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Jasmine Sambac Belle of India

🌸✨ The Number One King of Perfume - Jasmine Sambac in bloom! Can you smell it from here? 😉
  • 🔘 In full bloom today - Jasmine Sambac Belle of India. Everyone wants this variety, with long elegant petals and a fine structure.
  • 🔘 Jasmine Sambac is number one source of essential oils in perfumery.
  • 🔘 In India, this variety also goes under names Mangalore Malli, Uduppii Malli, or Shankarapuram Malli.
  • 🔘 Belle of India can be grown as a small bush specimen, or a fragrant low hedge.
  • 🔘 Perfect for containers, too. Takes both sun and shade. The more sun - the more flowers.


🛒 Get your own Perfume Factory for your garden

#Perfume_Plants #Hedges_with_benefits

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Top 10 Dwarf Condo Mango - great for container culture

Mango Cogshall

Mango Cogshall

Mango Ice Cream

Mango Ice Cream

Mango Julie

Mango Julie

Mango Okrung

Mango Okrung

Mango Pickering

Mango Pickering

Mango Nam Doc Mai

Mango Nam Doc Mai

Mango Mallika

Mango Mallika

Mango Carrie

Mango Carrie

Mango Diamond

Mango Diamond

Mango Keitt

Mango Keitt

🥭 Top 10 Dwarf "Condo" Mango - great for container culture.
  • 🟠 1. Cogshall - an ultra compact grower up to just eight feet tall, will still produce a good size crop. Very colorful and has a mild, sweet flavor. Fungus resistant.
  • 🟠 2. Ice Cream - far and away the most popular of the "condo mangoes." Flavored like the name. Maintained at a height of just six feet (!) making it ideal for container growing.
  • 🟠 3. Julie - the most popular variety in Jamaica and many other Caribbean islands because of its rich, sweet, coconut/pineapple-like flavor. Great for containers, but keep in mind it's very cold sensitive, don't plant it in the ground if you get freeze in winter.
  • 🟠 4. Okrung - Thai compact cultivar, served in Thailand in combination with sticky rice. One of the most popular varieties in Thailand. The fruit is very sweet, with the highest sugar content.
  • 🟠 5. Pickering - great for pot culture. It has a bushy, compact growth habit, maintained in a container at just six feet (!). The fruit has a firm flesh with a fantastic coconut/mango flavor.
  • 🟠 6. Nam Doc Mai - The most popular variety for pot culture. Everyone loves it. Eaten green or ripe, a Thailand favorite.
  • 🟠 7. Mallika - condo mango native to India. Among the best of the new generation of Indian dessert mangos. Intensely sweet, rich and highly aromatic flavor with hints of citrus and melon.
  • 🟠 8. Carrie - the flavor is by far the most outstanding. It has absolutely no fiber and extremely rich in flavor, sweet, aromatic and a pure pleasure to eat. You will savor every mouthful! Its compact size makes it an excellent dooryard tree.
  • 🟠 9. Diamond - It has a great taste very similar to Nam Doc Mai. Very compact, of a dwarf habit, great condo mango.
  • 🟠 10. Keitt - the best all-around late mango. Very productive, good-flavored, and disease resistant. Has a very long and late season. The compact tree is semi dwarf that bears 4-5 pound goliath fruit!


📝 See also earlier post: 5 most Favorite Mango Varieties

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Shocking content: flowers with ladys parts used for making tea

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Blue

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Blue

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Lavender

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Lavender

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea White double flower

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea White double flower

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Blue

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Blue

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Blue Double flower

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Blue Double flower

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea White

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea White

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Blue Tea

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Blue Tea

🫢 Shocking content: flowers with lady's parts used for making tea...

Now that you've met the Sausage Tree, it's time to introduce you to Clitoria...
  • 💙 Clitoria ternatea - also called Butterfly Pea, has distinctive, delicate blooms resembling certain anatomical features... These curious flowers have the shape of clitoris - hence the name of the plant.
  • 💙 Nature's Wink: the Clitoria vine boasts these beautiful sexy flowers in vibrant shades of blue, white, or purple. They’re an absolute showstopper!
  • 💙 Herbal Benefits: beyond its looks, the clitoria flower is known for its traditional uses as a herbal tea, including stress relief and cognitive support. The flowers also used in salads. The plant is both pretty and practical!
  • 💙 Blue Tea is a caffeine-free herbal tea, or Tisane - a beverage made from a decoction or infusion of the Clitoria flower. This stunning blue tea changes color with a squeeze of lemon 🍋 - science and beauty in your cup!⛾
  • 💙 In Thailand and Vietnam the Blue Tea is mixed with honey and lemon for a drink served after dinner, or as a refreshment at hotels and spas; a preparation called Nam Dok Anchan in Thai.
  • 💙 Pollinator's Paradise: Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators can't resist Clitoria's allure 🦋🐝
  • 💙 Easy to grow: Clitoria vine is a gardener’s dream. It is very delicate, fine vine that is both fast growing and easy to control. It can cover a small fence, trellis in a few months. It is also great for containers - this vine will grow just the way you want it.


