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🆒 When is the flowering season of Dwarf Chanel No 5 Tree?

• ✨ Our Dwarf Ylang-Ylang has been flowering non stop for almost a year by now! Even during cool winter. What a surprise!
• ✨ Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, or Chanel No5 Tree - is a fragrant favorite, the star of perfume plants and the secret behind Chanel No. 5!
• ✨ Its elegant, pendant flowers aren't just fragrant - they're works of art.
• ✨ Easy to grow and naturally compact, this tree keeps a tidy, tree-like shape.
• ✨ Perfect for containers, it's a stunning houseplant that smells as good as it looks!

📚Learn more from previous posts:
How to grow your own Chanel #5
What is the best perfume tree for container culture
Ylang Ylang Tree

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😳 Problem solving

"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein

📸 Persephanie (Persephone - the Queen of the Underworld - see how we found her) is THINKING...

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🛍 Last Day of the Year Tropical Fruit Tree Sale

🎉 Celebrate the season with a sweet deal! For the last few days of the year, we're offering an instant 10% discount on all fruit trees. It's the perfect time to add something special to your garden or gift a tree that will grow into a lasting memory. No minimum order required - just enjoy the holiday savings and bring home your favorite fruit tree today!

❗️ Instant 10% discount!

No min order. Exp. 1-1-25

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💋 What is the most popular Winter-flowering shrub?

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  🌸 Tropical Hydrangea - Dombeya x wallichii - is a Queen sister of the popular Princess - Dombeya seminole that we introduced in our earlier post.
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  🌸 Tropical Hydrangea is a stunning winter bloomer with fragrant, pink, hydrangea-like flowers that will turn heads and attract pollinators.
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  🌸 Spectacular blooms: Clusters of fragrant, pink flowers brighten the landscape in winter and draw in bees and butterflies.
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  🌸 Lush foliage: Large, heart-shaped leaves add tropical charm year-round.
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  🌸 Fast-growing: Quickly creates a multi-stemmed bush, perfect for screening or covering unwanted views.
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  🌸 Versatile landscaping: Ideal for hedges, garden accents, or a statement plant in any tropical or subtropical garden.
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  🌸 With its beauty and utility, Tropical Hydrangea is a must-have for creating a vibrant, pollinator-friendly garden with minimal effort!

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💋 What is the most popular Winter-flowering shrub?

• 🌸 Tropical Hydrangea - Dombeya x wallichii - is a Queen sister of the popular Princess - Dombeya seminole that we introduced in our earlier post.
• 🌸 Tropical Hydrangea is a stunning winter bloomer with fragrant, pink, hydrangea-like flowers that will turn heads and attract pollinators.
• 🌸 Spectacular blooms: Clusters of fragrant, pink flowers brighten the landscape in winter and draw in bees and butterflies.
• 🌸 Lush foliage: Large, heart-shaped leaves add tropical charm year-round.
• 🌸 Fast-growing: Quickly creates a multi-stemmed bush, perfect for screening or covering unwanted views.
• 🌸 Versatile landscaping: Ideal for hedges, garden accents, or a statement plant in any tropical or subtropical garden.
• 🌸 With its beauty and utility, Tropical Hydrangea is a must-have for creating a vibrant, pollinator-friendly garden with minimal effort!

🛒 Shop Dombeyas

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🐱 My Therapist has whiskers

"Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise." - Sigmund Freud

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🍸 What is the best fruit for summer drinks and wine?

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  🍋 Hands, down, Costa Rican Guava, or Cas Guava (Psidium friedrichsthalianum) takes the crown! This tropical gem from Central America is known for its intense flavor, making it perfect for refreshing beverages and creative drinks. The tree is incredibly productive - even young ones yield abundant fruit!
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  🍋 We discovered this fruit last Summer. The tree was so productive (on the second year!), we didn't know what to do with so much fruit! So we made a concentrated drink and have been drinking it since then. It looks like the juice has antibacterial properties so it doesn't need to be canned, it stores for months in refrigerator.
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  🍋 Plans for 2025 season crop: Homemade Cas Guava wine!

Next summer, we are going to try making wine with Cas Guava. Its bold, tangy flavor is sure to produce a delicious, unique brew!

💯 Why choose Cas Guava?

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  • Packed with vitamin C - four times more than lemons - for a powerful immune boost.
• • Rich in antioxidants to combat stress and inflammation.
• • Hardy and low-maintenance, thriving in poor soils and resisting pests.

