GINNY AND SANDY

Ginny and Sandy at PS outside the shop where I bought them.

I suddenly had an idea yesterday and bought these two doggies at Plaza Singapura. One represents my former mixed terrier Ginny and one represents my current chihuahua Sandy. I am still looking for a miniature Maltese to represent my former dog Bell.

I intend to bring them to places they have never been. This is also one of my own way of remembering my past two dear darlings.

a smiling Sandy

a puzzled looking Ginny

Sandy loves to be in the limelight

Ginny was just sitting there quietly

Ginny at Spotlight

Sandy and Ginny at Daiso

the real Sandy looking at herself and Ginny

Ginny and Sandy at the Planet with the rising sun behind them

Sandy loves to stick out her tongue

Ginny and Sandy posing beside my Sinningia flower

MINI SINNINGIA

I have neglected my 3 small mini-Sinningia 'Rio Das Pedras' or 'Little Wood Nymph' for a long time now and I was recently motivated to try and resuscitate them for my terrarium.

So I am giving them more attention and light now and placed them under my T5 lights. I am not joking but two of my plants started to sprout new leaves although the top one (S. 'Rio Das Pedras') was in bad condition and may not recover. I am watching them everyday, so hopefully it would flower soon and put out more vegetative growth.

In fact, I feel tempted to try out some of our local weeds as terrarium plants. My Ruellia repens seemed to be growing well but I have yet to try to grow it in an enclosed container. Well, hopefully I have some luck with the Lindernia crustacea too.

EUROPE 2012: PLANT JOURNEY

These are some of the amazing plants I saw during the trip:

• Hibiscus (purple)
• Campsis radicans
• Gunnera manicata
• Cyclamen cultivar
• Cleome
• Black Petunia
• Pereskia
• Lobelia cardinalis
• Victoria amazonica
• Astilbe
• Erica cultivar (Common Name: Heather) and Hedera helix (Common Name: Ivy)
• Tricyrtis
• Variegated Fatsia
• Variegated Osmanthus (Common Name: Variegated False Holly)
• Hydrangea paniculata
• Begonia boliviensis
• Echinacea purpurea
• Hosta cultivars
• Crocus
• Acer
• Ceratostigma
• Begonia tuberosa
• Buddleia
• Euphorbia marginata
• Passiflora cultivars
• Malvalviscus
• Raspberry
• Blueberry
• Quercus (Common Name: Oak)
• Malus (Common Name: Apple)
• Ageratum
• Dichorisandra thyrsiflora and Pilea cadierei
• Lantana camara
• Nelumbo nucifera fruit
• Solanum vine
• Fuchsia cultivar
• Begonia semperflorens - cultorum
• Hibiscus (orange)
• Sinningia speciosa (Common Name: Gloxinia)