I garden in tropical Malaysia where the sun shines almost 365 days a year and the humidity hovers between 70-90 percent. Days can be a scorcher with temps ranging between 30-48 deg during the day. We have warm, sultry nights with an average temp of about 28 deg. Tropical storms are common and as long as they don’t cause flash floods or traffic snarls, they’re all right. The plants love a good shower every now and then.
I’ve loved gardening for as long as I can remember. As a child, I spent more time in the garden than I did studying, so I guess I must have been a cause for concern for my folks. Even then, I found the dirt, seeds and plants more fascinating than anything I read between the covers of a book.
Many people advocate gardening as a means to de-stress. I agree wholeheartedly. But more than just soothing away the stress that comes with an urban lifestyle, gardening has become a intergral part of me.
I hope you will enjoy reading this blog as much as I enjoy sharing my experiences with you. Welcome to my little green patch.
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You will find more photos on my Facebook: Typica Gardener
Drop me an email at: typicalgardener@gmail.com
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thanks so much for your kind words, plantsearcher.com crew. that is very encouraging. 🙂
i hope readers will find this site useful.
I enjoyed your CPs, BTW, what is the scientific name of tiny fruits in your background picture? I have the same plant and use to flower but it won’t grow fruit. I am not sure whats the reason behind.
hi weeps. that’s morus alba. is your plant in full sun?
love your blog! now, if i could get beyond tackling the weeds … hope to get some tips on how to plan a moderate size (tropical) garden!
thanks for your encouraging words, vivien! hope some of the articles will help as you plan your tropical garden. 🙂
I am going to add your blog to my blog roll over at http://www.mayakirana.com 😉
I love gardening too! There’s something so grounding (pun intended) about watching plants and herbs sprout and grow!
thank you, krista! 🙂
Hi,
An avid plant-lover, I’m drawn to the plethora of plants at your blog thriving with vigour under your green fingers. I look forward to seeing more of your gardening posts and learning a tip or two on growing healthy blooming plants from you. Cheers!
Regards
Alfredo
(from Singapore)
Thanks, Alfredo. It’s hardly a plethora …. but i do confess that I love most plants. 🙂
hi tygardener
Enjoying your blog, interesting informative and fun to read beautiful pics. U are now head to head with curiousgardener on my impress list 🙂
hahah, didn’t know there was a competition, much less head to head with anyone. 😀
I like your taste.
I have been looking all over for zodia and apparently no one has heard of it until I found this this lady who has a nursery deep inside Sg. Buloh. She said no one sells this plant anymore cuz its gotten too expensive to bring in from RM2.50 to RM8.00. I told her RM8.00 for such a great plant is reasonable, bring it in pls! haha..
And it was just last week that I bought the shy little white lily, fell in love at first sight. Also looking for the white hippeastrum.
So much to do so little time haha..
Yes, very impressed with your knowledge of plants and beautiful pictures. Informative too.
hi cina_fong. thanks for your kind words. you found the zodia in sg B? wow, that is fantastic news! i posted on the white hippeastrum last night – i love that colour.
Hi, I just commented on your Jacquemontia pentantha with it’s wonderful sky blue flowers.
What are the berries at the top of your blog? What soil conditions does it need? I’m in South Florida, which, for all intents and purposes, is tropical. I just bought a tropical bramble/blackberry, but I don’t think it will like our alkaline soil with limestone about 2 inches below the surface. I think I’ll have to grow it in a container.
I do like your blog.
Best.
Penny
thanks so much, penny. the berries on the banner are mulberries (morus alba). it’s not fussy about soil but well-drained soil i better. i posted on mulberries in Sept 2009. here is the first of them: https://typicalgardener.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/growing-mulberry-plants-from-cuttings/
i think you should be able to grow them without any trouble. look out for other mulberries varieties too – morus nigra is said to be good as well. 🙂
Thanks! As it turns out, I have a Morus nigra waiting to go in the ground. My parents, in England, had a wonderful M. alba tree in the garden from which we made some very passable wine. 🙂
–Penny
never tried mulberry wine before but it sounds really lovely!! 🙂
Thought you would be a good person to answer this – is it possible to get a mandevilla easily in Malaysia? Is it commonly grown there?
I am asking on behalf of a friend who lives in Penang and would like to acquire one.
your friend can buy it from most garden centres. problem is, many do not know the name of the plant so i suggest your friend prints out a picture to chow them.
it is not so commonly grown mostly because it’s rather prone to aphids and scales. still, it’s a nice plant and worth trying again. 🙂
hi, i’m yf frm KL, newbie in gardening, found ur blog while looking for plant infos, thanks for sharing.
hello, yf. hope you like my blog and i hope it helps you.
Hi
I came across your blog and spent hours browsing through your lovely collection.
I am interested in the Brugmansia, Gladiolus and Mulberry. Do you sell your plants/corms/cuttings as I can’t find any in Penang; that’s where I am.
Thank you.
Lay Im
will drop you an email, lay im.
Hi,
Thank you for sharing. I am wondering if you have any bunga kerak nasi (vallaris glabra) in your garden. Do you sell your plants ?
i do not have the vallaris glabra, liza. i have sold a few plants to those who ask – are you looking for anything in particular?
wow I like your blog, i have a gardening blog http://homegardeningjournal.wordpress.com
but yours is definately more pro. Thanks for sharing 😀
thanks so much, Jessica. that’s really kind of you to say so. will definitely have a look at your blog and plants.
Hi
Our house has rough face brick external wall. When we bought it, the house was covered in Begnonia creeper which looked amazing but was causing havoc in the rafters. So we pulled it right down and it died off.
What alternative fast growing indigenous evergreen creeper could we plant that would not be so labour intensive for cutting back? It will be in full sun early int he morning until about 11h00 each day.
Your ideas would be much appreciated.
My email address is stephatrelatecoaching@gmail.com
Many thanks
Steph
Looking for seeds of Katuk, as you live in Malaysia maybe you can help
Very impressed, your little green patch is brilliant!
John. UK
Very impressed, your “little green patch is brilliant!”
Thanks so much, John