Mangoes

ByMaria

Mango season just ended, at least in our tree. We have Pirie mango and Hayden. The mangoes in the picture are Hayden. I have a good time picking the mangoes in the backyard. This year I was able to make lots of mango jam. As soon as the last mango was picked though, the trees…

Cashew Nut Fruit

ByMaria

When I was growing up, summer is my favorite time because I get to visit my grandparents. They have a small farm but it is surrounded with fruit trees like mangoes, jackfruits, guavas, manzanitas, bananas, and cashews. The cashew trees somehow served as demarcation lines between properties because they are situated in the fence line…

Christmas Cactus

ByMaria

My previous blog talks about cacti and succulents. I have this Christmas cactus for a long time and as expected, it flowers during Christmas season. It never fails. I really enjoy the pink flowers every time. Easy to care for, Christmas cactus is also easy to propagate. I accidentally broke a branch and I put…

Echeveria

ByMaria

I like to collect small cacti plants and succulents. It started ever since I came to the US in 1981. We live in a small apartment and there’s no place for me to do some gardening. My elder brother has a lot of succulents in their garden so I ask for some. Its just the…

A Bee in a Flower

ByMaria

Once in a while I go around the garden looking for something to capture with my camera. I happened to stumble on this bee that keeps hovering around the winter-melon vine. It goes from flower to flower sucking the nectar from each flower and pollinating each one in the process. The bee probably don’t even…