I've had my Calamondin miniature orange for many years now. The plant has grown rather large - the fruit is a little smaller than a golf ball. It loves a nice hot, dry, direct sun. Calamondin orange plants grow great from spring until early fall outdoors. The blossoms are amazingly fragrant with a sweet smell. Bring your plant indoors in the winter months and keep it near a sunny location - water but not over water. Like most tropicals it will go somewhat dormant in the winter but does not lose all of its leaves. Bees love the blossoms as well. You will find it fascinating to watch the blossoms turn to small oranges. The oranges are very tart but edible. I use them in cooking and baking. Slice the fruit and add to sparkling water as well. I will be selling...

This time of year is full of changes. My garden changes daily - while one type of flower is in bud form another is in full blossom. I have captured my poppies, lavender, English blue bells, lilacs, lily of the valley, and the beginnings of my mock oranges. The rain has been quite frequent here in New England and I have savored the few opportunities without it to get outside in my gardens. I have added new soil with organic fertilizer to the garden outside my kitchen windows. The hellebores did so well starting in January - we had blooms! I have two new tree peonies outside these windows - one is slight light pink and the other a deep pink. I look forward to their blooms in the years to come. I have a variegated leaf iris that will start to develop...