An Algarve Garden

Only got one word for your garden -

Cor!

You Lucky Lady of Leisure!

 

Thank you, kind Sir! (curtsey, bow)

No luck, HARD WORK, 37 years non stop, no children ... what do they say DINKYs .. double income no kids! Only furry critters!

Since then, HARD WORK .... physical in your later years ...

I've put my right knee out at the mo with all this work and it's painful as ??????

.... but it's worth it!

 

Looks wonderful LOL - especially on this grey dank November day, mild though it may be :D .

[ 08. November 2006, 10:39 PM: Message edited by: Fran ]

 

Thanks, Fran. We're actually coming into one of our good seasons during the rains. Over the next few months you won't beleve what's blooming here. It's wonderful.

During the summer months when everyone thinks "flowers" we don't have that much because of the heat.

Ya'll (that's you will all) see what it's like in a hot country in the winter over the coming months ... it's beautiful.

I had SAD syndrone in England for many years but I don't have it here, except for the odd moment. I also in later life developed an allegy to rapeseed ... everywhere in Bucks, I could hardly breathe! T'other half has also had problems which the warmth has aleviated here.

We moved to the IoW but that wasn't good enough. We won't say we'll stay here till forever.

 

Your place is lush,LOL.I love it love it love it.

 

your pics have warmed me up ......blustery & wet at my end :(

 

Thanks elaine and GW ... I'll keeping posting through the winter to keep you warm!

 

Yes, please do, LoL - we're all SAD over here.... :rolleyes: :D

 

I'm not SAD here ... not since I left England ...

 

It's so lovely and sunny today, I had to get out and take some piccies ...

The rockery is very green and a few Felicias are peeking out ..



The BoPs are coming with a vengeance now. Threre are at least 8 of them, including Concorde who got whopped to the gound somehow (wind or kitten!) and is now unceremoniously tied up to a cane complete with cork on top! ....



The Shrimp Plant seems to prefer it's shadier position now and continues to flower non-stop ....



The new Passiflora Victoria violacea has lots of strings of buds ....



The mini Roses blend beautifully with the terracotta and the sun shining on them ...



Solanum rantonnetii always enjoying the sun ...

 

Christmas Day at Casadinho ....









My one and only plum on my Carissa, the Natal Plum ...



I love this, a self seeded Morning Glory ...

 

merry christmas LoL hope your having a lovely time, speak later

 

Ok, ok, I give in, I am jealous of your weather LOL! :D :D

 

I'm curious LOL.
When do the leaves drop of the jacaranda, and do you find that the dead leaves have a nasty smell especially when wet.

 

Pete, the leaves only drop with a sharp quick frost, which we can have. In saying so, here with me it's only the top of the trees that catch it so they look rather strange (should this happen this year I'll take a pic to show you). During this time we can be quite wet and we haven't had a bad smell ... thank goodness, as each one is outside a bedroom window ... :eek:

No, they don't smell nasty but they are a pain in the backside in the summer when it's hot and they start to drop their fronds and make a mess everywhere. It is actually recommended not to plant these near swimming pools because of that. Of course, we don't have that problem! :rolleyes: