Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Dec 22, 2020 18:34:34 GMT
www.observernews.net/2018/12/05/floridas-honeybell-mecca/
“An orange by any other name would smell as sweet.” Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet, used the word rose instead of orange, but you get the drift.
At Dooley Groves, part of the allure is the sweet aroma wafting from the vast varieties of citrus hanging in the groves — and in the bins inside — at this longtime establishment just south of Ruskin between the Tamiami Trail and the Little Manatee River. Dooley Groves’ gift store even has, among its unique selections, small vials of orange blossom perfume if you want to take a tad of nature’s olfactory delights back home with you after your visit is over. To add a little more fragrant pleasure, you can also experience the salubrious whiff of the large eucalyptus trees, which were planted some years ago between several of the citrus groves. The tall thick-leaf trees were planted not so much for the delightful odor but for functional protection as a shield from strong winds and hurricanes and as a barrier to insects and bugs.