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May 05, 2007

A walk through the yard....

On returning from my mainland trip, one of the first things I did the next day was take a little walk around the yard..... This is what I found

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Coral shaded anthurium by the driveway

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Yellow bearded with brown throat orchids on a tree almost by our house

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Velvety white gardenias in my flower bed

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Coral bouganviliea (or paper flower) down by the Buddha Garden

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Heliconia Bihai (I believe it is also known as Kamehameha), also by the driveway

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Shell pink anthurium growing among the coral ones

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Varigated Cuban oregano in our veggie and herb garden

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A mini purple eggplant, also in our veggie and herb garden

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A miniature pineapple.  These are not edible but I love to use them in arrangements.

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........and our very first cacao pod, on a tree by our house. 

And that is how our garden is growing at the moment.  I will be writing about our cacao soon. 

 

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Those magnolias are my very favorite. Just beautiful Sonia! You've got a little garden of eden there!

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