Gardeners' World- the fruit garden-part 2

To eat a ripe mango straight from the tree is truly a treat, and best done among friends, as it is impossible to remove the juicy flesh from the skin and the stone in any sort of tidy way.

These mangoes are ripening. Occasionally one will turn yellow, indicating it is ready to pick. The mango tree is huge- growing as high as the two storey house. Our landlady- being of advanced years- employs a gardener, who will be able to harvest the ripened mangoes from the higher branches.