muskaan's T*I*P*S

I have a lot of tatting to share, but this simply couldn't wait!  It took a month and half for this orange jasmine or madhukamini plant ...

 It certainly feels like it! A mere week before there were no buds, no blooms. The potted plants were just about awakening from the cold win...

 Marigolds are an auspicious flower, present in almost all Hindu religious ceremonies, festivals, rituals, and pujas. Garlands made of marig...

This post has been waiting to be written for almost a fortnight .... I just couldn't form the words. While I miss chatting through my bl...

This is just a quick photo of the flowers my hubby picked from his garden and handed to me this morning. He knows I love to inhale their fra...

 or well, pruning if you want to be too technical! But imagine,  I snipped these from one potted plant and there were still so many twigs an...

 Today felt good and I was energized enough to take photos of some of our plants. Some are recent, others have stayed with us for a couple y...

 It's been a long winter and we are barely stepping into spring. We expect a few more weeks of waning winter since Holi is late this yea...

Today's haul of fully blossomed mogras! After more than 10 days I decided I'd had enough of computerwork and deliberately took the n...

Came as a complete surprise several mornings back. Noticed this flower hidden among the now fairly dense foliage of our potted snake plant. ...