by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Fruit |
Lychee Fruit I can’t possibly put into words how much I love the lychee fruit. At the time of writing this, I actually have a bowl of chilled lychees in front of me. I long for lychee season all year, as canned lychees just dont cut it. Many people refer to...
by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Fruit |
Jaboticaba Jaboticaba is a beautiful, and strange fruit tree, which despite being from Brazil, is amazingly cold tolerant. The delicious fruit has a short shelf life, making it a poor choice as an orchard crop, but they are excellently suited as a backyard fruit tree....
by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Fruit |
Mangoes, the sacred fruit The mango has been cultivated for over four thousand years, and by some accounts for over six thousand years. Originally from northern India, the mango has spread to every tropical corner of the world. Easily the most consumed fruit in the...
by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Flowers |
Black Flamingo I am quite surprised that this plant is not everywhere in Florida landscapes. This is such a beautiful and easy plant to grow. Very few pests bother it, it never needs pruning, it smothers weeds, it is not invasive, it is very forgiving of poor soil...
by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Flowers |
Walking Irises are resilient, forgiving, plants, and are a good choice for novice tropical plant growers. The walking irises get their name by the way they asexually reproduce themselves. Their inflorescence which looks very much like a leaf blade, produces flower...
