How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle
of her inconceivable antiquity
under roses and violets and morning dew!-Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is always something nice about seeing shoots and signs of new life in the garden. They give you that certain feeling of anticipation about life itself and the whole universe in general. Everyday, we discover changes and everyday gives us a chance to look for and discover something new. I just could not resist taking a few shots. There was a time when, I used to document every bloom in the garden but all we have left now, when it was refurbished a year ago are sturdy green plants that are beauties in themselves even without the flowers. Bonsai plants are quite new to me though, I mean, I am quite an amateur when it comes to taking care of them. There was a time when I wanted to learn how to grow a bonsai plant. Bonsai to some people means a particular type of tree but it actually means “tray growing” or “tray planting” and different species of plants are used. Pruning is the key to a successful Bonsai growing.
Bonsai Tagaytay Cherries
Bonsai Junifer plants
Gardening is really a great way of de-stressing, a therapeutic activity that does not need too much expertise but just the love of the soil and all its environs. It’s more of experiments really because they say that there are no gardening mistakes, everything that you plant becomes a part of the garden. Every gardener knows the joys of witnessing a seed waiting to sprout or a bulb opening to light and a bud straining to unfurl. Robert Brault said it aptly with these words, “if you’ve never experience the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden”.
A jack fruit still on its bud…
My African rose is beginning to show new shoots.
Dreams And Escapes 
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