An Algarve Garden 2024

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  1. Victoria

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    Thank you for visiting @Philippa and hopefully gave you some good memories of France and Spain.

    We moved here in 2001 (and owning and visiting since 1988) I never remember such hot Summers. Yes, you would get the odd day or two in the mid/high 30s, but never ongoing like this year. It has been drier than normal too. However, we may be having a return to normality this week. :fingers crossed:
     
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    It has been too hot to spend time in the garden, but we did some tidying and moving large pots around on the Raised Patio the other day.

    Overall view to the center/left ...

    Raised Patio 13 Sep 24.jpg

    L-R Aubitilon, varigated Brugmansia and Hibiscus mutabilis (Confederate Rose) ...

    Raised Patio Trio2 12 Sep 24.jpg

    Jatropha interrgirina hiding behind Beacarnea ...

    Spicy & Noline 12 Sep 24.jpg

    Two Brugmansia in middle right with Plumbago flowing through ...
    Raised Patio Righ2 12 Sep 24.jpg

    Hibiscus rosa-sinensis in Sandbar where we sit in filtered sun ...

    Sandbar 12 Sep 24.jpg

    Hib Red1 113 Sep 24.jpg
     
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      Some of the Hibiscus blooms this past week. remember they are mostly one -day wonders ...

      Hib Pagoda Red1 4 Sep 24.jpg

      Hib Pagoda Yellow1 4 Sep 24.jpg

      Hib Pink 12 Sep 24.jpg

      Hib Gaga6 2 Sep 24.jpg

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        Those hibiscus are gorgeous.
         
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          Your orange one is my favourite @Victoria :), but they are all lovely!
           
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            End of the month so we had Ben the Gardener came for Autumn tidy up and all looks bare. He took the Viburnum to near on ground level.

            Before ...
            Viburnum cutback2 16 Apr 24.jpg

            After ...

            Viburnum3 28 Sep 24.jpg

            Therefore it made lots of space in the Sandgarden ...
            Sandgarden2 28 Sep 24.jpg

            Sandgarden 29 Sep 24.jpg
            The Bird of Paradise now has space ...
            BoP & Viburnum 28 Sep 24.jpg

            The parking area was cleaned of weeds ...
            Parking Area 29 Sep 24.jpg

            The Solanum was cut back ...
            Solanum28 Sep 24 .jpg
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              Of course I must end with a few Hibiscus the past weeks ....

              Hib Candy2 29 Sep 24.jpg

              Hib Fantasy Orange5 29 Sep 24.jpg

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              Hibs Candy & Fantasy Orange, 29 Sep 24.jpg

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                That pruning has made a big difference @Victoria. Nice area for your Bird of Paradise to expand :).
                 
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                  pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                  Nice to have a bit of a clear out from time to time @Victoria, I hadn't realised you had planted that BOP out.
                  You always said it was a dwarf variety, seems to be getting quite tall now.:smile:
                   
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                  It was planted in the ground in December 2007 and stayed this height until a few years ago and it got virtually no sun. Then when the Viburnum was cut back, then down it shot up and spread out. It is surprising to see it tall now.

                  BoPs 1 Dec 07.jpg
                   
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                    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                    Ok, I thought it was potted until recently, obviously I lost track of time.
                     
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                      Just noticed I had not done October so just a few things ...

                      First of the month we moved all the Adeniums into the Baffa for the Winter ...
                      Nursery ...
                      Adeniums in Baffa2 11 Oct 24.jpg
                      Big Five ...

                      Adeniums in Baffa1 11 Oct 24.jpg

                      Dwarf azaleas both reblooming ... Azalea Dark Pink 20 Oct 24.jpg

                      Azalea Light Pink 20 Oct 24.jpg

                      Pink Brugmansiia blooming for second time this year ...
                      Brugmansia2 4 Oct 24.jpg
                      Brug Pink1 6 Oct 24.jpg

                      Crinum Lily ...
                      Crinum1 7 Oct 24.jpg

                       
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                        Pandorea filling out again ...
                        Pandorea2 8 Oct 24.jpg

                        Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender ...
                        Plectranus 10 Oct 241 .jpg

                        Plumbago still blooming ...
                        Plumbago 5 Oct 24.jpg
                        Cy looking good as always ...
                        Cy 1 21 Oct 24.jpg

                        Purple Grass (can't remember which) first blooms ...
                        Grasses 20 Oct 24.jpg

                        Tecomaria just starting to bloom ...
                        Tecomaria 20 Oct 24.jpg

                        Yuccas blooming for forst time ...
                        Yucca1 4 Oct 24.jpg Yucca2 4 Oct 24.jpg
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                          And of course a few Hibiscus blooms for the month ...

                          They are taking a rest now but there are lots of buds.

                          Dixie1 6 Oct 24.jpg

                          Hib Red 1 Oct 24.jpg

                          Hib Yellow Orange2 11 Oct 24.jpg

                          Hib Yellow Orange Bud 10 Oct 24.jpg

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                            October has been lovely in your garden @Victoria :smile:
                             
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