Rose Garden at Liberty Market Lahore

First, i would like to congratulate this year's Blotanical 2009 awards winners, you guys really deserved it. I would also like to congratulate stuart for managing this wonderful event and providing us some opportunity to vote for some wonderful blog around the globe. And special thanks to those who voted for my blog, it was awesome to be in top five.

Now coming back to the post, i admit that i had no intention to do a post on roses specially in this season when they do not bloom at their best But i just carried away. I just happened to visit this rose garden at liberty market lahore and the fragrance and colors were just awesome. I mean how can you resists capturing these beauties anyway. Now if they can bloom as good as now in this heat of 90F then how cheerfully they will greet you in spring!!!!!

This is my first ever post on roses and i hope you will like it. This is one of my favorite rose gardens in lahore. Enjoy!!!!!!

Blotanical 2009 Awards – Thank You!

My mouth was open wide when i saw my blog nominated in the 2009 blotanical awards in the category of best container gardening blog. I mean its just over a month over blotanical and with the limited space i have for growing, i was just amazed to have my blog nominated.

I would like to extend my thanks to blotanical and other fellow bloggers who visit my blog and pay such nice and encouraging comments and send messages. i mean its all because of you guys that i have reached here, no doubt in that. Best of luck to all my fellow bloggers in this year's awards.

And last but not least, i feel so proud to be the only blogger from Pakistan( love to have some one join me, birdie!!!, mars!!!!, mania!!!, zahra!!! are you fellas reading this?).

So head over to blotanical 2009 voting page and vote as much as you can. here is the link to vote.

Update: Got 5th position, Hurray!!!!

Cassia alata, juhi and ipomoea alba flowering

Lensing moon flowers at night

Ipomoea alba also known as moonflowers bloom in my garden in september. This time i bought the seeds and sowed myself. These are large seeds and i love sowing large ones as they germinate more readily and easily then the smaller ones. I planted them along with morning glory seeds. Although they have just started blooming but they are still not in full rhythm. When they come to their own, their speed of bloom opening is so fast you can make a video of around 40 seconds from start till end.

Until october arrives, they do not open fully till dark. so i had to capture them in dark as well. now this is not easy lensing them after dusk but i did manage to get few pics worth posting.
















In above picture you can see buds of morning glory along with moon flowers. In morning i enjoy morning glory blooms and at dask, fragrance of moon flowers fill the air. although my datura wins the competition of fragrance but still moonflowers have their own subtle citrus fragrance.
















This last picture paid my efforts. this is one of macro shots and i had not thought a night macro shot would come so good. and this is not all, capturing a flower 15 feet high in the air while i was almost hanging in the air with trembling hands going for a macro shot, that was pure fun. I really enjoyed this pic.