Can I see beautiful flowers, plants and trees in or around Chapala and Ajijic, Mexico?
Thomas Hellyer - Chapala Home Sales
Absolutely, you can see beautiful flowers, plants and trees in and around Chapala and Ajijic!Chapala and Ajijic have a year round growing season. There is always something flowering here. Big trees like the jacarandas, which is a big tree with purple flowers and the Tabachines, which is a tree with big orange flowers, are flowering at different times. The bougainville flowers most of the year.
Chapala and Ajijic feels lush because of all the vegetation...
Absolutely, you can see beautiful flowers, plants and trees in and around Chapala and Ajijic!Chapala and Ajijic have a year round growing season. There is always something flowering here. Big trees like the jacarandas, which is a big tree with purple flowers and the Tabachines, which is a tree with big orange flowers, are flowering at different times. The bougainville flowers most of the year.
Chapala and Ajijic feels lush because of all the vegetation and the different trees, shrubs, and flowers that we have. The Chapala and Ajijic area is dry for most of the year with no or very little rain from October through May. Because of that some of the vegetation turns brown. On the hills around us, there are very thick shrubberies and some trees.
In the rainy season, which effectively is from June through September, we get rain almost on a daily basis, often in the evenings, so the vegetation turns into big and lush greens. The hillside appears like there is broccoli growing on it. You will see that rich color of green during the rainy season. In our homes, gardens, and on the streets, we have all kinds of landscapes and planted trees, flowers, and shrubs. So we always have green and flower year round in the residential areas.
(Tropical garden in Chapala, Mexico, pictured.)
Posted February 4, 2016
Jerry Smith, MD
There are beautiful flowers, plants and trees everywhere in Ajijic because it is springtime all year. You should see my garden. It’s just gorgeous. My wife’s hobby is gardening. It is phenomenal living where you have flowers blooming all year round because it’s 75 degrees the entire year. We have sprinklers that we use in the dry season and right now, which is the middle of June, the rainy season has started and we get a...
There are beautiful flowers, plants and trees everywhere in Ajijic because it is springtime all year. You should see my garden. It’s just gorgeous. My wife’s hobby is gardening. It is phenomenal living where you have flowers blooming all year round because it’s 75 degrees the entire year. We have sprinklers that we use in the dry season and right now, which is the middle of June, the rainy season has started and we get a shower almost every day of a quarter to a half an inch of rain, right through the end of September. Also, the rain comes mostly at night.
We all have beautiful yards, and many of us have planted water conserving succulents and cacti.
(Pool garden, Ajijic, Mexico,pictured.)
Posted July 7, 2016
Anne Dyer - Casita Montana
Everything is always beautiful here in Chapala and Ajijic. Flowers are blooming all the time. When the rain starts in June, the mountain range on the north side turns into a beautiful luscious green and on the south, we have the lake, which is just gorgeous. There is greenery everywhere. You can grow anything here. There are a lot of farmlands around the area of Chapala and Ajijic and a lot of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries that are grown in...
Everything is always beautiful here in Chapala and Ajijic. Flowers are blooming all the time. When the rain starts in June, the mountain range on the north side turns into a beautiful luscious green and on the south, we have the lake, which is just gorgeous. There is greenery everywhere. You can grow anything here. There are a lot of farmlands around the area of Chapala and Ajijic and a lot of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries that are grown in this area and shipped to other parts of the country. Most of the raspberries that you eat in the US are grown here and transported to the States.
People here in Chapala and Ajijic do not usually do their own gardening because you can hire a gardener for a week for only $20. They can do all the gardening work and even housekeeping. But a lot of people have gardens and there is even a gardening club here for people who really want to raise orchids, flowers, and different plants.
People tend to have nice gardens and nice landscaping. My own place is right in town so I have a rooftop garden with lots of plants. Flowers and plants here are very important and they are beautiful. Anything that comes to life is beautiful. They are just part of our lives. Everything grows here in Chapala and Ajijic. You can stick a papaya in the ground and it will grow. The ground is very fertile.
