Standing in my orchard here in San Diego, surrounded by the silvery-green foliage of my Acca sellowiana trees, I often get asked the same question by visitors
If I had a dollar for every time a customer walked up to my stand here in San Diego, pointed at a basket of small, green, egg-shaped fruits, and asked, “
Here in San Diego, where the Pacific breeze meets our inland valleys, I have spent years perfecting the art of growing subtropical treasures.
There is nothing quite like the perfume of a ripe Feijoa in late autumn here in San Diego. If you have walked past my orchard when the fruit is dropping
There is a specific moment in late autumn here in San Diego, usually around mid-November, when the air shifts from dry Santa Ana heat to a crisp coastal cool.
The first time I smelled a ripe feijoa in my San Diego orchard, I thought someone had spilled cheap perfume near the compost pile. It was intense, floral
If you have ever walked past a shrub in late autumn and caught a whiff of something that smells like a mix of pineapple, mint, and expensive perfume, you
There is a specific time of year in my orchard here in San Diego—usually late September through early January—when the air hangs heavy with a scent that
Standing in my orchard here in San Diego, surrounded by the sweet, perfume-like aroma of ripening fruit, I often get asked the same question by visitors
Welcome to the sunny hills of San Diego. If you’re standing in my orchard right now, looking out over the rows of subtropicals catching the Pacific breeze