Friday, April 13, 2007

Love of Tropical Gardening

I have always loved gardening and have wanted to create a tropical paradise in my backyard. I have grown up with fruit trees and they remind me of good times with friends, cousins and my parents. So the first thing I wanted to do was plant all those trees which I grew up with. So far I have planted 8 varieties of Mangoes, 1 Logan, 1 Mulberry, 1 Guava, about 8 Coconuts and a Moringa. I have unsuccessfully tried Sugar apple and Lichee but haven't given up and am going to give Sugar apple another shot. I know what you are thinking, these plants are all dwarf varieties so they won't create a jungle :)

Besides this I also planted a small herb garden with just few things like coriander, mint, oregano, basil and curry leaves. I am still working towards pole beans, bottle gourd, bitter gourd and maybe the Indian squash.

I love colors and you can see it in my garden. I have tried to play with mostly orange, red and yellow with some purple.




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