There are a lot of trees and plants here. The mountains are just beautiful because of the trees and plants. The weather in Chapala and Ajijic is very moderate, which is why we have lots of plants and trees. We don’t have freezes, snows, or floods. There’s nothing like that here.
(Fruit stand, Lake Chapala, Mexico, pictured.)
Posted August 20, 2016
Magy Carmona - Magy Carmona at Lake Chapala Realty
You can also see lots of beautiful flowers, plants and trees in and around Chapala and Ajijic. There are clubs you can join for trekking and teams that you can gather, and walk through the hills with them. Also, if the weather permits, you can go out and see very lovely gardens everywhere for that are available for everybody. There are different kinds of trees like tabachines or jacarandas that blossom in red, yellow, and in purple. The tabachines and...
You can also see lots of beautiful flowers, plants and trees in and around Chapala and Ajijic. There are clubs you can join for trekking and teams that you can gather, and walk through the hills with them. Also, if the weather permits, you can go out and see very lovely gardens everywhere for that are available for everybody. There are different kinds of trees like tabachines or jacarandas that blossom in red, yellow, and in purple. The tabachines and jacarandas are indigenous to Mexico.
(Caesalpinia pulcherrima or as known in Mexico, tabachines, pictured.)
Posted December 4, 2016
Roberto Millan - Roberto Millan Design and Construction
There are a lot of beautiful flowers, plants, and trees in and around Chapala and Ajijic. This season in particular, from the end of March up to the beginning of April, the trees are full of flowers. Beautiful flowers are everywhere! The climate here is very good for plants. There are some trees right along the "carretera" (highway) that are turning purple called Jacaranda trees. You'll also see Primavera trees that are normally green...
There are a lot of beautiful flowers, plants, and trees in and around Chapala and Ajijic. This season in particular, from the end of March up to the beginning of April, the trees are full of flowers. Beautiful flowers are everywhere! The climate here is very good for plants. There are some trees right along the "carretera" (highway) that are turning purple called Jacaranda trees. You'll also see Primavera trees that are normally green that will turn just bright yellow and gold. There are also some Árbol de la Orquídea or the Tree of the Orchid. These are trees with flowers that look like beautiful orquídea (orchids). The Ceiba tree, which is an indigenous Mexican tree, is the one with pink and white flowers like cotton and is commonly used for Mexican garden landscaping and architecture. Another tree would be the Tabachin tree, which would have orange flowers.
What's nice here about being in Lakeside or the Chapala and Ajijic area is that the climate is so moderate that you could have tropical trees everywhere like palm and coconut trees and you could also have trees that you would normally find in the desert. These desert trees that are called "saguaro" in the United States, are called "cardone" here in Mexico. You also have paddle cactus, but they're right next to beautiful vines and trees that you would normally associate with being down by the beach. The climate is good for all kinds of plants.
There are also a lot of berries here in Chapala and Ajijic. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries are all being grown in Jocotepec and in other parts around the lake.
(Jet Metier of Best Places in the World to Retire on flower-lined street in Ajijic, Mexico, pictured.)
Posted May 26, 2017
Valerie Friesen - Blue Angel Solutions
There are beautiful flowers, plants, and trees in or around Chapala and Ajijic. These are wonderful eye candy and many are perfumed, too. In contrast to what most people think that there are no seasons in Mexico, there are, but not the same seasons you would see north of the border, especially in the northern US and all of Canada. (Click on the picture to the right for a video about the flowers and plants of Ajijic.)
There are different...
There are beautiful flowers, plants, and trees in or around Chapala and Ajijic. These are wonderful eye candy and many are perfumed, too. In contrast to what most people think that there are no seasons in Mexico, there are, but not the same seasons you would see north of the border, especially in the northern US and all of Canada. (Click on the picture to the right for a video about the flowers and plants of Ajijic.)
