A Doctor with a green thumb !

Happy -2019 Peeps!

May each day of your life to be filled with success, happiness, and prosperity! Cheers to a better life and bright future.

Its been 7 months since I last posted, have been pretty busy lately. However, With this new year, let's get going & continue to inspire one another.

Let's begin!

Introducing Dr.Yogya Jha, a loving friend, a humble doctor, an amazing Gardener & last but not the least a brilliant and passionate cook.

Talking about lack of time these days. In today's fast-paced life, I am yet to meet another doctor who has mastered her passion so beautifully along with other duties.

Those who manage too many things each day, you know not every day is the same. We often are in a state of dilemma & run out of time to get things done on time & that's OKAY!

This time around keeping the post pretty short & simple and letting the photos speak the volume!

Over to Dr. Yogya in her own words.

Hi Everyone!

My name is Dr.Yogya Jha. I have loved plants all along. My mom was my biggest inspiration. I have learned a lot from her. She had green fingers. She taught me lots of botanical names of plants and flowers,and how to take care of the garden. Gardening gives u a feeling of utmost joy and takes u close to nature. Mom always said plants are living things so they too need love and affection.!

My clinic name is Arogya Diagnostic Clinic, in Balewadi, Pune. I do gardening in my clinic garden ( ie on the ground floor) and also have a terrace garden. First and foremost getting the " WATER PROOFING "done is crucial. If you skip this, it will for sure call for complete damage & leakage over the years.

I also do my gardening at my home & blessed to own three huge balconies. I love and enjoy growing flowers, as much as veggies. Together they make a great combination.

Some of the flowers include roses, morning glory, chrysanthemums, ixora, Adenium obesum, passion flower, mogra, lilies, dahlia, aboli, orchid, balsam, petunias, different varieties of hibiscus....etc

We grow vegetables like cabbage, tomatoes, capsicum, chilies, ridge gourd, cherry tomatoes, lemons, lady finger, mint, methi, coriander, Baby spinach, brinjal, Ajwain, lemon grass, bottle gourd. etc

And the list keeps increasing.

Gardening is the achievement that I celebrate every day, in various forms such as

bright colored blooms, the abundance of harvest, the best part of gardening is the taste of organic home cooked meal which you will notice immediately,cannot miss out to mention how my tiny feathered visitors bring so much beauty and joy, the constant love, and support from family and friends & friends on social media with their motivating comments and praises that I receive is overwhelming, thank you if you reading this.

-all of the above and much more makes my garden inviting & brings out a zen moment for me and my family to live in. It also creates a natural green screen, blocking the view of the concrete jungle, which is absolute bliss.

You may follow me on:-

Instagram:- daspicedoctor

Facebook page:- DoctorSpice

All of the below is the combination of photos which includes both at the clinic garden, as well as the home garden.

Enjoy the tour.

* Maximum use of any space (small or large) can be achieved by proper selection & placement of plants.

* Before purchasing any plants, make sure you try to keep a close look on how many hours of sunshine that your garden space receives each day, which further helps you decide on plant selection you can make.

*There is various kind of shade plants which are also available at local nurseries which can thrive without any direct sunlight. I have a wide variety of plants in my garden and also like to play around with different textured plants as well.

Any eye sore hidden away with one of my favorites - Passiflora Or -Flower of Passion creeper

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Chrysanthemum Shrub /Mums:- which display spectacular colors.​

Roses & MINIATURE ROSES :- Abundance of roses throughout the year .

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Few varieties of Hibiscus:-

Begonia :-

Burgundy ) Dahlia: = Anyone will fall in love with this majestic beauty, easily grown in containers. This comes in different bright colors as well. ​

PLUMERIA ( Champa):- This flowering plant is cultivated around the world & commonly used in Indian temples for worship. Most species can grow to small trees and gives a nice show by the structured branches.

THECHI OR CHETTHY FLOWER:- Commonly seen in every home of Kerala. Mainly used in temples for worship. Comes in Bright orange, bright yellow, peach color & Red as seen in the below pic.

MORNING GLORY VINE:-

MONEY PLANT:-

LILY FLOWER :-

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PETUNIA :-

VINCA / SADABAHAR :- One of the most bank for your buck , if you are kneen on having more colors in your garden. So easy to grow and no maintainance at all. Grow once enjoy for long time. Comes in Hot pink, reds, whites & purples.

As mentioned earlier have variety of plants with different textures & sizes.

POINSETTIA :-

Some veggies :-

Homegrown organic chilies are amazing, they produce in abundance! kindly notice the plants grown are in pots of various size. Green chilies are a great option for beginners.​

Green Capsicum ,Red Cabbage, Strawberry, Garlic, Fenugreek, Coriander, Strawberry, Green Capsicum,Purple Cabbage, Bitter Gourd, :-

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Tomatoes:- Nourished soil with organic manure compost is key to any healthy plant. Prepare the soil before you plant .

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Cherry Tomatoes :-

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Pomogranate:-

Below image is of my 2nd balcony :-

Hanging basket with droopy plants is a great option which will give you a texture screen to block the eye sore right from top and a give you a feeling of enclosure. Also tall plants enhances the dence look & a great privacy option.

FEATHERED VISITORS I ADORE:-

FEW OF MY TERRACE GARDEN PICTURES:-

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AJWAIN PLANT :- Endless medicinal properties ,one should own atleast one.

Mint, can be grown easily. Make sure do not over water. If grown in the ground, can spread wild, so set them only in containers.

HARVEST PICS:-

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DIY SCARECROW :- :) wink wink

CURRY LEAF :-

Some of my cooking creation.

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Gardening is purely an addiction, you never can have enough plants.

Above Pic :- Last but not least, one of my favorite indoor plant- bonsai.

To answer all the readers in case you wondering why there are no plates underneath any of the pots and on water wastage ?

Plates are avoided because :-

* First of all to avoid any kind of water accumulation, which causes infectious diseases & to eliminate all potential breeding sites for mosquitoes.

* Secondly the plates causes the roots to rot.

* Water is poured manually with a watering can with Sprinkler Nozzle head , which makes it very easy to save water to maximum and no soil wastage .

I am so excited to be part of this blog and loved sharing my garden pictures with the readers.

Thanks,

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Thanks Doctor,

I hope you enjoyed every bit of this garden tour of, as much I enjoyed blogging about it. With the hope that this tour has left the readers with a spark of motivation to start their own garden. And most importantly one can grow pretty much anything in a container and pots on their balcony.

Its never too late to become an influencer yourself!

Thank you for stopping by!

See you soon until the next one.

Stay tuned until next one.

Thank you

Rekha (Blog Owner)