spectrum 3

recently the health & safety nurse came to access our workstation. when she came to mine, she was happy with the rest of the set up but she was unhappy about my chair. it needs to be re-gased. (chair sinks when I sit) apparently, it costs almost the same to buy a new chair. so my boss gave me the go ahead to order a chair for myself. i studied the catalogue quite intensely and narrow down to 3 choices, spectrum 3 being one of them. i even wanted the fabric to be ruby in colour..

i contacted the supplier who then said our head office indicates all employees to use spectrum 3 in a special fabric called 'wells'. okay ..wells then.. my new chair arrived on wednesday. hehe.. smells nice and it looked like the pic above, but the colour is more grey-ish/navy-ish.

btw, did you know that arm rest are no good for your posture. so i didn't get arm rest attached to the chair although i like them 

gardening update

jake's gone to melbourne @ 0430 this morning (departing @0630) for business and i am left to my own devices again.

decided to weed the flower bed. the weeds have come back with a vengeance after winter. so armed with a mini hoe and two plastic bags, i spent the afternoon pulling and hoeing the bed. feeling extremely pleased to see the flower bed clear of weeds. i also gave my potted plants a check and weeded them. jake's cacti's probably going to bloom in late spring (see bud forming). i transplanted a few succulents here and there while weeding.

checked on the succulent that marnee gave me. was shocked that there were holes on the leaves :( and couldn't see any slugs or snails near it. a check on the gardening book revealed that there could be a caterpillar in the plant. TRUE enough, there was a small one (1.5cm) amidst the leaves of the black rose. needless to say, i killed the caterpillar. it must have been feasting on the leaves for at least 1 week and a half now.

coming projects:

1. improving the soil condition and start a hedge on the flower bed. couldn't decide whether i should have buxus sempervirens (english box) or lonicera nitida (box honeysuckle aka poor man's box). i think final decision rest on the sort of soil condition these two thrive in.
2. transplant crassulae ovata (jade plant) from the propagator bucket to new pot. they seem to outgrown the bucket.
3. start to propagate something since it's spring. (maybe hebe -a type of shrub)
   

update

i have been MIA for a while, reason being the pc was getting reformatted thanks to the malicious stuffs we got while surfing.

anyhow, i have been reading novels this month. So far, have read:
1. Guy Next Door by Meg Cabot or Meggin Cabot (UK edition)
2. The J.A.P. Chronicles by Isabel Rose
3. The School for Husbands by Wendy Holden

funny how all three novels have pink covers ;)

today i went to the garden centre with the intention to get English lavender but i came out with fuchsia instead. 4 of them. i have never planted fuchsia before so they will be an experiment. the ones i bought were: Genii, Celia Smedley, Sunset and Beacon Rosa. They colour of the flower range from shades of purple and red. Genii particularly has very light almost golden colour leaves.

spring is here..

i can't believe spring is here. weather's warmed up, flowers are blooming and daffodil is no exception. i have only come to realise how pretty they are this year. i used to associate them to cancer society flower but last saturday was an eye opener. they are so many varieties out there. see sampler above.
they come in all shades of colors and sizes.. some are huge and some are tiny..
some are fragrant... the big ones look almost like artificial silk flower.

the daffodils above are exhibited by howick horticultural society. marnee's active in the club and invited me to check them out.

besides daffodils, there's plenty to see in the show. check out the camellias (below). i had mistaken some for hibiscus and carnations.



different shades of camellias..

there were also orchids and fruits being exhibited. i don't know how they judge the fruits ..but it's interesting to see.

stace, that big giant spike of little yellow flowers are part of the black rose..(left to right :3rd pic)
i am waiting for mine to give out big spike of flowers like the pic ..kekeke.

this is a flower from the magnolia tree. they are in abundance now..they are as big as my palm.