📚 Learn more about Clitoria and its Tea Infusion

🛒 Get your own Clitoria Vine for fun and Blue Tea

#Nature_Wonders #Recipes #Fun_Facts
#Remedies #Butterfly_Plants #Food_Forest

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Yearning for Jungle Vibes? Discover the Giant Birds Nest Anthurium - look at the size of this monster!

Yearning for Jungle Vibes? Discover the Giant Birds Nest Anthurium - look at the size of this monster! Yearning for Jungle Vibes? Discover the Giant Birds Nest Anthurium - look at the size of this monster! Yearning for Jungle Vibes? Discover the Giant Birds Nest Anthurium - look at the size of this monster! Yearning for Jungle Vibes? Discover the Giant Birds Nest Anthurium - look at the size of this monster! Yearning for Jungle Vibes? Discover the Giant Birds Nest Anthurium - look at the size of this monster!
🦅 Yearning for Jungle Vibes? Discover the Giant Bird’s Nest Anthurium - look at the size of this monster!

  • 🪺 Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest - is one of the most wanted tropical jungle plants. It has impressive foliage: enormous, wrinkly leaves with a unique cardboard-like texture that can grow up to 7 feet long! The bright red berries add to the show.

  • 🪺 Jungle allure: perfect for creating a lush, tropical atmosphere with its striking and bold presence.

  • 🪺 Ideal for spacious areas: thrives in places with good natural light and ample space, making it a standout feature.

  • 🪺 Easy care: low-maintenance epiphyte, requires very little water.

  • 🪺 Tolerates low light conditions, perfect for a shade garden.

  • 🪺 Conversation piece: eye-catching texture adds visual interest and depth to your plant collection with its distinctive leaf surface. The size of the leaves is unbelievable!

  • 🪺 Suitable for indoor and outdoor settings.

  • 🪺 Air purifying: helps improve air quality, making it a functional and beautiful addition to your home.

  • 🪺 Tropical statement: brings a piece of the jungle into your environment, transforming it into a green oasis.


🛒 Order Giant Birdnest

#Nature_Wonders #Container_Garden #Shade_Garden

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Yearning for Jungle Vibes? Discover the Giant Birds Nest Anthurium - look at the size of this monster!

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest fruit

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest fruit

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest fruit

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest fruit

🦅 Yearning for Jungle Vibes? Discover the Giant Bird’s Nest Anthurium - look at the size of this monster!
  • 🪺 Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest - is one of the most wanted tropical jungle plants. It has impressive foliage: enormous, wrinkly leaves with a unique cardboard-like texture that can grow up to 7 feet long! The bright red berries add to the show.
  • 🪺 Jungle allure: perfect for creating a lush, tropical atmosphere with its striking and bold presence.
  • 🪺 Ideal for spacious areas: thrives in places with good natural light and ample space, making it a standout feature.
  • 🪺 Easy care: low-maintenance epiphyte, requires very little water.
  • 🪺 Tolerates low light conditions, perfect for a shade garden.
  • 🪺 Conversation piece: eye-catching texture adds visual interest and depth to your plant collection with its distinctive leaf surface. The size of the leaves is unbelievable!
  • 🪺 Suitable for indoor and outdoor settings.
  • 🪺 Air purifying: helps improve air quality, making it a functional and beautiful addition to your home.
  • 🪺 Tropical statement: brings a piece of the jungle into your environment, transforming it into a green oasis.


🛒 Order Giant Birdnest

#Nature_Wonders #Container_Garden #Shade_Garden

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The Contest Prize - Joy Perfume Tree - arrived to the Winner!

Champaka Tree

Champaka Tree

Lotus flower

Lotus flower

🏆 The Contest Prize - Joy Perfume Tree - arrived to the Winner!

"...Thank you so much for the beautiful healthy "
The Champaka tree looks just happy by the Winner Lotus plant 🪷

🎁 Stay with us, and discover our new contest and exciting prize - it is coming soon!

