I have been meaning to get a lemon tree
for a long time. My various relatives in my parent’s village on Pakistan
have trees in the yard filled with oranges, lemons, guava trees. I used
to think how lucky to walk out of your house and be surrounded by trees laden
full of sweet, scented fruit.
My garden is too tiny to fill with
trees, but I hope to have one small one for each of my children, Gorgeous took
first dibs on this little lemon tree. I have a Camellia, which suits my
pretty, delicate Darling and would like to buy an Olive tree for Little Lady, a
cherry tree for Little Man because he would happily eat them all and maybe an
orange tree or a greengage tree for Baby.
I have not planted it in the ground or a bigger pot yet because the man who was selling them advised to wait until all of the flowers have fallen off as the plant is in a very delicate state. Each bloom will turn into one lemon and there are many blooms, so I am excited to see if Gorgeous' little lemon tree will be laden too.
I have not planted it in the ground or a bigger pot yet because the man who was selling them advised to wait until all of the flowers have fallen off as the plant is in a very delicate state. Each bloom will turn into one lemon and there are many blooms, so I am excited to see if Gorgeous' little lemon tree will be laden too.
The Prophet
Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “The parable of the believer who
recites the Qur’an is that of a sweet citrus fruit, its fragrance is nice and
its taste is nice. The parable of the believer who does not recite the Qur’an
is that of a date, it has no smell but its taste is sweet. The parable of the
hypocrite who recites the Qur’an is that of basil, its fragrance is nice but
its taste is bitter. The parable of the hypocrite who does not recite the
Qur’an is that of the colocynth [bitter desert fruit], its smell is better and
its taste is bitter.” ~ Tirmidhee no.2865 - (Sahih)
Will it survive winters outside in London?
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