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Our Barbados cherry has been fruiting on and on

Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra)

🍒🥤 What's for lunch?

Yet another crop of Barbados cherry is here! Our Barbados cherry has been fruiting on and on for many months!

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ow this Raspberry ginger became spiral

Costus vargasii - Spiral Ginger Raspberry Yogurt

😵 How this Raspberry ginger became spiral
  • 🍓Spectacular! Costus vargasii - Spiral Ginger Raspberry Yogurt
  • 🍓This interesting name refers to the colorful raspberry colored stem, but that's not the only colorful thing about this Spiraling Ginger.
  • 🍓The leaves are dark green, long and glossy with velvety deep purple undersides.
  • 🍓The inflorescence is a vivid red with tight bracts and bold yellow flowers.
  • 🍓The butterflies love to drink the nectar from the flowers.
  • 🍓This is a large vigorous ginger, the spirals are growing up to 5-6 ft tall!


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Mango Rainbow tasting table-2: whats the taste of that Mango variety?

🌈 Mango Rainbow tasting table-2: what's the taste of that Mango variety?

🥭 We've had another mango tasting table and asked participants to describe the taste in a few words. And this is what we got:

  • 🟠 Haden - mild, melting, classic heavenly mango flavor,dark yellow flesh, almost fiberless.

  • 🟠 Ugly Betty - opposite to the name, the taste is excellent , juicy, melting, sweet.

  • 🟠 Cotton Candy - true candy, fiberless, sweet, melting.

  • 🟠 Madame Fransis - dark orange pulp, slightly fibrous, robust, meaty like a steak, good with cognac. A little pulpy but unique flavor.

  • 🟠 Diamond - bright yellow, fiberless, sugary, juicy, no pulp at all, classic mango taste, good with ice cream, "wow" taste!

  • 🟠 Pickering - zesty, waterfall: all the flavors come at once, eat with White wine and/or a cake. Oval fruit somewhat flat, very large for a dwarf tree!

  • 🟠 Baptiste - hint of citrus, melts in your mouth, dark orange flesh, crisp, eat with Red wine and cheese.

  • 🟠 Florigon - creamy, buttery, spicy. Eat with Ice cream!

  • 🟠 Tommy Atkins - has a bit zing to it, perfect consistency, perfect taste. Super colorful, crimson red to purple skin!

  • 🟠 Nam Doc Mai - gold standard! Perfect every day.

  • 🟠 Carry - tastes even better than all others, smooth buttery, lite!


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Mango Rainbow tasting table-2: whats the taste of that Mango variety?

🌈 Mango Rainbow tasting table-2: what's the taste of that Mango variety?

🥭 We've had another mango tasting table and asked participants to describe the taste in a few words. And this is what we got:

  • 🟠 Haden - mild, melting, classic heavenly mango flavor,dark yellow flesh, almost fiberless.

  • 🟠 Ugly Betty - opposite to the name, the taste is excellent , juicy, melting, sweet.

  • 🟠 Cotton Candy - true candy, fiberless, sweet, melting.

  • 🟠 Madame Fransis - dark orange pulp, slightly fibrous, robust, meaty like a steak, good with cognac. A little pulpy but unique flavor.

  • 🟠 Diamond - bright yellow, fiberless, sugary, juicy, no pulp at all, classic mango taste, good with ice cream, "wow" taste!

  • 🟠 Pickering - zesty, waterfall: all the flavors come at once, eat with White wine and/or a cake. Oval fruit somewhat flat, very large for a dwarf tree!

  • 🟠 Baptiste - hint of citrus, melts in your mouth, dark orange flesh, crisp, eat with Red wine and cheese.

  • 🟠 Florigon - creamy, buttery, spicy. Eat with Ice cream!

  • 🟠 Tommy Atkins - has a bit zing to it, perfect consistency, perfect taste. Super colorful, crimson red to purple skin!

  • 🟠 Nam Doc Mai - gold standard! Perfect every day.

  • 🟠 Carry - tastes even better than all others, smooth buttery, lite!


What Mango varieties have you tried this year?
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Mango Rainbow tasting table-2: whats the taste of that Mango variety?

🌈 Mango Rainbow tasting table-2: what's the taste of that Mango variety?

🥭 We've had another mango tasting table and asked participants to describe the taste in a few words. And this is what we got:

  • 🟠 Haden - mild, melting, classic heavenly mango flavor,dark yellow flesh, almost fiberless.

  • 🟠 Ugly Betty - opposite to the name, the taste is excellent , juicy, melting, sweet.

  • 🟠 Cotton Candy - true candy, fiberless, sweet, melting.

  • 🟠 Madame Fransis - dark orange pulp, slightly fibrous, robust, meaty like a steak, good with cognac. A little pulpy but unique flavor.

  • 🟠 Diamond - bright yellow, fiberless, sugary, juicy, no pulp at all, classic mango taste, good with ice cream, "wow" taste!

  • 🟠 Pickering - zesty, waterfall: all the flavors come at once, eat with White wine and/or a cake. Oval fruit somewhat flat, very large for a dwarf tree!

  • 🟠 Baptiste - hint of citrus, melts in your mouth, dark orange flesh, crisp, eat with Red wine and cheese.

  • 🟠 Florigon - creamy, buttery, spicy. Eat with Ice cream!

  • 🟠 Tommy Atkins - has a bit zing to it, perfect consistency, perfect taste. Super colorful, crimson red to purple skin!

  • 🟠 Nam Doc Mai - gold standard! Perfect every day.

  • 🟠 Carry - tastes even better than all others, smooth buttery, lite!


What Mango varieties have you tried this year?
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Mango Rainbow tasting table-2: whats the taste of that Mango variety?

Mango Rainbow tasting table

🌈 Mango Rainbow tasting table-2: what's the taste of that Mango variety?

🥭 We've had another mango tasting table and asked participants to describe the taste in a few words. And this is what we got:
  • 🟠 Haden - mild, melting, classic heavenly mango flavor,dark yellow flesh, almost fiberless.
  • 🟠 Ugly Betty - opposite to the name, the taste is excellent , juicy, melting, sweet.
  • 🟠 Cotton Candy - true candy, fiberless, sweet, melting.
  • 🟠 Madame Fransis - dark orange pulp, slightly fibrous, robust, meaty like a steak, good with cognac. A little pulpy but unique flavor.
  • 🟠 Diamond - bright yellow, fiberless, sugary, juicy, no pulp at all, classic mango taste, good with ice cream, "wow" taste!
  • 🟠 Pickering - zesty, waterfall: all the flavors come at once, eat with White wine and/or a cake. Oval fruit somewhat flat, very large for a dwarf tree!
  • 🟠 Baptiste - hint of citrus, melts in your mouth, dark orange flesh, crisp, eat with Red wine and cheese.
  • 🟠 Florigon - creamy, buttery, spicy. Eat with Ice cream!
  • 🟠 Tommy Atkins - has a bit zing to it, perfect consistency, perfect taste. Super colorful, crimson red to purple skin!
  • 🟠 Nam Doc Mai - gold standard! Perfect every day.
  • 🟠 Carry - tastes even better than all others, smooth buttery, lite!


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Can a cactus be fragrant?

Echinopsis sp. - Easter Lily Cactus

🌵Can a cactus be fragrant?

The fragrant Easter Lily Cactus we introduced earlier is in bloom again! The flower only lasts a day or two, but what a delight!

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Colorful Mexican Clay Pottery:
Now available at our Garden Center!

Colorful Mexican Clay Pottery

Pick up only, no shipping

We've listened to your requests for beautiful planters and pots, and now we're excited to introduce these new items for our local customers!

Discover the charm of Mexican pottery with this handcrafted Talavera clay planter! Each pot is hand-painted with colorful flowers and geometric patterns, making every piece a unique work of art. Plus, it comes with a handy drainage hole to keep your plants happy and healthy!

Handcrafted in Mexico. Each pot has a unique, author's design. Exact details of pattern and color saturation vary.

Colorful Mexican Clay Pottery