Friday, May 24, 2013

Mission San Juan Capistrano .............

Over 250 year old, Mission San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, CA...............



Bead craft........

Eye-catching wall-hangings woven from colorful beads.........


Trojan horse.........

A replica of the famous Trojan horse, saw in Anatolian cultural and food festival in California.........


Sunday, April 28, 2013

Strawberry guava leaves..

The senile leaves of the strawberry guavas were so appealing in their tinted colors, I ended up making a whorl on the ground..


Pine resins

The pine tree oozing copious resins...I scarped to sniff at the aromatic fragrance..


Water lily..

A beautiful  water lily graces the courtyard fountain of Mission San Juan Capistrano...


Friday, April 26, 2013

Growing with hydroponics...


Hydroponics is the method of growing plants without soil, but using water, nutrients and inert materials as per requirement. High quality grow boxes aren't that hard to find if you know where to look. I recommend searching inline fan from http://www.thelashop.com.



There are tons of different nutrient additives that you can add to your hydroponics set-up to make your plants successful. Happy plants are healthy plants and you can be sure that with the right nutrients, you will be growing a fantastic indoor garden. With the right supplies and the right amount of knowledge, anyone can turn into a super hydroponics grower! If you want plants that will be grown in stable environment as opposed to outdoors where weather can harm them, try hydroponics! You don’t have to wait for a certain season, you can start growing tonight if you wanted. There is lots of information available online for people to learn about indoor plant growing, and it is continuing to be a growing trend in many communities. This is very helpful to those cities that dwell in colder areas since crops are harder to grow outdoors. Hydroponics is the answer to most of outside gardening problems! Having a hydroponics garden is extremely smart if you want to start growing food for your family all year round to save on groceries, as well as for hobby growing! No matter what the plant, with the right grow lights and nutrients you will have a wonderful garden and collection.  Grow tents with durable yet breathable material are very important to hydroponics.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Pictures of contrast...

I loved these juxtapositions... a patch or layer strikingly different from the backdrop....





Succulent blossoms...

Succulents bloom as spring advances towards summer.....




Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Spring flowers at Fullerton arboretum..

If you want to witness Spring blossoms at its best, you must visit Fullerton arboretum, where ninety percent of the botanicals are sporting their blooms...