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The Magic of the Golden Hour
Early evening, before sunset, the light often turns brilliantly golden, shadows grow longer and then, ever so slowly the light takes on a magical glow.
No matter where in the world you are, take the time to sit and watch this magic happen.
Golden Hour at home
Magic hour after the rain
Magic hour at the beach
Golden hour in the fall
Crazy for Coleus: My Growing Collection of Mayana Varieties
Currently, I have eight varieties of coleus. This plant is easy to grow and propagate, not to mention, interestingly available in numerous varieties.
The first coleus that I had was this common red variety, which I think is what most locals identify as Mayana. This variety’s leaves have lovely maroon color with yellow-green edges. I planted it a long time ago; I can’t remember where I got it or whom it was from.
My second variety was almost identical to my first variety. However, its leaves are darker. The foliage is almost red-violet and the yellowish edge design varies from pale to almost unnoticeable. This one was from a small cutting I got from my cousin.
Placing the two varieties side by side lets you see the difference:
The third one used to be my favorite because it was so different from the mayanas that I used to see in…
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My Love for Uniquely Interesting Foliage (Part 1)
As a green thumb, I am interested in almost every single type of plants, but if you would ask me which type I adore the most, I would say those plants with interesting foliage. I’m not particularly fond of flowering plants (though I have plenty of them) because I think their beauty is only seasonal. If you go for plants with colorful and uniquely shaped leaves, you get to enjoy their beauty all year round. Of course, their seasonal blooms are a bonus.
Some of the plants that I love for their interesting leaves are coleus (Mayana), Ti plants, croton (which I guess is locally called San Francisco, not sure about this), and other plants which names I don’t really know.
Here are some of my plants whose leaves could be as beautiful and charming as the loveliest flowers there are. Help me identify some of them.
Coleuses
I always…
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Jahaz Mahal – Hidden treasure in Mandu
Description by Prototype Design Lab:
The site of this project is in a country-feeling area of South Mississauga with small roads and mature trees. The house was designed for a couple of entrepreneurs with fast-paced jobs, who wanted to return home to a retreat-like environment at the end of each day.
The House is broken into three slipping volumes of varying heights and lengths, staggered to respond to site and programmatic conditions. Each one is clad with a different material to hint at its interior function: cumaru wood planks; white quartz; and custom, diamond-shaped corten steel panels. The interior of the house continues the clear lines and filigreed details of the exterior. In addition, the house opens almost completely to the outside on the west elevation. The floor spills out into the landscape in the form of a large deck at the same level of the ground floor, and the landscape…
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A New Monestry for the XXI century
Projecting a cloistered monastery in the XXI century is not an usual request. Take a look how it all turned out HERE
recumbent Norse 