Gardens in Grenada are wide and varied

Gardens in Grenada are wide and varied. There are gardens showing an abundance and variety of palms, cycads, crotons, heliconias, bougainvillea and other tropical plants.

At other gardens, you can enjoy nature's scent and sound and experience Grenadian herbs, spices and medicinal plants. You can also see a large variety of flowering trees, shrubs, plants and lawns all well positioned for maximum colour effect.

In older more formal garden, there are water features, colourful borders of flowering orchids, anthuriums, ferns and bromeliads.

There is even a garden shown on Britain's Channel 4 TV Network in Gardens of the Caribbean where 100-year-old mahogany trees shade exotic hibiscus hybrids and bromeliads. They are all very beautiful.

Added to all of that beauty is Theresa’s Backyard Garden. This is a garden unlike all of the other gardens mentioned above. The reason for the difference is that Theresa’s Backyard Garden is a working garden. It is a ‘grow what we eat and eat what we grow’ garden.

Food in Grenada has a very rich history. Take the breadfruit, for example. Imported from Tahiti to the Caribbean around 1793 and it is now a establish part of our diet.

The manioc or cassava is another great example of the history of our food. A native to South America, we (the African) met it here in Grenada. The Carib family ate this in a variety of ways as part of their diet. The Carib women also prepared a beer from the manioc, which they drank at feast and festivals and got quite drunk on it.

Theresa’s Backyard Garden boasts a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in this working garden. On your visit, you will see, touch, smell and taste whatever is in season and growing in the garden. You will see the manioc or cassava, and experience a variety of local foods, fruits and herbs used daily for the needs of local Grenadians.

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