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this page are pictures showing off our garden. The previous
home owners took very good care of the garden and left a great
many tulips for us to view every April. After we bought the
house in 1993, one of our American friends heard about our fancy
for chimonanthus, or Lamei in Chinese. She ordered
one for us, which has grown into a big tree and blooms every
spring when it is most cold and there are very few flowers around.
We also planted two cherry trees, and they give us plenty of
cherry fruits every July. This year, we planted an Asian persimmon
to celebrate the birth of our grandson Kevin. When he is three
years old, he will be able to taste it, and see the tree continue
to grow, just like himself.
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这一页的照片拍的是我们的花园。美丽的郁金香是前主人留下来的，每年三月开满我们的花园。1993年我们买下这所房屋后，就种了两颗樱桃树。每年六月底七月初就是我们采摘果实的时候。我们还有一颗腊梅树，那是一位美国朋友花了三十五块订来给我们的。所以知道价格，是因为种下的第一年，腊梅萎蔫不振，眼看就要死了。那朋友就找出收据，让我们跟苗圃交涉。一个电话过去，他们马上重新寄了一颗新苗来，并告诉我们，腊梅需种在有充足阳光的地方。我们把新苗种了，还把半死不活的旧苗也移到有阳光的角落。结果，新苗长得很好，有两人高。旧苗竟也活了过来，虽然花还开得不好，但也有一人高了。今年，我们的小孙儿出生了。我们种了一颗柿子树。小恺恩三岁时就可以摘吃家乡的水果，还可以看果树跟他一样年年长高长大。
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Updated
November 5, 2015
