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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]