Flocks of Robins, hungry from their journey south, are swarming the camphor tree and devouring the berries.

The Roseapple tree is blooming very early this year!

Quesnelia testudo is a very cold-hardy bromeliad that is great for landscaping.  Individual plants start to bloom in early winter and lar...

This is a Chorisia (now Ceiba) hybrid combining C. speciosa, C. chodatii, and C. insignis.  The flowers open bright yellow, then fade to a c...

Loquats (Eriobotrya japonica) are all coming into bloom.  The air is filled with their spicy fragrance!  The fruit will be ready to harvest ...

I just discovered an Aechmea dealbata coming into bloom! The second photo was taken during the first week of January.  The individual flow...

The nun orchid (Phaius tankervillae) is starting to send up its annual flower spike from between the leaves. To see a complete profile of t...

Jaboticaba is starting to bloom.  The fruit should be ready to eat in about 3-4 weeks. For a complete profile of this plant, click here .

Bill. saundersii is coming into bloom now.  They are a great bromeliad to have because they all come into bloom at the same time each year. ...

The goldfish have really grown this year.  We put them in the pond in February when they were about 1/2" long.  They have grown and mul...