Josephine's Flowers and Plant Ornaments

14/08/2020

Christia obcordata, more commonly known as the swallowtail or butterfly plant, boasts triangular leaves with stripes of pink and green.

It prefers a shaded window environment as it will burn in direct sun, and it serves as an epic conversation starter in any home.

Picture taken from our farm.
This beauties is sold out.

20/07/2020

What a beauty!
We got these plants in our garden. 🌵

27/05/2020

To celebrate international biodiversity day, for the next 10 days we will be learning more about a few of the native orchids of the Philippines. Filipino artist and climate advocate Gawayn Coronel will be showcasing his illustrations of the different orchids under the genus Phalaenopsis with artist and advocate Myron Anarcon for the layout.

Globally, we see how habitat loss brought about by tourism and other recreational activities is the major threat to loss of biodiversity in general, and for orchid species as well. The Philippines, recognized as one of the 17 mega biodiversity countries, is also heavily affected by biodiversity loss because of anthropogenic activities.

The Philippines is home to 141 genera of orchids, with around 1,100 species of orchids. While overcollecting for the nursery trade is often blamed for the loss of our orchids, habitat destruction is a much larger threat to our orchid biodiversity. Loss of habitat brought about by systemic and large-scale logging and mining operations have devastated orchid biodiversity in neighboring countries, and with the current destructive practices of the industries here in the Philippines, we can only imagine the extent of the damage done to our local species.

On the other hand, overcollection of our endemic orchid species has its roots in international demand and export. The large size, beauty, and fragrance of the flowers have led to a demand for these "exotic" plants in the world market. This in turn led to local overcollection, to the point of extinction in the wild, as is the case of the sanggumay or Dendrobium anosmum giganteum. Other species such as the Phalaenopsis micholitzii, originally an endemic Philippine species, are now found only in Taiwan as the last plants of this orchid species were shipped out from the Philippines in the early 90s.

With all the threats our orchid biodiversity is currently facing, we must amp up our conservation efforts in order to protect our country's rich biodiversity. We must invest in research to study and protect our natural resources, and put a stop to the destructive large-scale logging and mining operations in our country. These large-scale and foreign operations not only destroy our rich biodiversity, but also displace and steal the lands of our environment defenders, which we should never allow.

25/05/2020

Good read.

Why are you not home gardening? A new study from the Princeton University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering says everyone should.

25/05/2020

Sharing to you our variety of hanging plants available in our garden office.
Can’t wait to share more with you soon..

24/05/2020

This video is very useful for those who just started with caring for indoor plants.

Happy gardening.

24/05/2020

Mini variegated Aglaonema (Gabi - gabi) with free pot.
500php

Now available in our garden.
Open for delivery anywhere in Cebu City.

22/05/2020

A vlog about our garden.

Visit our garden, Josephine's Flowers and Plant Ornaments.
We are located at Bagao, Talamaban, Cebu City.

Send us a message for orders. :)

We sell flowers. From the mountains of Cebu City.

16/03/2020

Amazing nature.

16/03/2020

Our garden is along the trail of Kabang falls, Baogo Budlaan, Talamban, Cebu City.

To all tourists, don’t hesitate to check out the garden. We have ornamental plants that will perfectly fit your home or office.