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Poinsettia

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The poinsettia plant - widely used decoratively during the Christmas period.

Scene in the Government Botanical Gardens, Castleton, St. Mary, Jamaica

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Buildings among the various plant species at Castleton Botanical Gardens in St. Mary.

Beresford 'Jungle' Jarrett

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"Energetic, enterprising Ras "Jungle" (Beresford Jarrett) who does pottery, grows decorative plants, vegetables and ground provisions and raises ducks. "I want society to know I really try," he says. "You have to sow before you can reap." "

Poinsettia

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A picture of a red poinsettia.

Irwin Park Crafts Village

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"Dining Pavilion: Jamaican Snacks will be available at the main dining pavillon in The Craft Village and at food kiosks around the property, and picnic facilities at a beautiful corner of the garden set aside as a 7 - acre community park."

Irwin Park staff

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"Rake & Machete: And so the Gardens were built. Over the past six months, months more than 1,000 workers, most like nursery helper Hyacinth Rickett and gardener William Heath, using only basic garden tools, have transformed an 80-acre site in the…