The Oleanders are now in full bloom, and should continue for quite some while.
All the pot plants are doing what we asked of them; reasonably so.
Grapes are swelling everywhere (except on my Black Hamburg). I shall attempt to make wine this year, using the traditional 'peasant' method. I'll let you know; the last time I tried, it tasted of petrol.
I love Pears. This one is a Doyenne du Comice; one of the world's very best. We'll have a small crop.
We have several different Hibiscus plants. They are just starting to flower and will continue to do so for at least two months. My kinda plant; they simply get on with it!
It's just so bloody hot, and so bloody dry. Not really conducive to gardening.
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It all looks very lush in spite of the dry and heat. Do you do a lot of watering?
I do the watering at Haddock's, and Lady M does the flowers. I do wish it would rain; watering by hand only wets the surface.
So very green and lush. I see Billy has a great spot picked out ti nap in.
Oleanders are like weeds here . People use them as property borders and fill in plants. Quite poisonous so I don't plant them. Yours look beautiful.
Hope you get some rain soon.
parsnip
Oleanders are the iconic plants of Southern France. I do know about its poisonous qualities, but we take great care.
It all looks beautiful and as Gail says Billy knows the best spots to nap.
Very dry here Cro - we are desperate for a good shower or two.
It all looks so pretty and productive ..... you are both obviously doing something right ! It rained here yesterday and we expect some today but next week is going to be 33c so the hose will have to come out !!! XXXX
He's no fool. He always finds the best shady spots.
I suppose I shouldn't complain. I'd be even more annoyed if it was raining every day!
Lady M is out there at this very moment with the hose, it's the only way to keep most plants alive. 40 C forecast for mid-next-week here. Ouch!
All very lovely. I can send you some of our rain - it is not much but we have had enough. By the way, I hope you remove your socks when you tread the grapes?
I bought a 2 Euros Lidl sprinkler and move it every ten minutes or so while I am pottering around the garden. I even use the sprinkler in the polytunnel. Fantastic floral pictures.
Every thing is so beautiful.Here to keep a green garden blooming needs a lot of water, and I do it, the water account saddens me anyway every month.
The oleanders are in full bloom here too. They're all over the island and along the harbour. I was admiring all the colours this morning.
We've had rain, just a little but enough to water just a little deeper. I know what you mean about hand watering. Just not the same.
Our grapes have not developed properly because of the hail. Make that wine! Vaso makes a bottle or two of early grapes, all done by hand. You shouldn't need anything but the juice. As long as it bubbles and ferments it should be drinkable. Good luck
Beautiful! I envy your grapes. It is also very hot and dry in my part of Ontario and has resulted in small plants and slow growth in my vegetable garden. -Jenn
Midsummer beauty surrounds you.
We don’t get rain; we get destructive storms at least three times a week. Plants have grown rapidly and one of my tomato plants is eight feet high. Today we start a heat wave that the forecasters are saying it will be like no other. I will be spending the weekend inside. This too will pass and hopefully it will be better next week.
Our neighbours always used a very rustic 'mangle' to crush the grapes; I shall use my hands.
There is something very appealing about a cool, shady place in the garden on a hot day. (It's raining right now in Lincolnshire!)
I do have a sprinkler but decided not to use it this year. I've been using a hose instead. Everything is clinging on... for the moment.
Our soil is very light, and any watering soon disappears. It's a constant battle.
I shall buy a large black plastic container, and install a tap at the bottom. Crush grapes and wait a couple of weeks before drawing off any drinkable wine. That's how it was always done by my neighbours, only on a much bigger scale.
This 'global warming' business is really beginning to affect us all. I'm starting to take it seriously.
We are expecting temperatures of 40 C next week. That is too hot for me; I shall stay indoors (or in the pool).
Our little 'auvent' is just to my right, through some double glass doors. It's the perfect spot for lunches, and afternoon glasses of lemonade. Billy snoozes there too.
Bloody hot covers it, a continent away.
I wouldn't mind so much if we had some intermittent rain to balance things.
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