A trash container? Really!?!? Upon entering Butchart Gardens, I noticed a beautiful display of flowers on a wooden stand. Another glance proved this to be a trash container. A trash container! It was only the beginning of a garden tour that was way beyond what I expected. Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia The highlight of my summer […]
Even the Trash Containers Were Beautiful
October 9th, 2012 6 Comments
Tags: British Columbia · Butchart Gardens · Canada · flowers · totem pole · Victoria
36-Year Old Mango Error
June 18th, 2012 5 Comments
House and Home First, a brief history of the place we’ve called home for 36 years…. it has a wonderful edible history. 1976 Our house was built in 1937, and I am guessing that most of the fruit trees were planted when the house was built. We bought the house in 1976, so the trees […]
Tags: Alphonso mangos · Haden Mangos · Indian mangos · Mangos · Pine Island Nursery
My Mango Is Bigger Than Your Mango
June 14th, 2012 2 Comments
Storms Dropped Immature Fruit Earlier this year, we had some severe storms that knocked off many mangos from both my Haden and honey mango trees. Because the immature Hadens were bigger than the mature honey mangos, I tried ripening the immature fruit. There were mixed results, but I learned that the storm-dropped mangos were edible, […]
Tags: Fruit Trees · Haden Mangos · Honey Mangos
