A Paddy Plant In Our Garden?

A lone paddy plant in our garden, July 23, 2018.

Yesterday evening, as my eldest sister, Aiman was gardening, she was shocked to discover that there was a plant that looks like a paddy plant in the middle of our brick pot.

Taking a closer look, my sister saw some ripening rice on the lone paddy plant which grew beside another large pot, surprisingly in a condition where it is not suitable for paddy plant to grow.

It seems as if the paddy plant had miraculously appeared out of nowhere, as we did not plant any rice and neither the dry soil nor the condition of the garden is suitable for a paddy plant to grow.

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The rice harvested from our paddy plant, July 23, 2018.

The ripening rice, July 23, 2018.

A lone paddy plant in our garden, July 23, 2018.

A lone paddy plant in our garden, July 23, 2018.

My Sister’s Tomato Plants – Photos

A close up photo of one of the nice, red, ripe tomatoes ready to be plucked.

 My sister has some tomato plants which grew from her compost.

She replanted them and they grew into beautiful plants, but my sister was not sure if they will bear fruit since tomato does not fruit easily over here.

My mother was very excited when they started to fruit and we waited excitedly to taste them.

They are ordinary tomatoes, but they taste so sweet, even sweeter than the cherry tomatoes that we have been buying here.

The tomatoes are very flavourful too.

There are so many fruits growing on the tomato plants now and here are some of the photos.

I snapped these photos using my Nokia Lumia 1020 phone.

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A very small tomato which has just develop from its yellow flower.

Another close up photo of my sister’s tomato.

Another beautifully ripen tomato.

A green unripe and a red ripe tomato nestled on the vine.

A close up photo of one of the nice, red, ripe tomatoes ready to be plucked.

An unripe tomato from one of the plants.

Photos: Florida Freeze Jan 2014

An overnight sprinkler left icicles on the shrubs at The Antique Market of San Jose, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Will Dickey)

Overnight sprinkler are usually used during freezing nights in Florida to protect the plants, fruits and trees from the extreme weather.

And a part of the results is stunning icicles like shinning, beautiful decorations hanging from the plants and trees.

Aren’t they beautiful? 

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Flowers are encrusted in ice at Trad’s Garden Center in sub-freezing weather Tuesday, January 7, 2014 in Jacksonville, Florida. The sprinkler system had been accidentally left on overnight, causing the icicles. (The Florida Times-Union, Will Dickey) Image credit to Jacksonville.com

Flowers are encrusted in ice at Trad’s Garden Center in sub-freezing weather Tuesday, January 7, 2014 in Jacksonville, Florida. The sprinkler system had been accidentally left on overnight, causing the icicles. (The Florida Times-Union, Will Dickey) Image credit to Jacksonville.com

Will.Dickey@Jacksonville.com Employee Buddy Hale takes photos of ice-encrusted plants at Trad’s Garden Center in sub-freezing weather Tuesday. The sprinkler system at the San Jose Boulevard center had been accidentally left on overnight, causing the icicles. (Photo credit to Jacksonville.com)

Icicles cover a tree in Ocala as temperatures drop below freezing early Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. (PHOTO/Debbie Stewart, Viewer)

Ice covers a plant in Marion County on a frigid Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, 2014. (PHOTO/Marisol Ortiz Santiago, Viewer)

Michael Hill poses with rows of frost-covered crops at Southern Hill Farms’ Blueberry U-Pick in Clermont, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. (PHOTO/Michael Hill, Viewer)

Oranges encased in ice after an overnight frost at Bellamy Grove, Inverness in Florida. Photograph: Matthew Beck/AP

An overnight sprinkler left icicles on the shrubs at The Antique Market of San Jose, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Will Dickey)

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In Photos: Chelsea Flower Show 2013

A Dahlia ‘Spectacular’ plant is seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth 

The Chelsea Flower Show 2013 started on May 21 in London and will end on May 25.

This year is the 100th anniversary of the Chelsea Flower Show.

There are lots of beautiful, colorful, big blooming flowers all around the place.

Some are arranged nicely to make large, colourful big circles.

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A Dahlia ‘Spectacular’ plant is seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

More beautiful flowers, which is what it’s all about. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian.

Bright tulips form part of a colourful display. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian.

Protea South African flowering plants. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian.

Cascading flowers during media day. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian.

