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Giardino in Umbria: Winter sun
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How (not) to garden in Central Italy. Friday, December 6, 2013. December and a few days of chilly but bright sunny weather gets me out into the garden busy planting those shrubs and bulbs that really ought to have gone in ages ago. And a new ornament for the garden - a rather large but sophisticated terracotta pot, seen here with the China roses in full bloom and berries of Pyracantha. Labels: Month by month. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). GART Luther garden art. Il Giardino Romano Garden Club.
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Giardino in Umbria: GBBD January 2014
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How (not) to garden in Central Italy. Thursday, January 16, 2014. Mild wet, foggy weather has kept the garden green and lush. Bright sparks of colour are most welcome on gloomy days: winter flowering Jasmine and Iris Unguicularis are a joy but difficult to photograh in the dull low light. Bright red berries on the wild Dog Rose too. But then the sun breaks through and lights up the olive grove and there is a sense that spring might not be far away. Best wishes to all Garden Bloggers on this mid winter day.
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Giardino in Umbria: GBBD July 2013
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How (not) to garden in Central Italy. Monday, July 15, 2013. The last month has flown by - here unusually wet and cool with many thunderstorms. Whilst some plants have enjoyed the extra water the weeds have gone into overdrive. But at least those blooms that would normally have been burned off by now are still in evidence. The lush growth of Stipa, Perowskia and Buddleja glows in the evening light. Happy Bloom Day to all,. It doesnt like me but I certainly like it! July 15, 2013 at 7:32 PM. It requires a...
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Giardino in Umbria: GBBD March 2014 - mellow yellow
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How (not) to garden in Central Italy. Saturday, March 15, 2014. GBBD March 2014 - mellow yellow. Spring has arrived with a rush - and a couple of weeks early. The countryside is a mass of Yellow wild flowers and the garden too. Little species daffodils are a delight both in colour and fragrance. Corinilla glauca is flowering profusely - although the less bright Citrine is still just coming out - and the Euphorbias are going great guns. In the shade are little Periwinkle and Anenome Blanda in cool blue.
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Giardino in Umbria: Reflections on Paul's Himalayan Musk
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How (not) to garden in Central Italy. Monday, May 20, 2013. Reflections on Paul's Himalayan Musk. This rampant rambler blooms for a short time but what other plant can give a display like this? The rose has climbed up over the roof to the chimney and down the other side! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My garden is 450m above sea level and temperatures reach over 40 degrees C in summer but drop down to -8 degrees C at times in winter. How to cope with about 50 degrees temperature range?
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Giardino in Umbria: GBBD February 2014
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How (not) to garden in Central Italy. Sunday, February 16, 2014. Continual rain and wind but warm . this has brought out the little species Crocus and a great many other flowers besides. The Hellebores ares a welcome sight and the Lonicera fragrantissima is as fragrant as its name suggests. Coronilla glauca is extremely early but the old stalwart Vibernum tinus we have come to expect its faithful blooming right through winter. February 16, 2014 at 9:30 PM. February 19, 2014 at 10:34 AM. My garden is 450m...
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Giardino in Umbria: Late season Iris
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How (not) to garden in Central Italy. Monday, May 20, 2013. Labels: Month by month. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This blog is all about how to cope with gardening in continental climate. All the books and TV programmes talk about 'Mediterranean gardening' but few places actually have a classic Med climate - hot dry summers, cool wet winters. It requires a whole different approach and I cannot find any books that really help, especially regarding cultivation of vegetable and fruit.
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Giardino in Umbria: GBBD June 2013 (late again ....)
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How (not) to garden in Central Italy. Friday, June 21, 2013. GBBD June 2013 (late again .). Continue to bloom - some now, others earlier, some already on a second flush. Really comes into its own now. The dry garden is a blaze of hot colour, partly thanks to wild poppies I have allowed to set seed but largely a mixture of. Achillea: Paprika, Terracotta. And a yellow one on short stems with nice silver foliage (? Also a red form of. Nepeta, Verbena venosa. Calms the fervid intensity. I am trying. It requi...
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Giardino in Umbria: Cistus - why do we see so few in Italian gardens?
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How (not) to garden in Central Italy. Thursday, June 6, 2013. Cistus - why do we see so few in Italian gardens? Cistus is a wild flower that grows on the scrubby rocks or 'garigue' along the roadside here. Colours and patterns of flowers are very varied and some grow tall whereas others as low growing. There is even a later flowering Yellow 'tardiflorens'. What's not to like? Labels: Month by month. I love the cyst. I saw them the first time, several years ago, during a trip to rose gardens in Umbria.
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Giardino in Umbria: GBBD December 2013
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How (not) to garden in Central Italy. Sunday, December 15, 2013. December has been chilly with thick frost and fog in the mornings. But somehow the China roses have taken this as their signal to bloom as never before. Is famous for year-long flowering but. Have also been exceptionally generous. Has gone on blooming right into winter this year, the deep blue of 'Azureum' being especially welcome. And the oak trees are gradually turning to golden and dropping their leaves into the pond. My garden is 450m a...