Magtanim ay 'Di Biro

Majority of my weekend time is now spent outside the house, with my attempt to awaken the "inner green" in me. The green thumb that is!

I go to Home Depot almost every weekend now. Buying pots, buying baby plants, gardening tools, etc. My mother has such green thumbs that she can grow anything, even dead looking plants. The problem is, she CAN grow ANY plant, and WILL grow ANY plant. So for those who've been in our house in Quezon City, the first impression they'll get from the facade is "Hansel and Gretel House" or "Hobbit House." What's in common? Foliage covering a small house. Haha. Unlike my mother, I tend to pick just what plants I want to care for. Most of them has something to do with color. I only want flowering or fruitbearing plants - with color.

My favorite as of the moment are the Vincas (aka Periwinkles). They are very low maintenance, they are perfect with Guam weather, they don't go very bushy, they are colorful, and the best part - they are abloom all year round! I plan to have as much Vincas as I can in front and around our house.

Me and my mother in law also bought a few orchids from the flea market. They say orchids are very low maintenance, but I SOOO DISAGREE! I remember my Grandma's garden having so many orchids of different varieties and I also remember just watering them every late afternoon, putting eggshells on them, that's it! My aunt also leaves her orchids by the window, and the orchid seems to be very happy. I have 5 orchid plants and as of the moment, only 2 are left healthy. I am not even sure if the other 3 are alive. I think they didn't like too much wind in the backyard, or maybe I didn't water them enough? Whatever, I'll stick with the Vincas for now.

This is the only happy looking orchid left. This one stayed indoors the whole time. Maybe the orchids I bought are made to just stay inside a cool house.

I also have a few edible plants. I have what they call boonie peppers here in Guam (aka siling labuyo in the Philippines). One of our friends here also gave us a few eggplants, Thai peppers, basil and mint. I bought a little cherry tomato plant couple of weeks back, and it already has fruits! Woot woot!

I am not afraid to get under the sun, but I have to say it's beginning to show now. I jumped two shades darker, according to my face powder. Hehehehe. I used to not like that shade because it was too dark for my color, now it is perfect! Haha!