My grandmother always told us ( my sis and me ) …
” Of course you must study at school and read many books. But if you can feel, listen, smell and see the nature by yourself , not just the knowledge from “books” , it is more important and that is the study”
Therefore , she planted many medicinal plants and fruit trees. I remember, there were fig, pomegranates, kaki, orange, monkey Apple, grape etc etc.
The Orange tree is ever so strong. It’s already more than 40 years , I think.
But every year, it gives me lots of fruits. We have never used any chemicals , so it’s almost “wild” ish.. Lol
Last year, I could not take care of them at all. I was too busy at work and when I could take a holiday , I was away to Madrid in July. So I didn’t expect there were so many fruits on the tree !
In late May to June, the tree has got many white flowers , the smell is gorgeous. It is called ” Neroli”..I understand why neroli is one of the ingredients for many fragrance.
Talking about “fragrance “, there is Gardenia tree .. full of sweet fragrance when the flowers bloom.
I’m trying to imagine the sweet fragrance around your orange tree and gardenia. Must be lovely.
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The fragrance is hanging in the air. It’s totally different aroma from the fruit 🙂
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