Gardening

My view is that if it isn't useful, don't plant it. Now I know some of you are thinking, "what about aesthetics, beauty, nature?" Too much trouble, especially since my gardening skills extend as far as the occasional dumping of a bag of steer manure or fish bones around trees we like. Fortunately, my wife is a practical person and has the same attitude. For example, she wants to plant a 雞 蛋 花 (literally chicken egg flower, it looks like a goose egg) tree that can be brewed into a medicine.

Here's some of the good, the bad and the ugly (well mostly the ugly) in our gardening efforts. At least you can appreciate my breathtaking close up photography of leaves.

November's the end of the season: Strawberry Guavas (These aren't supposed to look like cherries.)


December & January: Thailand Guava


April: 'Champagne' Loquat


Hopefully next year but we aren't holding our breath: Central American White Sapote