this weeks… favorite orchid at the Botanical Gardens

also blooming is the Philippine Jade Vine.

Some people know how to create spaces and here’s a prime example. Take look at this bedroom view from a new casa located high above Yelapa…yup that’s the wonderdog, Paloma checking it all out too….

Can anyone tell me the name of this tree? It’s twenty feet tall and once a year blooms with the sweetest smells, one that covers an entire neighborhood. Some one help me with the name…

I found this tree last month, on the chacala trail. What an amazing plant!

nursesspanishmexico recently made another visit of Certified California Nurses visiting Yelapa and emmersing themselves in Spanish. I got a chance to meet a handful at Jarrett’s as we were treated to an amazing plant walk with my Mother in Law, Alicia. Can you spot her in the group?

here’s one of many sights in Chacala, Jalisco, Mexico

We are lucky to have a four wheel drive vehicle and spend lots of time in the mountains above Yelapa. Here is Danny, pictured with fresh coffee and herbs. Who would have thought that fresh coffee beans are sweet? Did you know that our county grows some of the best coffee in Mexico? .

Raicilla is the byproduct of this variety of Agave. It takes seven years for the harvest. Pictured here is one of my favorite views, on the path to Chacala. If you ever find yourself near Chacala or Moscotita, look for the taverno of Manuel and his son, Choan. They are truly the masters of this [...]