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Went to Home Depot today to grab some stuff and saw they were selling a bunch of succulents including cactis. I bought my first sedum and really got into it because they’re easy to maintain and does not seem to attract too many insects. August has been a busy month for me and it’s tough to keep up with watering, the sedum has been growing exceptionally well despite the neglect.  Fern from Life on the Balcony has gorgoeus succulents arrangments.

These plants weren’t labeled so I don’t know what they’re called. Do you know the names of them? Any tips you can share regarding succulents care will be greatly appreciated!

Brenda of thebrendablog had a great idea of showing pictures of where she blogs.    I’m late for the entry but Nancy from Soliloquy is also asking bloggers to submit pictures and she will add you to the list.  Here’s my entry…

Unlike most bloggers, I don’t have a desk and a designated area in the house to write my blog.  However I do have my favorite place, that is the couch! I have a desk job during the day so when I go home I like to just relax on the couch with my laptop and write my blog.  As you can see, tonight I am writing this post in front of the TV while watching the Beijing Olympics closing ceremony.

Found this engraved stone in Mirage, Las Vegas. It’s really meaningful and it reminds me why I want to have a garden and fell in love with gardening not too long ago. It also reminds me not to look back and believe in tomorrow.

For those of you who have been to the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden knows how beautiful it is. I was like a kid in the candy store when I saw it. They take good care of the flowers and the arrangement was gorgeous. I could not find any dead flowers, everything were in bloom. As someone who loves gardening I had to take a peek to check the soil. To my surprise everything were in pots!! The plants were arranged tightly together making it look like they’re planted in the ground. What a brilliant idea!

Night view:

Hydrangeas in pots:

I saw this beautiful succulents arrangement at the Bellagio hotel. I didn’t know succulents can be kept indoors?? The arrangment is beautiful.

The chilli peppers are growing faster than I can eat, I just can’t keep up with it. I know if I let them grow, they’ll just keep producing seeds. So today I decided to harvest them and share it with my co-workers.

Some interesting plants while I was at Grand Canyon. I love travelling to different places and checking out unique plants. The climate at the Grand Canyon is really different than New York, I was fascinating by different cactus and plants along the way.

Came back last night from a week long travelling to Las Vegas and Toronto Canada. After a day of flight delay I’m finally back to New York. I was expecting to see all my plants wilted. To my surprise it’s not as bad as I thought because there were a few days of rain in NY. The tomatoes are nicely riped and ready to harvest! What a nice surprise!

More to come… pictures from Grand Canyon and Las Vegas.

I’m heading to Vegas for a few days! I won’t be able to update the blog for a few days but I promise to take lots of pictures! See you later!

Container gardening is a lot of fun because you can combine different kind of flowers. The idea of one plant a pot can empahsize the potential of the plant and you can use it as a focal point in your garden. Plants that have unique blooms are best appreciated by featuring them in a pot by themselves.

These are some one-plant pot I’ve done this year:

Ageratum (3 Ageratums planted in a triangular pattern):

Eugphorbia - Diamond Frost by Proven Winners (four of these planted in a square pattern):