Botanical Cactus Garden
Botanicactus near Ses Salines in South East Mallorca is a huge botanical garden mainly specializing in cacti, which also boasts palm trees, bamboos, agaves and other succulent plants, plus an […]
Making Babies
Whilst we are watching the news, debating the winners and losers in the Spanish elections or in the US American Primaries, or generally contemplating our times with its good aspects […]
Making Lime Marmelade
Don’t be fooled by the picture into thinking that I am showing you some lemons today. They are limes (Citrus Aurantifolia). We picked them ourselves from an organic farm (Ses […]
Aeonium (Aeonium holochrysum)
You’ll see the Aeonium Holochrysum plant just about everywhere in Mallorca. And right now, the green plant displays some beautiful, large, yellow, flowery clusters. The Aeonium plant is a subtropical […]
Wondrous Plant World
Garden lovers and friends of the plant kingdom would be well advised to pay a visit to the Jardín Botánico de Sóller. We went there last Saturday, and what a […]
First Day of Spring
I know, the Spring Equinox is not due until March 20th this year. That’s another eleven weeks to go. But in Mallorca, the first signs of Spring can usually be […]
Not For The Faint Hearted
The Datura shrub or tree is native to the Americas, India and Asia in general, as well as Central and North Africa. It also grows happily on the island of […]
Peru Greets Mallorca
The Schinus Molle, also known as the Peruvian Peppertree (aka Californian Pepper, aka Pepperina), is a tree that is a native to the Peruvian Andes region. As luck would have […]
Tree Planting Season
The time between November and February is the perfect season to plant your trees, if that is what you want. Local Viveros or garden centres are now offering a good […]
Posidonia Oceanica
You may have found these small balls of odd matter on the beach in Mallorca, or if you haven’t, your children may have played with them or your grandchildren. Be […]
The First Almond Blossoms
Only yesterday, I was talking about Winter and the first snow this year. Today I am happy to tell you about the first signs of Spring. Weird, really. When I […]
The Strawberry Tree
I came across the Modroño fruit in a Palma supermarket yesterday. I had never seen the sweet fruit on sale anywhere before, but I had eaten it once or twice […]
It’s Kaki Time
The Kaki fruit (Diospyros Kaki, you might better know it as Persimmon) is commonly thought of as a fruit growing in China and other parts of eastern Asia. However, you […]
Wine Tasting Fair in Binissalem
This may not be the most exciting photo you will have seen, ever, but the picture is taken in a field of vines carrying the grape variety of Manto Negro, […]
Apocynaceae
The oleander (Nerium Oleander) is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. You may know this Mediterranean plant by some other name, such as Adelfa, Alheli […]
From the Melon Capital of Mallorca
One of the villages in the central plains of Mallorca is called Vilafranca de Bonany. This pueblo is famous for its annual Melon Festival. It was celebrated this last weekend. […]
