They grow all over the county but for me it was a novelty because I have never tasted them much less seen them back in Asia. When I got here in England in March 2008 I noticed these ubiquitos shrubs by the way side, in our allotment and on empty lots. I knew they were berries because of their leaves. They are all the same whatever type of berries they are and I have seen them, wild berries, in Benguet.

Days past and I saw flowers coming up. And as the months passed I started to notice the fruits forming and growing. Eventually, they got matured. They look so appealing to me.

Finally the fruits started to get ripe and unable to resist I asked my husband to make a jam for me. I picked as much as I want and now we have 2 bottles of blackberry Jam