A remarkable riverfront estate with echoes of Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie style
Curb appeal on a grand scale. I kept the colors simple- red, white and green. Pots are all green for consistency. The center of these pots feature spineless pineapples. The center feature of the pot is a spineless pineapple. One of the most widely grown pineappple varieties in the world– 'Smooth Cayenne' or 'Cayenne', 'Cayena Lisa' in Spanish (often known in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand as 'Sarawak' or 'Kew') was selected and cultivated by Indians in Venezuela long ago. It was introduced from Cayenne (French Guyana) in 1820. From there it reached the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, England, where it was improved and distributed to Jamaica and Queensland, Australia.
Because of the plants near freedom from spines except for the needle at the leaftip and the size-4 to 10 lbs -cylindrical form, shallow eyes, orange rind, yellow flesh, low fiber, juiciness and rich mildly acid flavor, it has become of greatest importance worldwide even though it is subject to disease and does not ship well. Mainly, it is prized for canning, having sufficient fiber for firm slices and cubes as well as excellent flavor.