tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post4517667778005113872..comments2024-03-14T20:44:09.704+05:30Comments on The Urban Gardener: Transitions and deja-vuSunita Mohan http://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-50051955357275092312012-04-16T13:01:48.340+05:302012-04-16T13:01:48.340+05:30Thank you, Viren. I'll definitely take a look ...Thank you, Viren. I'll definitely take a look at your blog :)Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-65705214628558300882012-04-15T11:15:52.950+05:302012-04-15T11:15:52.950+05:30Sunita...you are an inspiration. I
took up bloggin...Sunita...you are an inspiration. I<br />took up blogging after seeing your fab work. <br /><br />when time permits visit my first blog : http://look4birds.bogspot.in<br /><br />Your advise on how to make it better will be appreciated.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />VirenVirenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871081565331422857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-57810464366382301432012-03-13T13:48:14.316+05:302012-03-13T13:48:14.316+05:30Thank you, Usha. I must take a look at your blog t...Thank you, Usha. I must take a look at your blog too. <br />And there's absolutely no competition,Usha. I started this blog because I love writing. Along the way I discovered that I love photographing all the things in my garden too. So now I go to garden with secateurs in one hand and camera in the other! :DSunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-75018817540130511812012-03-13T11:47:56.620+05:302012-03-13T11:47:56.620+05:30Just recently started blogging ...your's is fa...Just recently started blogging ...your's is facinating... cannot decide who wins the competion...your writing or the photographs.ushasomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415021152257864245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-72557918052086851772011-10-21T23:39:05.481+05:302011-10-21T23:39:05.481+05:30You have a really great Gardening site Sunita.
W...You have a really great Gardening site Sunita. <br /><br />When you have the time - check out this gardening related blog post - as I think you may be interested - http://www.comicbookandmoviereviews.com/2011/10/wwwgardeningtipbookscom.htmlDavid Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710238047047658258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-90633660626108356102011-10-11T00:45:40.926+05:302011-10-11T00:45:40.926+05:30Sunita I can see why you may have thought this pla...Sunita I can see why you may have thought this plant was what you considered a weed .. the flower structure is similar .. and in your climate I can understand someplants just run wild .. our winters can controll a lot of pest plants but never dandalions and other weeds ? LOL<br />Joy : )CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-17929018383157706552011-10-10T21:37:29.671+05:302011-10-10T21:37:29.671+05:30Joy, its really blistering right now. Hardly condu...Joy, its really blistering right now. Hardly conducive to gardening but there's so much to be done now.<br />About your plant, it looked exactly like Ageratum conyzoides (at least that's the name I know it by) to me. Same leaves, same flowers. But if you have it ID-ed as Euphatorium, oh wow! it must be one of those cases of twins separated at birth! :D<br />I totally agree with you about the placements. Light and dark do go so well together :)Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-51107167258467646542011-10-08T22:33:00.732+05:302011-10-08T22:33:00.732+05:30Sunita girl I am with you about having a second mo...Sunita girl I am with you about having a second monsoon season there ! I can't even imagine the scorching heat you have to go through .. the rains breath life into everything there : )<br />You asked about my plant .. if it was considered a "weed" .. LOL !<br />No it is considered a pretty Autumn blooming garden plant .. it doesn't try to take over the garden like my beloved Stag Horn Sumac (now that one is playing with the word weed a lot !! LOL)<br />I try to place dark and light plants together to show each of them in a better contrast, so it works well with Dream Catcher, then my japanese maple, then Goldheart bleeding heart .. now it won't be long before the white stuff will fly and cover my garden .. big sih ! wink wink<br />JoyCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-12239074402511880622011-10-07T15:12:30.069+05:302011-10-07T15:12:30.069+05:30Thanks, Priya :)Thanks, Priya :)Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-66709206487503125732011-10-07T15:12:03.968+05:302011-10-07T15:12:03.968+05:30Thanks, Usha :)
I think the yellow butterfly you&#...Thanks, Usha :)<br />I think the yellow butterfly you're talking about must be the Grass Yellow. Check out my butterfly post ( http://the-urban-gardener.blogspot.com/2008/11/garden-tea-party-butterflies-invited.html ) and you'll find a photo.<br />Yeah, its a real pity that butterflies and dragonflies are becoming so rare to spot in the cities. A lot of it has to do with lack of green cover and butterfly food for both the larva and the adult. Dragonflies seem to prefer to hang out near ponds and other waterbodies.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-84254521892451301942011-10-07T14:33:51.174+05:302011-10-07T14:33:51.174+05:30Lovely post and beautiful pics as always Sunita! E...Lovely post and beautiful pics as always Sunita! Enjoyed it :)<br />Love 'currying passion'!Priyahttp://softypinkngloriousred.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-37866795513004427552011-10-06T20:19:08.426+05:302011-10-06T20:19:08.426+05:30How beautiful is the black and blue butterfly ! I ...How beautiful is the black and blue butterfly ! I sometimes espy a butter yellow one in the shrubs growing below my balcony, but for some sad reason, butterflies are scarce in Delhi. Come to think of it,so are dragonflies which were so much a part of my childhood. Where have all the dragonflies in their myriad hues gone ?<br />Beautiful blog Sunita. Thank you.ushanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-29870620432359634592011-10-06T18:18:00.491+05:302011-10-06T18:18:00.491+05:30Thanks, Sanghamitra :)