• 🍸 Recipe: Cas Guava Juice Concentrate


Ingredients:

•  Fresh Cas Guavas

• •  Sugar (to taste)


Instructions:
• • Wash the guavas, cut in half and place them in a large pot with enough water to cover.
• • Add sugar to taste and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5-10 min until the fruit softens.
• • Let sit for a few hours so the fruit softens more.
• • Strain the liquid through a colander to remove the pulp.
• • Bottle the concentrate and refrigerate.
• • To serve, dilute with water to your liking for a flavorful, tangy drink!


This concentrate doesn’t need sterilizing/canning and stays fresh for months, thanks to Cas Guava’s natural antibacterial properties.

🍸 Traditional Favorite: Agua de Cas

Cas Guava is the key ingredient in Costa Rica's famous Agua de Cas, a blend of cas juice, water, and sugar. It's a refreshing, slightly acidic drink that's perfect for hot days.

With its vibrant taste, rich nutrients, and endless possibilities, Cas Guava is a must-have for gardeners and culinary adventurers alike!

📚 Learn more:

• •  What fruit is more sour and has more vitamin C than a lemon
• •  What fruit can you drink? Costa Rican Cas is the Guava for Drinking
• •  Costa Rican Guava

🛒 Order Cas Guava

#Food_Forest #Recipes #Guava

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🍸 What is the best fruit for summer drinks and wine?

• 
  🍋 Hands, down, Costa Rican Guava, or Cas Guava (Psidium friedrichsthalianum) takes the crown! This tropical gem from Central America is known for its intense flavor, making it perfect for refreshing beverages and creative drinks. The tree is incredibly productive - even young ones yield abundant fruit!
• 
  🍋 We discovered this fruit last Summer. The tree was so productive (on the second year!), we didn't know what to do with so much fruit! So we made a concentrated drink and have been drinking it since then. It looks like the juice has antibacterial properties so it doesn't need to be canned, it stores for months in refrigerator.
• 
  🍋 Plans for 2025 season crop: Homemade Cas Guava wine!

Next summer, we are going to try making wine with Cas Guava. Its bold, tangy flavor is sure to produce a delicious, unique brew!

💯 Why choose Cas Guava?

• 
  • Packed with vitamin C - four times more than lemons - for a powerful immune boost.
• • Rich in antioxidants to combat stress and inflammation.
• • Hardy and low-maintenance, thriving in poor soils and resisting pests.

• 🍸 Recipe: Cas Guava Juice Concentrate


Ingredients:

•  Fresh Cas Guavas

• •  Sugar (to taste)


Instructions:
• • Wash the guavas, cut in half and place them in a large pot with enough water to cover.
• • Add sugar to taste and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5-10 min until the fruit softens.
• • Let sit for a few hours so the fruit softens more.
• • Strain the liquid through a colander to remove the pulp.
• • Bottle the concentrate and refrigerate.
• • To serve, dilute with water to your liking for a flavorful, tangy drink!


This concentrate doesn’t need sterilizing/canning and stays fresh for months, thanks to Cas Guava’s natural antibacterial properties.

🍸 Traditional Favorite: Agua de Cas

Cas Guava is the key ingredient in Costa Rica's famous Agua de Cas, a blend of cas juice, water, and sugar. It's a refreshing, slightly acidic drink that's perfect for hot days.

With its vibrant taste, rich nutrients, and endless possibilities, Cas Guava is a must-have for gardeners and culinary adventurers alike!

📚 Learn more:

• •  What fruit is more sour and has more vitamin C than a lemon
• •  What fruit can you drink? Costa Rican Cas is the Guava for Drinking
• •  Costa Rican Guava

🛒 Order Cas Guava

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The best yellow Jasmine with sweet fragrance

• ⭐️ Have you seen a yellow jasmine? If you saw the Primrose Jasmine in our earlier post, this one a must have for a yellow jasmine collection, because it is sweetly fragrant!
• ⭐️ Italian jasmine (Jasminum humile) brings charm and fragrance with its sunny yellow flowers and sweet scent. Bright yellow blooms that radiate warmth and cheer.
• ⭐️ Fragrant oil: The flowers produce a rich, warm, and sweet scent that is extracted as jasmine oil, often used in perfumes as a middle note.
• ⭐️ Hardy and adaptable: This jasmine is pretty hardy - thrives in USDA Zone 8 and above,

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