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Coffee bean blossom

After years of nurturing this coffee plant, Mary Highfill of Point Richmond was thrilled to see the plant covered with blooms, which eventually produced a single bean. Although she has long way to go before she can proclaim herself a coffee bean plantation magnate, she's pretty happy and is planning a coffee bean roasting with the neighbors. Do you have something special to share? Send it along with any details to the Times, Home & Garden, P.O. Box 8099, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-8099, or e-mail JPGs to jmorris@bayareanewsgroup.com. Sorry, we can't return pictures. You also can post your masterpieces on the Home & Garden photo blog at www.ContraCostaTimes.com/home-garden.



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