<i><br /></i>Common names Billygoat Weed, Chick Weed, Goat Weed, Whiteweed </div>
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Malay name: Rumbut Tahi Ayam (Chicken Dung Weed), Rumput Sekedok, </div>
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Bunga Lebih Tikus, Selasih Dandi, Si Anggit, Tambok-tambok Jantan</div>
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Another Tropical American plant that is naturalised and grow like a weed in Malaysia.</div>
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William Kellie Smith's kitchen and the original Kella's House.</div>
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The ventilation hole for the underground tunnel that connects Kellie's Castle to the Indian temple.</div>
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The walkway to the kitchen staff quarters.<br />
Despite the heat of the mid afternoon soon, it feels cool when walking along this corridor.</div>
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The oven made of bricks which is already more than a hundred years old.<br />
I'm really curious what were the favourite food items dished out from this ancient oven during those days.</div>
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View from a kitchen window.<br />
See the dome shaped top?</div>
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Another view from a kitchen window.<br />
Peeping out from the top right corner is the outline of a Coral Bean Tree.<br />
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Scientific name: <i>Erythrina fusca</i></div>
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Synonym: <i>Erythrina glauca</i><br />
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Purple Coral Tree, Gallito, Bois Immortelle, Bucayo, Bucare, Coral Bean Tree</div>
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Malay name: Dedap Merah<br />
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Family: Fabaceae<br />
Origin: Tropical Asia<br />
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This is a native tree of Malaysia.</div>
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People can come here for modelling shoots and wedding photography.</div>
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A nice place for a family picnic and some outdoor games.</div>
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Scientific name: <i>Ficus microcarpa</i></div>
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Common names: </div>
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Chinese Banyan, Malayan Banyan, Taiwan Banyan, </div>
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Indian Laurel, Curtain Fig, Gajumaru (Japanese)</div>
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Family: Moraceae</div>
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Origin: India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, New Caledonia, Australia, Malay Archipelago</div>
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Here's a Banyan Tree that has lived through a century, standing broad and strong, a staunch witness to all the historical happenings through the ages.</div>
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The Banyan Tree is full of mystique. It is regarded as sacred among Hindus and Buddhists and is featured in many Asian folk tales. Some people believe that these are the dwelling places of spirits and ghosts.</div>
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<i>Ficus microcarpa</i> is a strangling fig, native to Malaysia. It does not grow from the ground but begins life as an epiphyte on the branches of another tree. A seedling carried by the birds is dropped and germinates. It sends out numerous aerial roots which grow downwards until they touch the ground. Some roots cling and hug the support tree, eventually strangling and killing the tree. The fully matured fig tree is a very big spreading tree with many large branches and a complex structure of thick pillar-like roots. The flowers and fruits attract birds, bees and butterflies.</div>
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<u>Banyan Trees around the world (Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyan" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</u></div>
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The original banyan, the species <i>F. benghalensis</i>, can grow into a giant tree covering several hectares. Over time, the name became generalized to all strangler figs of the Urostigma subgenus. There are many banyan species: </div>
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a) <i>Ficus microcarpa</i>, the Malayan Banyan tree which is native from Sri Lanka through New Caledonia is a significant invasive species elsewhere. </div>
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b) The Central American Banyan (<i>Ficus pertusa)</i> is native to Central America and northern South America, from southern Mexico south to Paraguay. </div>
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c) The Short Leaf Fig (<i>Ficus citrifolia</i>) is native to southern Florida, the Caribbean Islands, Central America and South America south to Paraguay. One theory is that the Portuguese name for <i>F. citrofolia</i>, "Os Barbados", gave Barbados its name </div>
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d) The Florida Strangler Fig (<i>Ficus aurea)</i> is also native to southern Florida and the Caribbean Islands, and distinguished from the above by its coarser leaf venation. </div>
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e) The Moreton Bay Fig (<i>Ficus macrophylla</i>) and Port Jackson Fig (<i>Ficus rubiginosa</i>) are other related species.</div>
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<u>Myths and Beliefs (extract from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyan" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>) - Respect the Banyan Tree!</u><br />
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1. In Hinduism, the leaf of the banyan tree is said to be the resting place for the god Krishna.<br />
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2. The Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees (林村許願樹) are banyan, and are a popular shrine in Hong Kong. They are located near the Tin Hau Temple in Lam Tsuen.<br />
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3. In many stories of Philippine Mythology, the banyan, (locally known as balete or balite) is said to be home to a variety of spirits (diwata and engkanto) and demon-like creatures (among the Visayans, specifically, the dili ingon nato, meaning "those not like us"). Maligno (Evil spirits, from Spanish for 'malign') associated with it include the kapre (a giant), duwende (dwarves), and the tikbalang (a creature whose top half is a horse and whose bottom half is human).Children at a young age are taught never to point at a fully mature banyan tree for fear of offending the spirits that dwell within them, most especially when they are new to the place. Filipinos would always utter a respectful word or two to the spirits in the banyan tree when they are near one, walking near or around it to avoid any harm. Nearly every Filipino believes that provoking the spirits in a banyan tree can cause you great harm, illness, misfortune, untold suffering and death.
