[John J]

1st April is a public holiday in Cyprus and so we thought we would give ourselves a break and take off somewhere for the day. We had read in the local English language newspaper that a small, hill village in the Paphos District had created a Community garden. The paper described it as 'beautiful' and as 'adding charm to this little village'. It had been officially opened on 20th March by a Member of Parliament. This sounded promising so off we went in search of this embryonic Garden of Eden. The village in question is one of those small hamlets that are slowly disappearing in the 21st century, from an average population of around 1,000 it now houses about 200.
Imagine our disappointment when we found that less than 2 weeks after its official opening we found the following. Is this a case of journalistic licence?

[John J]

In order to get over our dismay at the above we dropped down to the coast and decided to reacquaint ourselves with the mosaics next to the harbour in Kato Paphos, and to see what wild flowers were growing among the ruins. See below. The last photo is, of course, not wild flower related but does have a horticultural connection. It depicts Dionysus revealing the secret of wine-making to Ikarius. The pair on the right are labelled as 'The first wine drinkers' but a more accurate description might be 'The first drunks'.

[Hilary]

Oh dear, maybe they haven't planted anything yet

[Hilary]

I love the photos from Paphos

[Umbrian]

Well it is a start John and who knows what might happen? you must try to visit again and let us know.😳The

[Fermi]

Well it is a start John and who knows what might happen? you must try to visit again and let us know.😳The

Perhaps the mulch has been blown away?
They could at least cover up the poly-pipe when they get a chance,
It may be worth seeing after another 12 months,
cheers
fermi

[John J]

I'm afraid that there was no mulch and the bits of green visible are mainly weeds. They planted 4 trees per plot, ringed the edges with roses and that was it.