new year, new plants and new, new hopes


Other than the " false ' scare of Fourth Sis's ovarian cancer recurrence that troubled me at the very start of 2019, everything else that matters to me are fine and well, and full of hopes. My small backyard garden in Ipoh is no exception.

New edibles ( herbs ) like Aloe Vera ( Aloe vera ), Chilli ( Capsicum annuum ), Curry Tree ( Murraya koenigii ) and Kafir Lime ( Citrus hystrix ) which I had either grown from fragile cuttings or seedlings at the end of last year, have all adapted comfortably to their new homes at my backyard. Or so they seem.




The seemingly dead and hopeless cuttings of my poor ornamental pink Air Mata Pengantin or Bride's Tears or Chain of Love or Coral Vine or Mexican Creeper ( Antigonon leptopus ) and my multi-coloured Lantana ( Lantana camara ) which I had planted sometime back in pot planters at my backyard, have all suddenly, surprisingly sprung back to life and shown signs of good growths. 




Seeing them all thriving happily at my small backyard garden gives me the best of consolations and hopes I need. Especially during those days when I feared Fourth Sis would leave me forever. 😀


8 comments:

  1. You must be so relieved that it was a false scare for your sister.
    The plants are all looking good, and I look forward to seeing how they do during the year. xx

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    1. Yeah. I'm so relieved now. She scared me by becoming a doctor herself and sent me a message saying she would die soon from recurrence of her cancer on new year day when I was still in Ipoh. She only has chickenpox. But not knowing it, she poked the blisters a number of times with needles until they were all swollen, painful and unbearable that she finally decided to consult a real doctor.
      Thank you so much Flighty! Hope they would all do well. I'll update them here from time to time for sure.

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  2. Hey, I wrote a line yesterday and it is exactly the same as what you have put on your title of this post. How surprising LOL...

    Btw the kafir you have there, looks super healthy. Good job!

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    1. Believe or not I have ' heavenly eyes '. Copied yours from my home in Happy Garden, LOL...
      Thanks Stephanie, for your kind comment and encouragement!

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  3. New year new plants new hope, yes. Me too starting the year with repotting my cateltelya orchid. Hope this year they will give flowers after so long being dormant :)
    Happy New Year.

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    1. Let's hope all our plants would live up to our expectations, meintheswim! 😀
      Thanks and same to you! Also, happy gardening to you!

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  4. Delighted to hear your sister is well, what an enormous relief that must be! Lovely seeing all those herbs and knowing that other plants have come back to life. All the very best for 2019.xxx

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    1. It's a relief really, Snowbird! I'm so glad they are all showing good growth now. Thank goodness!
      Thanks and all the same to you!

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