I love that mossy path too...Thanks, Sanghamitra :)<br /><br />I love that mossy path too, Anita. It makes me feel like it leads to some mysterious woodland grove.<br /><br />Amila, do you have any idea what that black bug with the gold and purple bands is called?Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-20232733229132605082011-10-06T17:03:13.773+05:302011-10-06T17:03:13.773+05:30Love the variety of life you have shared. Some of ...Love the variety of life you have shared. Some of them are in my garden too.Amila Salgadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607756343837325575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-68625799470543626072011-10-06T16:25:44.253+05:302011-10-06T16:25:44.253+05:30Fantastic photos. The moss path with the dry leaf ...Fantastic photos. The moss path with the dry leaf is one of the best.Anita Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902981126493850669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-37681397388095975512011-10-06T09:43:54.222+05:302011-10-06T09:43:54.222+05:30Beautiful blog Sunita :)Beautiful blog Sunita :)Sanghamitra Bhattacherjee(Mukherjee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15562389471638205613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-34231049902028821192011-10-05T20:22:39.992+05:302011-10-05T20:22:39.992+05:30Thanks, Amy. So glad you liked it :)Thanks, Amy. So glad you liked it :)Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-25833340127212111282011-10-05T19:09:18.946+05:302011-10-05T19:09:18.946+05:30"I love it for the heavenly scent of Michaell..."I love it for the heavenly scent of Michaellia champaca that lures and trails me as I walk in my garden in the evening. It even wafts indoors and crooks a perfumed finger at me. And I put everything else aside and follow, losing myself in its heady scent."- just beautiful!Amy Junodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06060344931214062441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-80293334621308162132011-10-05T12:37:59.921+05:302011-10-05T12:37:59.921+05:30Thanks Donna, I'm kind of partial to those wat...Thanks Donna, I'm kind of partial to those water photos myself. And, yes, I love those bugs too... so unusual and colourful.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-55762378768889048682011-10-05T12:33:16.690+05:302011-10-05T12:33:16.690+05:30Thank you, Trudi! :)
Given your background, I knew...Thank you, Trudi! :)<br />Given your background, I knew you'd understand how much and why I love the monsoon and everything it brings. So lovely to get some respite from the hot weather!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-91753928639076174242011-10-05T12:30:10.943+05:302011-10-05T12:30:10.943+05:30Hi Becky :)
I think one of the reasons why I love ...Hi Becky :)<br />I think one of the reasons why I love the monsoon is because our climate is usually hot and humid. If it were cool / cold I dont think it would've been quite so enjoyable.<br />Mosquitos are the biggest downside of the monsoon season :P Not much we can really do about it except keep the surrounding clear of stagnant water, trim some branches so its not so dark and alluring for them to hang around, wear long sleeved clothes when stepping out... the usual.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-64081960435739733952011-10-05T12:06:07.654+05:302011-10-05T12:06:07.654+05:30Hi Kamini! Thanks, and it's so good to see you...Hi Kamini! Thanks, and it's so good to see you here :)<br /><br />Thank you, Grace :)<br />The weather guys now claim that the monsoon hasn't withdrawn after all. Huh! It sure feels like it though. Blistering hot!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-6978348249693983662011-10-05T08:16:33.842+05:302011-10-05T08:16:33.842+05:30Gorgeous images, especially the water photos. Thos...Gorgeous images, especially the water photos. Those two insects are the prettiest. Colorful and shiny. The monsoon really brings life to the garden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-83429930989116458802011-10-05T00:12:07.503+05:302011-10-05T00:12:07.503+05:30Hi Sunita; riveting reading about the monsoon and ...Hi Sunita; riveting reading about the monsoon and the effect it has on you and your garden. It makes my heart sing when I see and I can imagine your bliss to experience this overdrive of nature. I love the colourful bugs, they are so intriguing. The plants who make the most of the abundance of moisture.<br />Really wonderful, Sunita, your words bring everything close and alive.T♥Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-27207444510910575102011-10-04T23:40:51.772+05:302011-10-04T23:40:51.772+05:30You make the monsoons seem so warm and appealing. ...You make the monsoons seem so warm and appealing. We have been having monsoon like rain but much cooler and we are not used to it or prepared for it. Things are a bit of a mess. What do you do about the mosquitoes?Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954826148369517031noreply@blogger.com