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Gardening: Rocket, launched
Few people seem to be aware of the fact that the deliciously pungent herb
commonly known as rocket is indigenous to many areas of Pakistan and that,
being climatically suitable, it is much easier to cultivate than many other
salad herbs, especially those originating in cooler climes than ours.
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Sustaining a powerless environment
The first sprinkling of snow lays glittering blue-white on the heights of the
Pir Panjal mountains across the Jhelum Valley in Azad Kashmir and night time
temperatures are dropping rapidly now that winter is in the offing.
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Growing Flowering bulbs in warm climates - Rain lily (zephyranthes)
This is 6th article in this series of growing warm climate bulbs.
zephyranthes lily with synonyms rain lily, fairy lily, zephyr lily are very
tough plants yet very aasy to flower warm climate bulbs. Not a true lily
though,they are from amaryllis familly. Their flowering period is not
confined, although they bloom after rains hence called rain lily. In my zone
10b, these bloom almost ...
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Drop by precious drop
Water has always been an extremely precious commodity here in Pakistan,
more so in recent years than previously and the current situation verges on
one of dire emergency; therefore it is timely to take another look at how to
minimise water usage in the garden and in pots and other containers.
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The blazing trumpets
One of the most popular bulbous flowering plants in the country must be the
spectacular ‘Amaryllis’ which — this might confuse you
— is more often than not, actually ‘Hippeastrum’! In case
you need to be explained here, Amaryllis and Hippeastrum are both members of
the same botanical ‘Amaryllideae’ family — which I reckon,
may be ...
15 April, 2013
amaryllis, Belladonna, Bloemfontein, bulbous flowering, colours, compost, crown, hyacinths, plants, tulips, winter
12 September, 2002
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Pneumonia looms large in flood-hit areas
MULTAN, Dec 10: Children in the flood-hit areas are at high risk of catching pneumonia as winter temperatures plummet, warns a non-government organisation.