A new pic...from my garden!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[Maestro]

1. If I only I had a garden that could grow oranges!

Wow! I love them. They look goooooood!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear Maestro!

Well, SoCal is the place to grow them...

They are good, but the skins are tough!

Thanks, sweetie...

:hug:

[Lex]

2. Oh my! Beautiful.

I think I can smell them from way over here in NC! :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear Lex!

Oh, silly! These actually don't have any scent till you break the skin!

And the flowers are to die for...

Thanks!

:hug:

[Lex]

Really? I can smell oranges at the grocery store

without the skins being broken. And lemons too.

Maybe I have super-duper smelling powers.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Perhaps it's because these skins are so tough...

They're not soft and tender the way they are in the markets...:shrug:

[Gormy Cuss]

3. Hey! That's the size of my entire orange harvest for the year.

Baby tree that it is. You're in a better orange climate than I am.:-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear Gormy Cuss!

I actually have two trees, and they're not big....yet! :scared:

But you're right...SoCal is the place for oranges!

Thanks...

:hug:

[Haole Girl]

4. Oh... you are so fortunate!!

I'm trying to grow lemons and plums... very unsuccessfully. :-(

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear KC2!

Thanks, sweetie...

I'm sorry you're not having as much luck as I am...:hug:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

5. They look delicious Peggy :)

Thanks for the happy!!

My grandfather was a gardener, I musta missed the gene :rofl:

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear SalmonChantedEvening!

You're welcome, sweetie!

I'm not much of a gardener, believe me!

These guys just grow pretty much on their own...

I tend to kill anything that really needs a lot of care!

:loveya: :hug:

[huskerlaw]

11. Ooooh...yummy!

I wonder if my landlords would notice if I planted an orange tree in the yard... :P

I'm thinking they might. ;)

Too bad for me, 'cuz those look really good!

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear huskerlaw!

Well...I could stick a couple of them in the refrigerator...

And give them to you when you're here!

But then they'll dry out, darn it...

You can grow these in containers, you know!

:hug:

[Sanity Claws]

12. Fresh fruit in May!!

How wonderful. When did you get the orange blossoms? February?
The fruit trees have been in blossom for the last two weeks or so. We won't see local fruit until July at the earliest.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. My dear in search of sanity!

Actually, these are winter oranges...

I just hadn't gotten around to picking them...:blush:

Or maybe they're not...

There are more flowers on them, even now...

So, I really don't know what season they're supposed to show up in... :shrug:

:hi:

[Sanity Claws]

22. Aah, one of the advantages of year-round warmth

I'm very mindful of the seasons here. In the winter, all the trees are bare and nothing grows. The first signs of spring show up sometime in March when the forsythia and witch hazel start coming out. It's now May 5th and many trees are just starting to show some buds or leaves.
Enjoy your oranges. I look forward to seeing other things from your garden.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. This is the only other plant I have right now, for food purposes...

I wanted to plant some bell peppers too, but the nursery didn't have any yet...

One tomato plant will produce enough fresh fruit for both me and my husband, with bunches to spare!

[malta blue]

15. great picture Peggy...

and beautiful oranges.

:hi:

Our green is finally starting to erupt - my rhododendron has one lonely flower :D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. My dear malta blue!

Thank you, sweetie!

As soon as I set my basket down on that chair, I thought...what a great pic that would make!

I love rhododendrons!

:hug:

[bigwillq]

16. YUMM-O!

Those look great! :) :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. My dear bigwillq!

Thanks, sweetie!

They have a very good flavor, but the skins are sooooooooo tough!

I had to use a knife to peel the last one I had...

:hi:

[bigwillq]

23. Come on..use your teeth

Like I do! :) :hi:

[av8rdave]

18. What a great picture!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. Aw, thanks, my dear av8rdave!

:hi:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

24. Those are some beauts!

Are they as sweet as they look?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. My dear DeposeTheBoyKing!

Oh, thanks!

They are very sweet...

And worth all the trouble it takes to peel them!

:hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

27. I am so jealous...

those look so good.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear jasonc!

Aw, sweetie...

Thank you!

Console yourself...these have very tough skins!

They do have a wonderful flavor, though...

:hug:

[Pierre.Suave]

29. they need the tough skin

anything that good should make you work for it!

[ThomCat]

30. That must be wonderful, to be able to pick your own oranges

:9

I hope they are sweet and delicious!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. My dear ThomCat!

It is wonderful, sweetie!

And yes, they are very sweet and delicious!

Thanks...

:hug:

[graywarrior]

32. Now there's a basket of joy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. My dear graywarrior!

I wish I could give some of them to you, sweetie!

Thanks...

:hug: