Flora of North America

An explosion of oranges, yellows, purples and whites has covered California's hillsides, as a rare "super bloom" bursts into life in the wake of a very wet winter.

Vast stretches of countryside that spend months of the year as a muted, dry brown have been transformed into a carpet of color that can be seen from space.

A 25-year-old young woman, who did not want to enter corporate business life after graduating from university, has raised blueberries with her father.

Eda Halıcı from the northwestern province of Bursa, took the exam to work in a public institution after graduating from Uludağ University's International Relations Department in 2019, but she could not get enough points.

With the arrival of spring, Judas trees or 'Eastern Redbud' ('erguvan' in Turkish) are coming alive on both sides of the Bosporus. (Source: AA)

Compared to last year, sunflower yields in some areas are definitely lower, because of the drought, which will also affect the overall average yield in the country, said the Chairman of the National Association of Grain Producers, Kostadin Kostadinov, in an interview with Focus News Agency. "This year has been quite diverse for all agricultural production.

Serbia's damage to grains is estimated at EUR 600 million, Serbian Grain Association leader Vukoslav Savkovic told the Serbian National Television.

Barbed bulbs of taste, they are?  Spiny, spiky, threatening outside; succulent honey-like flesh inside? One of the most underestimated late summer Mediterranean fruits must surely be the cactus fruit. The ripened fruits are sold in street carts in southern towns like Adana, Antalya, Mersin, Tarsus and others.

There is a special tunnel in the Far East, one different than the rest, in a Japanese village near Tokyo.

Wisteria Tunnel is like walking in a path straight out of a fairy tale. Some describe it as an amazing, motion-filled garden, others as the gate to heaven.

The title may suggest that late Jerusalem artichokes must be one of the vegetables that have stirred up much confusion by their name and use in history. The vegetable is actually the tuber of a pretty yellow flower from the sunflower family, which is native to North America and Canada. Like peppers, potatoes and tomatoes, it is a gift of the Columbian exchange to the cuisines of the old world.

The 'povidla' of Bargau is the plum jam produced on the Bargau Valley of Bistrita-Nasaud County in northern Romania; its shelf life is remarkable - at least two years, with no sugar or preservatives added.

Photo credit: (c) CRISTIAN NISTOR / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

The promotion of the Topoloveni plum jam, a Romanian 100% product, continues at international level, and at the beginning of this year it is officially presented in the Winter Fancy Food Show San Francisco, the biggest food industry exhibition on the US West coast, on Monday announced the producer's representatives, in a press release.