A ‘Hyacinthus Orientalis’ plant is seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

British artist Marc Quinn poses for a photograph with his sculpture of an orchid in the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) garden during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

The flower of a Chamaelobivia ‘Lincoln Rainbow’ cactus is seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

A lily hybrid ‘Sweet Desire’ plant is seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

An Allium ‘Pinball Wizard’ plant is seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

A women looks at a display of flowers during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

Visitors look at a display of flowers during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

A straw hat is seen in a rose garden during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

A Papaver commutatum ‘Ladybird’ plant is seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

A Dahlia Honka plant is seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

A visitor looks at a display of flowers during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 20, 2013. The annual show opens to the public on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

 

Photos Of Beautiful Blooming Cherry Blossoms

Cars pass next to cherry blossom trees in bloom at Scott Circle in downtown Wastington.

Cherry blossoms are very, very beautiful and a park full of blooming cherry blossoms is a perfect picture of spring.

Below are more photos of the beautiful cherry blossoms that come to bloom this spring …

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A woman looks at cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo March 22, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during this season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TRAVEL)

The Washington Monument is seen in the backdrop as tourist enjoy the cherry blossoms.

Cherry blossom trees are in bloom around the Tidal Basin, with the Jefferson Memorial in the background in Washington. Officials in Washington are going to be predicting this year’s peak bloom dates for the city’s famed cherry trees. This year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival is already planned for March 20 through April 14, but the National Park Service will be more specific about the predicted bloom dates on Monday. The average peak bloom date is April 4, but last year’s peak bloom date was March 20. The cherry blossoms draw about 1 million visitors each spring. This year marks the 101st anniversary of the gift of trees from Japan. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the Tidal Basin in Washington.

A woman holding a parasol looks at cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo March 22, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during this season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TRAVEL)

Cherry blossoms begin to open on the branches of the famous Yoshino Cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington.

Visitors walk under illuminated cherry blossoms in full bloom along the Chidorigafuchi moats in Tokyo March 22, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during this season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: SOCIETY)

A young girl walks among cherry blossom trees bloom along the Tidal Basin in Washington.

Cherry blossom trees bloom along the Tidal Basin in Washington.

Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the Tidal Basin in Washington.

Visitors ride a boat in the Chidorigafuchi moat covered with petals of cherry blossoms in Tokyo April 1, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during the spring season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

People walk under cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, April 7, 2013. Washington’s celebrated cherry trees, which have been slow to bloom in 2013 due to a colder-than-normal springtime, originated as a gift of friendship from the people of Japan in 1912. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Cherry tree blossoms are seen near the Tidal Basin in Washington.

A duck swims in the Chidorigafuchi moat covered with petals of cherry blossoms in Tokyo April 1, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during the spring season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS)

A nesting bird peeks out of a blooming Japanese Woshino cherry tree along the Tidal Basin in Washington.

Women look up at illuminated cherry blossoms in full bloom along the Chidorigafuchi moats in Tokyo March 22, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during this season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: SOCIETY)

Cherry blossoms bloom near the Jefferson Memorial in Washington on April 8, 2013, after a colder than normal March and chilly April delayed the beggining of the season for the trees in the nation’s capital.

Cherry blossoms bloom at night in front of the Washington Monument.

Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the Tidal Basin in Washington.

Cherry blossoms in full bloom are seen in Tokyo March 22, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during this season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TRAVEL)

The Japanese cherry blossom trees bloom along the Tidal Basin in Washington.

Beautiful But Dangerous: Deadly Poisonous Garden Plants

Lots of people grow these beautiful plants in their gardens because they have beautiful and colourful flowers.

Some have nice smelling flowers too, like Lily-of-the-Valley and Oleander.

My grandmother grew some of these beautiful plants in her garden too.

But do you know that they are very poisonous?

So please be careful of these poisonous plants because they can cause death.

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Poet’s Narcissus (Narcissus poeticus). Deadly parts: The entire plant, especially the bulbs, which are potent emetics, inducing vomiting.Toxic toll: If the scent of a narcissus bouquet in a closed room is strong enough to cause a headache, just imagine what eating an entire bulb might do. Think severe nausea, convulsions, fainting, paralysis and eventual death. Still want to plant them? Watch any open wounds you may have while tending to them—coming into contact with their bulb secretions has produced staggering, numbness, and heart paralysis.Photo by Flickr user AnneTanne

Purple Nightshade (Atropa belladonna). Deadly parts: The entire plant, particularly its berries, roots, and leaves.Toxic toll: Don’t mess with this one—pop a handful of berries in your mouth, and you’ll physically be unable to call for help. After you lose your voice, respiratory complications, intense digestive disruption, and violent convulsions begin, the combination of which has proven fatal.Photo by Flickr user peganum

Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis). Deadly parts: The entire plant, particularly the leaves.Toxic toll: Sure, they make for an attractive flower arrangement, but even the water you place cut lily-of-the-valley flowers in contains deadly traces of convallatoxin, which intensifies the heart’s contractions. Just a bite causes headaches, hot flashes, hallucinations, and irritability, not to mention red blotches on cold, clammy skin. The heart will also slow down, potentially leading to coma and death.Photo by Flickr user Stadtkatze

Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima). Deadly parts: The milky sap found in the veins of the plant.Toxic toll: Despite its toxic reputation, poinsettias will never top the list of most poisonous plants, as there’s only been two documented cases of them causing human death. But you’ll want to teach kids not to touch or consume the plant, nonetheless. And as far as cats and dogs are concerned, keep poinsettia plants out of reach—unless you want to clean up after pet vomit and diarrhea. Take extra precautions if you have elderly, ill, or young pets.Photo by Flickr user Mauricio Mercadante

Water Hemlock/Spotted Parsley (Cicuta maculata). Deadly parts: The whole plant, especially the roots of early growth.Toxic toll: This wildflower has been dubbed “the most violently toxic plant that grows in North America” by the USDA. True to its killer reputation, water hemlock can strike you dead within 15 minutes of ingestion. The poison cicutoxin wastes no time in attacking the central nervous system, causing severe seizures and convulsions that turn deadly as a result of asphyxia and cardiovascular collapse.Photo by Flickr user Fritz Flohr Reynolds

Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla). Deadly parts: The entire plant, especially the flower buds.Toxic toll: Swallowing hydrangea is like popping a cyanide pill. The present poison, hydragin, is a cyanogenic glycoside, meaning it will cause shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, and a rapid pulse, along with a drop in blood pressure that can cause convulsions and death.Photo by Flickr user Mauricio Mercadante

Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum). Deadly parts: The entire plant. Toxic toll: Who knew both West Virginia and Washington’s state flower was a silent killer? Swallow any part of this plant, and you’re going to look as bad as you feel. While drooling from the mouth and teary-eyed, you’ll begin vomiting violently, just as your pulse slows down and low blood pressure sets in. Death can occur shortly after falling into a coma or during a violent seizure.Photo by Flickr user Ryan Somma

Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia). Deadly parts: Leaves, twigs, flowers, and pollen.Toxic toll: Mountain laurel parts are full of andromedotoxins, which go to town on your gastrointestinal tract. Watering of the mouth, eyes, and nose are common, as is shortness of breath and slow heartbeat. Kidney failure can occur, as well as convulsions, paralysis, coma, and death.Photo by Flickr user James Gaither

Larkspur (Delphinium consolida). Part of the buttercup family of flowers. Deadly parts: The entire plant, though the young leaves and the mature seeds contain the highest concentration of toxic alkaloids. Toxic toll: These enticing blue growers are definitely just for looking—not eating. Immediately after ingestion, nausea, burning in the mouth, vomiting, and slowing of the heartbeat set in. Seek treatment right away, because six hours is all it takes for this flower to become lethal.Photo by Flickr user Alwyn Ladell

Mistletoe (Phoradendron flavescens). Deadly parts: All parts, especially the berries. Toxic toll: Munching on a couple of leaves, berries, or shoots—or drinking mistletoe-flavored tea—will cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. Cases where mistletoe ingestion were fatal involved gastroenteritis (an inflammation of the stomach and small intestine), followed by cardiovascular collapse. The berries are particularly potent when it comes to pets, so mind your cats and dogs around this plant.Photo by Andrew Dunn

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). Deadly parts: The entire plant, especially the leaves of the upper stem, which are rich in digitalin, digitoxin, and digitonin—chemicals, that while used medicinally, are deadly in high doses.Toxic toll: The same thing that makes these lookers toxic to deer won’t sit well with your—or the family pet’s—digestive tract. Twenty minutes after a little nibbling, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea set in. Depending on the amount ingested, untreated poisoning leads to death by bradycardia (lowered heart rate) or ventricular fibrillation (a rapid, irregular rhythm in the lower heart chambers). Keep in mind, however, that children have died just from sucking on a part of the plant.Photo by Flickr user Kristian Thy

Oleander (Nerium oleander). Deadly parts: The entire plant, including its nectar and sap. Toxic toll: Think twice about growing one of these babies in your yard, especially if you have little ones: A single leaf contains enough toxins to be lethal to an infant or small child. Like other poisonous plans, ingesting it first affects the digestive system with vomiting and diarrhea, then poisoning progresses into life-threatening circulatory problems. If your heart’s still ticking after that trauma, oleander can also deal a fatal blow to your central nervous system, causing seizures, tremors, and coma that can lead to death.Photo by Flickr user Hovic