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Unsung Heroes, Journal 13, Summer 1998
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
BY Heidi Gildemeister
The letter sums up all the topics dealt with in this journal, the Alhambra, water supplies, trees, THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY stand at BBC GARDENER’S WORLD LIVE and many more,
I like to add a photo to these posts to whet your appetite so here are a few
The Alhambra
Aloe mitriformis
Broussonetia
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Unsung Heroes, Journal 13, Summer 1998
EAST AND WEST:
GARDENS OF THE ALHAMBRA PALACES,
GRANADA
By Fiona Ogilvie
This article is all about the Alhambra, Granada, Spain and its water supply from the Sierra Nevada.
We were lucky enough to visit the Alhambra in the summer of 1997, hence the photographs
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Unsung Heroes, Journal 13, Summer 1998
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
By Brian Johnson
Pure water is the best of drinks
As all the poets sing,
But who are we that we should have
The best of everything?
Anon.
This article is all about water, where to find it and how to use it
Before Corinth was blessed with a water supply from Lake Stymphalia, we used to buy drinking water in bottles, or go to Loutraki and fill large plastic containers or go to Ancient Corinth and fill the containers from the spring of Hadjii Mustapha / Chatzimustapha on the way to Acrocorinth.
I found a translation of the inscription of the spring on the site of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, ASCSA, which I found interesting
" Joseph the tailor ordered the construction of this [fountain] for flowing water entirely at his own expense, for the love of God, let Him be exalted, and desiring to please the Merciful Lord, in the nine hundred and twenty-first year [of the Hegira (1515 A.D.)]."
Pierre A, MacKay
The photo of the spring is from January 2017
The photo of a typical Greek well, probably not being used any more, was taken on a very sunny day in May 2011.
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Unsung Heroes, Journal 13, Summer 1998
SOLANUM MAURITANICUM
(S. AURICULATUMN)
By Helene Pizzi
This article is all about this small tree which arrived in their garden, probably with the help of a bird.
The plant seems to have undertaken a name change to Solanum mauritianum since this article was written
No photo but a scan of a drawing by Helene Pizzi of this plant.
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Unsung Heroes, Journal 13, Summer 1998
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS BEST SUITED TO
‘MEDITERRANEAN‘ TYPE CLIMATIC ZONES
By Trevor Nottle
I think the title explains the subject of the article so I have restricted myself to posting photos of three of the plants mentioned
Agaves, in this case Agave victoriae-reginae
Euphorbia dendroides
Ferula communis
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Unsung Heroes, Journal 13, Summer 1998
TALES OF TWO CITIES
By Tom Wellsted
The cities being Aix-en-Provence and Marseille
The author felt that Aix-en-Provence was rather rundown, garden wise, twenty-four years ago while Marseille had many hidden gardens.
Oleanders and evergreen magnolias are mentioned in Aix-in -Provence and Broussonetia in Marseille
I wonder what these two cities are like today
Three photos from my archives
Oleander in Corinth
Evergreen Magnolia in Larissa
and Broussonetia in Sparta
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Unsung Heroes, Journal 13, Summer 1998
PATIOS FOR OUTDOOR LIVING
By Katherine Greenberg
The title of the article is self-explanatory
I looked up the meaning of Patio which is a Spanish word meaning courtyard, forecourt, yard, and small garden
Now for all the times I have visited Spain I haven’t a decent photo of a patio so here is a scan of the drawing illustrating this article in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
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Unsung Heroes, Journal 13, Summer 1998
THE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF PALERMO
By Sabine Rossini Oliva
Although I have referred to this article before I thought to mention it again. The drawing by Derek Toms is based on a photograph supplied by Sabine Rossini Oliva of Ficus magnolioides in the Palermo Botanical Garden.
I believe this tree has recently been voted the Italian Tree of the Year