Wow, that's awesome. Maybe next time I'm shopping for a palm tree, I'll wait till back-to-school tax relief week and tell Lowes I plan on wearing the palm fronds as a grass skirt for a hula class... or something.

Just tell them the palms are required for your Biology class... or something.

just fruit and exotics nursery in Crawfordsville Florida charges sales tax for fruit trees. that's my only annoyance with them as they are otherwise excellent nursery.

It happened again. I purchased a small gardenia at Home Depot during the 3 for $10 sale this weekend. No sales tax collected - total sale was $3.33. Am I supposed to eat the gardenia, LOL?!

Carol

Yes, gardenia is a food-producing plant.

In China the native specimen's hard woody fruit is a delicacy. The gardenia bud has a sweet and light flavor that is a garnish for many meals. These flowers are used in rural areas to make teas, ice cream, sugars, fruit snacks, desserts and syrups. They are also additives to salads, rice and oat dishes, according to Margaret Roberts, the author of "Edible and Medicinal Flowers."

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.gardenguides.com/123826-functions-gardenia-plant.html

Yep. Eat the Weeds has a long list of common landscape flowers that are actually edible:

Here is a link that might be useful: Edible cultivated flowers

Carol, good for you!

The Tradition, that is interesting about the gardenia being edible.

Writersblock, that is a long list! good to know, at least I can use them for decoration since they are edible.

Silvia

Silvia, LOL! Please post a recipe and a photo when you make it, as I know you will. :)

Tradition and Writers, thanks for the info and links! I learn something new every single day. :)

Carol