In Guam, 'Chamorro people believe in tales of taotaomona, duendes and other spirits. Taotaomona are spirits of the ancient Chamorro that act as guardians to banyan trees.<br />
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This is actually the front view Kellie's Castle.</div>
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Magnificient, isn't it?</div>
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During the recent upgrading works, Dr. Francis Ng's team managed to locate the site of the front entrance to the garage where William Kellie Smith kept his motocars.</div>
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A picture of how the original garage looks like.</div>
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The driveway from the gate entrance at the far end to the garage has been recreated.<br />
A new tar road slithers beside the lawn and shade trees towards the castle building.</div>
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The garden looks so much brighter now.<br />
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Some old trees were preserved.</div>
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Some new trees were planted in groves.</div>
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Sometimes, the eeriness remains.</div>
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At other times, it looks bright, clear and cheerful!<br />
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It's a mix feeling of old and new...<br />
darkness and light...<br />
sometimes eerie, sometimes cheery...<br />
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When you visit Kellie's Castle, there is a very spooky but fascinating tree that you must not miss seeing. I'm sure this tree is as old as the castle itself, which by now should be almost a hundred years old. If you take the side entrance from the stables and servant quarters section, the tree is located on the left just in front of the entrance to the castle.<br />
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Scientific name: <em>Oroxylum indicum</em><br />
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Midnight Horror Tree, Broken Bones Tree, Tree of Damocles<br />
Bonglai (Malay), Indian Trumpet Flower (India)<br />
Family: Bignoniaceae<br />
Native to: Indian sub-continent, southern China, Southeast Asia</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The scientific name of this tree, <i>Oroxylum indicum </i>is<i> </i>derived from the Greek words<i> “oros”</i> for mountain and “<i>xulon</i>” for wood while “<i>indicum</i>” means from India.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In his book, “Wayside Trees of Malaya”, tropical plant botanist Professor E.J.H. Corner (1906-1996) described it as a grotesque tree filled with astonishment. It even has three spooky names, <b>Midnight Horror Tree, Broken Bones Tree </b>and <b>Tree of Damocles</b>.<br />
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This native rainforest tree is used by locals in traditional remedies while some people grow it as an ornamental for its bizarre appearance. It is fast disappearing as a result of deforestation.This deciduous, small to medium-sized tree can grow up to 12m tall. It is a scrubby tree with few branches and sparse foliage.<br />
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The leaves are 2-3 times pinnate, divided and botanically a “one of its kind” on planet Earth. The large leaves can reach 2m long hence they are sometimes mistaken as tree branches.<br />
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The flowers are rather dull in colour, a light reddish purple on the outside and pale yellow inside. They open at night at about 10pm and gives off a foul odour which is amplified at midnight. Bats are attracted to it. Later all the leaves would fall to the ground and collect at the base of the trunk like a pile of broken bones. The seed pods can grow to 1 m long and hang down like swords from bare branches.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Imagine the eerie window view of the silhouette of this tree standing like a dead skeleton with hanging daggers on a clear moonlit night and I’m sure you can understand why it is called the Midnight Horror Tree!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wonder if you have ever seen such a tree. This is my first time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">“Kellie's Castle Batu Gajah, Perak part 4 - The Midnight Horror Tree”, a copyrighted post, was written for <a href="http://www.mynicegarden.com/">My Nice Garden </a>blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on July 23rd, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><u>USES - (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroxylum_indicum" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</u></b></span>As food - It is a plant with edible leaves and stems.The very large young pods, known as Lin mai (ลิ้นไม้) or Lin fa (ลิ้นฟ้า) in Loei, are eaten especially in Isan (Thailand) and in Laos. They are first grilled over charcoal fire and then the somewhat bitter inner pulp is usually scraped and eaten along with lap.<br />
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In traditional medicines, the <i>Oroxylum indicum</i> seed is used in the traditional Indian ayurvedic medicine. The root bark is also used, administered as astringent, bitter tonic, stomachic and anodyne. It is included in famous tonic formulations, such as Chyawanprash.
The bark of <i>O. indicum</i> (Chinese : 木蝴蝶树皮, hanyu pinyin : mù húdié shùpí) or Cortex Oroxyli is a traditional Chinese medicine ingredient.
The bark of <i>O. indicum</i> (Singhala / Sri Lanka: Totila, Totilla) is one of main ingredients in Sri Lankan indigenous medicine (in decoctions) as a remedy for pains in joints or rheumatism.Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com9