Family tends large garden of fruits, herbs and other edible plants in keeping with their Palestinian culture
Like many who have grown up in Middle Eastern cultures, Palestinian Americans Jamal and Tagee Kanj are renowned for their warm and gracious hospitality and for generously sharing the bounty of their garden and table with friends and family.
Palestinian refugees whose parents were among the hundreds of thousands dispossessed of their land when Israel was created in 1948, the couple were born and raised in Lebanon, but their families’ roots lie in agriculture in the Galilee region of what is now Israel. Jamal’s family owned citrus and olive groves, while Tagee’s grandparents’ extensive lands produced pomegranates and olives.
The 3,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bath split-level home they found in Blossom Valley sits atop a ridge on about 2½ acres of land, enjoying magnificent views over the valley toward Lake Jennings, El Capitan and nearby mountains.Built in 1989, the house required no significant interior remodeling, but its landscaping was ripe for a total makeover.
During their 14 years away, they rented the house to a series of tenants. Neglect devastated the garden; only some of the better-established olive and citrus trees and rosebushes survived. He also resumed planting, with his choice of trees and plants influenced by his heritage and family requests.He replaced the dead olive trees along the driveway with varieties better suited to the region’s climate. Jamal supplemented the surviving orange and lemon trees with replacements and new types of citrus, including an Algerian tangerine, different orange trees, a pomelo, grapefruit and loquat.The Kanjes have a passion for figs, a tradition in their homeland.
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