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If you want to sample a slice of Maltese
life and culture then you could do a lot worse than visit
Buskett Gardens in Malta. This is where the locals come to
play, eat and drink and where the plant life of Malta is on
show.
Lemon trees (left picture) and orange
trees (right picture) are amongst the many plants grown but
pick the fruit at your peril. There are severe penalties if
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Click on any of the three pictures above and you will be
surprised to see what is growing in Buskett Gardens. To our
uneducated eyes, the first picture was of the common daisy,
the second looks suspiciously like a foxglove and the third
appears to be a wild form of petunia.
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As well as tourists, Buskett
Gardens is a favourite location for the locals.
Picnic tables are provided as the picture on the
left shows and shaded walks weave their way
throughout the gardens.
On the feast of St Peter and St
Paul (L'Imnarja), Buskett Gardens is the focal point
of a folk festival with traditional rabbit stew and
Maltese wine being served. |
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Buskett Gardens are open all year round and we
highly recommend taking a picnic there. You will be
sampling a simple Maltese pleasure that few other
tourists experience.
Don't pick the fruit or herbs which are growing
there, but appreciate them. If you can't muster up
that all essential picnic then there is a cafe on
site (see the picture on the left) which provides
average food and can be relied upon for soft drinks
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