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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382328) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Dec 24

My mother loved her garden and spent hours in it every day. Because of our climate, our potted plants need shelter from the sun so rather than hot-houses we have shade houses. She had two ‘shade-houses’. If a frost was predicted...

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In the summer the pink hibiscus grow smaller in size.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 3 Apr 23

It is hot in Calcutta now. Temperature has gone upto 35 degree celsius. The major potted plants in my balcony are watered twice a day. Although the colour of the flowers and leaves are remaining constant, I am finding the pink...

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Small trees in a bedroom

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382328) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Jan 23

I’ve written about the house-sit where there were over 70 potted plants within the house. It was a bit of a challenge to be sure to water all of them without missing any. It was also important not to over-water any of them, or...

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Potted plants, potted plants and even more potted plants

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382328) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Jan 23

The photo show two areas of our house-sit and some of the pot plants within it. In front of the TV are just some of the 35 pots that I have counted in the kitchen/dining/lounge area. There are also about six or eight plants that...

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A pretty pot of portulacas

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382328) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Feb 22

My husband and I both like portulacas and our potful of them is beginning to look quite colourful. Most of our plants are doing well although they haven’t been in their positions very long. Now Vince is trying to put...

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The blue aparajita flower grow well as potted plants in balcony.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 7 Sep 21

I planted blue aparajita flower in pots in my balcony. The blue flowers look beautiful and enhance the mood. It is monsoon in Kolkata. Once there will be sunny days there will be better growth of the flowers.

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In monsoon season the pink roses grow flatter.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 30 Jun 21

The pink roses grow flatter in monsoon. My roses are there in potted plants in my balcony. The colour does not remain as bright but the flowers do have good fragrance.

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In summer the pink roses have a different shape.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 20 Mar 21

Weather changes the shapes and textures of roses in India. My rose plants are in potted plants in the balcony. The pink roses get a different shape in summer. It is summer time in Kolkata in India. at the beginning it was more...

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Red roses in my potted plants in balcony enhances my mood.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 18 Jan 21

Among the different flowering plants I planted in the pots in my balcony,the red roses give the best fragrance. In winter they stay in the plants for long time and also enhances the mood. I feel good when I see the roses.

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In winter the crimson roses grow very well.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 9 Dec 20

In Kolkata now it is winter season. The crimson roses in my potted plants in the balcony grow very well in this season. In bengali we call it rakto golap it is really very beautiful. It also has a good fragrance.

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In monsoon season the roses grow a bit darker.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 26 Aug 20

I have my rose plants in the potted plants in my balcony. It is raining very heavily in Kolkata in India. During this season I observed that the colour of the roses are a bit darker. It is due to lack of sunlight.

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The roses grow darker red in potted plants in monsoon in Kolkata.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 1 Jul 20

The roses are planted in the potted plants in balcony of my 1st floor. In the monsoon season due to less sunlight and more rain in Kolkata, they grow darker red in colour. But the fragrance of the roses remain the same.

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In monsoon the orange roses look yellowish.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 16 Jun 20

My rose plants are grown as potted plants in the balcony. In the monsoon season, there is a lot of rain and very little sunlight. The orange roses which were orange during spring are looking yellowish during monsoon. But they have...

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In summer season the red roses stay for a shorter period.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 15 May 20

It is summer season in Kolkata. My red roses are grown in potted plants in the balcony. While the same roses stay for longer time in the winter months, in the summer months they stay only for 1 day. In Kolkata there is high...

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In summer the pink roses grow in smaller sizes.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 6 Apr 20

In summer the pink roses grow in smaller sizes. In my flat, the roses grow in potted plants in my balcony. In the summer the flowers get more heat and less water, may be the size depends on that.

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In Spring season the orange roses grow very well.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 25 Mar 20

I have orange roses in potted plants in my balcony in Kolkata. In the winter season they look darker, but in the spring season they look orange. They have a good fragrance as well.

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The blackish red roses grow in smaller size in spring.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 4 Feb 20

I have the blackish red roses growing in potted plants in my balcony in Kolkata. In winter months the roses grow with bigger size. But in the spring the same roses grow with smaller size.

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The reddish pink roses grow bigger in winter.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 20 Nov 19

I have reddish pink roses in potted plants in my balcony. In Kolkata the winter season has started. The mild sunlight and little water helps the rose plants grow well. The reddish pink roses are growing bigger in size in this...

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The blackish red roses grow well in winter

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 13 Nov 19

The blackish red roses grow well in winter. I have the roses planted in potted plants in my balcony. In the winter there is less rain. So the rose plants absorb the softer sunlight and the little water I give and adjust to the...

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Excessive rain is harmful for roses.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 24 Oct 19

I have red roses in potted plants in balcony in Kolkata. But it is raining heavily in the end of October. This is harmful for roses. The plants are in the form of shrubs, light water and sunlight are essential for growth. From the...

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