There are different plants and trees that come into bloom at different times of the year. In the springtime, it's nice. There are the nice yellow primavera trees and the lavender jacarandas for perfect Easter colors. There is also a soft apple blossom pink variation of the primavera. These trees are filled with flowers. My favorite plant is the bougainvillea, with soft, fluffy pink and bright magenta flowers. There are other different flowers and succulents like blue cacti.
There are also white trees called the Kapok or Ceiba tree,. It is a Mayan tree with spiritual and medicinal properties. When this tree is young, its color is like the inside of an avocado, but it has thorns. The flowers are orchid-like. When these kapok trees get to a certain age of seven years or more, that's when the seed is in its full reproduction stage and you get this white puff –ball which explodes, spraying seeds around.
The mountains in the summer become this amazing brilliant green and look like "big clumps of broccoli". After the rains, the trees in the mountains appear to sparkle. There are also yellow blossoms in the mountains.
In the fall, along the highways and roads, there are golden rods and flowers that are indigenous here in Chapala like “brown-eyed” susies and marigolds.
I come from a family of gardeners, so the amazing colors and smells of the flowers, plants, and trees in Chapala and Ajijic are a huge attraction for me. We have transferred our property with grass, a hedge and two big palm trees, to a Shangra-la Sanctuary in the front and back areas.
There is a gardening club, but unfortunately, I don't have the time to join it. How do you make it happen? Find a good gardener or go to a good nursery, which there are a lot of around Chapala and Ajijic, and explore until you find people who are truly knowledgeable. What we've learned is you must ask people who are knowledgeable about what season the plants are in bloom and how they survive. For example, will the plant grow in shade or sun; dry soil or a moister type of soil?
If the plant doesn't grow and dies in a part of your yard, the next time you try to plant it, don't put it in the same place again, because it doesn't mean that the plant won't grow elsewhere. If you leave a plant in a pot and let it settle in with the light, wind, and temperature, you'll get an idea of whether it'll be successful in an area of your yard instead of removing the plant from the pot and plucking it into the ground. This technique seems to work quite well.
There is no frost and extreme heat so there are a lot of people who do vegetable gardening successfully. One of our customers turned her whole garden into a vegetable garden and has kale and all kinds of vegetables.
Posted July 7, 2017
Centeya - Radisson Blu Ajijic
You can definitely find beautiful trees and flowers in Chapala and Ajijic. With the beautiful weather and the nutrient-rich soil of Chapala and Ajijic, you can grow anything all year round. For example, I have lots of herbs in my garden here in Ajijic because I love growing herbs for cooking and I love growing succulents. Since I don’t have a large garden, I grow my herbs, which are thriving, in pots. There are a lot of very expensive exotic trees...
You can definitely find beautiful trees and flowers in Chapala and Ajijic. With the beautiful weather and the nutrient-rich soil of Chapala and Ajijic, you can grow anything all year round. For example, I have lots of herbs in my garden here in Ajijic because I love growing herbs for cooking and I love growing succulents. Since I don’t have a large garden, I grow my herbs, which are thriving, in pots. There are a lot of very expensive exotic trees which have been brought into Chapala and Ajijic from India. An example of these exotic trees from India are the palm trees which have started thriving in the area.
The most well-known native tree local to Jalisco is the jacaranda tree. The jacaranda tree produces purple flowers and usually bloom between February and March. The area also has trees that are popular all over Mexico such as the primavera tree, with bright yellow flowers. Another popular tree in Mexico is the tabachin tree. The tabachin tree has succulent orange flowers that are about three inches in size and shaped like a bell. Another example is the galleana tree, which has smaller orange flowers compared to the tabachin tree. These flowers are very pretty with little yellow specks in the middle.
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People in Chapala and Ajijic like being in a garden, and lakeside would be an ideal place for gardening because of the wonderful weather and really rich soil. The soil on the lakeside is rich because it is located in a volcanic area. Around lakeside are the Tequila Volcano, the Ceboruco and the Volcán de Colima, all of which are active.
(Primavera with seed pods in June, Lake Chapala, Mexico, pictured.)
Posted April 24, 2018