i've been neglecting my plants the whole of this year...

these r some of things that hv kept me bz:

-new fish tank to care for

-new prawns to settle in

-new cat to "socialise"

-holidays to plan for, enjoy, and recover from

-school

-sickness

-new paid-for classes

-more organised playgroups

-less time at home

it all equals less time to spend on the home. now housework can be done at night when all are asleep... but gardening is difficult at midnight/ 1/2am cos the lighting's very dim, and i worry about disturbing the neighbours... or being set-upon by our resident prowler. 

so my dear garden has bn looking sorely neglected. :(

but not anymore!...

the garden fair at suntec saw me buying some discounted items (a reward for going on e last day :))  i was hoping to get something that might attract the butterflies and sunbirds, but they were all sold out. so this is what we settled on, (based on price and availability).

-a bright pink ~ (....for some reason the name has just escaped me :b) 

-an orange hibiscus

-my favourite hdb landscape plant: a 'peacock bush'

-a lemon balm

-english oregano/ (or was it basil?)

-mint

they r all qt small but i am just praying they will survive and flourish :)  today i re-potted them, along with some of my old plants into large ikea bins (e colourful plastic variety). it's left my entrance looking pleasantly eye-catching! 

the next step will be to re-paint my formerly purple, now peeling ~orange door. it will probably e rainbow-coloured stripes. the kids are itching to help, (but i'm waiting for ky's asthma to get a bit better before i start sanding off the old paintwork)

tomorrow i tranfer e herbs to a pot of organic fertiliser and hope to serve some on pasta and salad for our evening dinner :)