To prepare the ham rosettes on figs, clean the figs with a soft, dry cloth on the outside and then cut them crosswise with a knife from the stem end, without cutting all the way through (1), but just ...

We recently featured the unusual inflorescence of a pineapple mountain (Ochagavia litoralis), a Chilean bromeliad. The plant has grown in my garden since 2018 and bloomed for the first time this year.