#Win

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I knew it, Pilates is my thing! Its just that the ball is the wrong size

🐱 I knew it, Pilates is my thing! It's just that the ball is the wrong size....

Good night🌜

📸 😺 👇 Share your cats in comments!

🐾 More #PeopleCats in our Garden:
PeopleCats.Garden

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Iguana attacking!

Iguana attacking! Iguana attacking! Iguana attacking! Iguana attacking!
🦎 Iguana attacking! your plants...

Q: I am having a hard time keeping iguanas eating everything! Any solution to keep them out?

Iguanas may become quite a problem in the garden. Our first suggestion would be - get a Duck as we have (Duck Dobi), she is so dominant and keeps any wild animals away from the property, including gators... and cats! They are scared of her! Dobi thinks she owns the place.

Here are a few other ways to control iguana problem in your backyard:

  • ✅ Rid your lawn of dropped fruits. Iguanas love fruit. And they love low-hanging fruit or fruit that's easy to get to. If you have fruit trees, take the time to pick up your yard and dispose of any dropped fruit.

  • ✅ Keep a lid on a garbage can. Put your garbage cans in a place they can't get to, or put a cinder block on your can lid.

  • ✅ Do not leave pet food out. If you're putting a bowl of dog food or a plate of cat food out for your pets, you're inviting iguanas into your yard.

  • ✅ Fill iguana holes. Iguanas like to dig. Wherever you see a hole, fill it. Stuff rocks into the hole first, then fill it with dirt and top it with sod. The iguana may return to dig again, but he won't dig through large rocks.

  • ✅ Do NOT feed the iguanas. Don't be friendly with them, so they won't come back.

  • ✅ Wire netting around plants. You can use wire netting or screens to prevent iguanas from entering plants and shrubs.

  • ✅ Spray them with a hose. When you see an iguana in the yard, spray them with the hose. They also hate loud noises. Constant "harassment" can keep them from returning.

  • ✅ Keep your yard clean. Excessive overgrowth or yard storage are great places for iguanas to hide.

  • ✅ Do not leave food out, unattended. Iguanas are mainly herbivores but that doesn't mean they won't smell something good and want to eat it. They will TRY anything.


Hopefully these tips help keep your iguana problems to a minimum!

#How_to

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Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyones talking about: sausages growing on a tree!

Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyones talking about: sausages growing on a tree! Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyones talking about: sausages growing on a tree! Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyones talking about: sausages growing on a tree! Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyones talking about: sausages growing on a tree! Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyones talking about: sausages growing on a tree! Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyones talking about: sausages growing on a tree!
🌭 Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyone's talking about: sausages growing on a tree!

  • 🦇 Crazy Fruits: The Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata - lives up to its name with giant, sausage-shaped fruits that can grow over 2 feet long - talk about a conversation starter!

  • 🦇 Nighttime Drama: It blooms stunning maroon flowers that come alive at night, releasing a musky scent to attract bats - it's like a plant's version of nightlife!

  • 🦇 Medicinal: This tree isn't just for show; it's packed with traditional medicinal uses. Nature’s pharmacy!

  • 🦇 Symbolism. These big, sausage-like fruits... They've earned the tree a cheeky reputation for symbolizing fertility and virility - definitely a plant with personality!

  • 🦇 Garden Superstar: With its quirky fruits and eye-catching flowers, the Sausage Tree is a must-have for exotic garden collection. It is easy to grow and hard to kill. Heat- and drought tolerant, and very fast growing.


🛒 Get your own Sausage Tree

#Nature_Wonders #Trees

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Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyones talking about: sausages growing on a tree!

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata flower

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata flower

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

🌭 Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyone's talking about: sausages growing on a tree!
  • 🦇 Crazy Fruits: The Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata - lives up to its name with giant, sausage-shaped fruits that can grow over 2 feet long - talk about a conversation starter!
  • 🦇 Nighttime Drama: It blooms stunning maroon flowers that come alive at night, releasing a musky scent to attract bats - it's like a plant's version of nightlife!
  • 🦇 Medicinal: This tree isn't just for show; it's packed with traditional medicinal uses. Nature’s pharmacy!
  • 🦇 Symbolism. These big, sausage-like fruits... They've earned the tree a cheeky reputation for symbolizing fertility and virility - definitely a plant with personality!
  • 🦇 Garden Superstar: With its quirky fruits and eye-catching flowers, the Sausage Tree is a must-have for exotic garden collection. It is easy to grow and hard to kill. Heat- and drought tolerant, and very fast growing.


🛒 Get your own Sausage Tree

#Nature_Wonders #Trees

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