Monday, April 4, 2011

OMH. (oh my home!)--Flowers Edition (back garden)

awkward lemons. the whole tree has no leaves, but has lemons...

Withering Lemon Grass: commonly found in most of Thai dishes, as well. It's a very fragrant kind of smell once chewed on. It helps with sore throats. We raise alot of these and we have a separate property just used to raise this. It's also very hard to find in the markets, nowadays.



The back

Sakura--Japanese Blossom Tree. In February, my whole house was just enshrouded in this snow storm of pink petals...
Grapefruit


Oranges


They're a hybrid between lemons and oranges

More African Daisies

More African Daisies, again

Rose bush

Hibiscus dormant plant...I can't wait until summer. They bloom beautifully. (i have all sorts of colors: yellows, purples, reds, whites, pinks...)

Carnations






This is that rose that changes from yellow to orange to red!

Kaffir Lime Leaves--mostly found in lots of Thai foods. It's being banned, so its hard to get it in the US because it's very hard to maintain. It gives off a very...pungent kind of acidic smell, and it does have lemons. It's leaves are commonly the part being used--especially in soups and curries


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