This year has been a strange one in the garden and the latest surprise is the emergence of a trio of blooms on one of our flowering quince bushes. Typically these bushes sport their red-rose-like flowers in mid-spring and then produce a few tiny fruits that never seem to make it to maturity.
This year, however, Juana and I are able to harvest a small basket of quince fruits that we will try to make into a jam. Notoriously tart, we will need to think of something to pair it with another fruit or dump in a ton of sugar. It is supposed to have great medicinal properties and help treat joint pain, nausea and inflammation.
What other surprises will we find in the garden this year?
