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Hilary
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Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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April 13, 2014, 01:16:47 PM »
The road between Sparta and Tripolis passes through some wild and picturesque countryside.
The wild flowers changing with the season and tantalizingly out of touch when travelling by car or bus.
Soon a new road is to be opened depriving me of this enjoyable trip.
These snaps were taken a few kilometers down the side road to Karies in March
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MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
Daisy
Sr. Member
Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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Reply #1 on:
April 16, 2014, 04:28:01 PM »
Doesn't the countryside go through a transformation in spring?
The wild flowers are so lovely.
Do you know what the pink or white flowers in your last photo are, Hilary?
Daisy
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Amateur gardener, who has gardened in Surrey and Cornwall, England, but now has a tiny garden facing north west, near the coast in north east Crete. It is 300 meters above sea level. On a steep learning curve!!! Member of both MGS and RHS
Hilary
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Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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April 17, 2014, 05:05:53 PM »
The white flowers are Star of Bethlehem.
That is until I found out that there is more than one
Ornithogalum
!
I don't know what the pink flowers are.
I did try to take careful photos but when I got home I found they were rubbish.
The leaves of the plant are quite distinctive so maybe someone out there will enlighten us.
I am attaching the rubbish photos for you all to have a laugh
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MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
Fermi
Hero Member
Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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April 18, 2014, 02:42:49 PM »
Quote from: Hilary on April 17, 2014, 05:05:53 PM
I don't know what the pink flowers are.
Possibly some sort of Erodium, Hilary,
cheers
fermi
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
member of AGS, SRGC, NARGS
working as a physio to support my gardening habit!
Hilary
Hero Member
Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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April 19, 2014, 10:25:19 AM »
Fermi,
Many thanks
Will have to go back there to check out the plant again
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MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
Hilary
Hero Member
Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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October 17, 2014, 06:08:41 AM »
We revisited this area a couple of days ago, mid October
This time the ground was sparsely carpeted with
Crocus boryi
.
There were also a few
Colchicum cupanii
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MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
Umbrian
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Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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October 17, 2014, 06:54:54 AM »
Lovely photographs Hilary - made me wish I was there
- and that I could send mine so that they come up full page sometimes.
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MGS member living and gardening in Umbria, Italy for past 19 years. Recently moved from my original house and now planning and planting a new small garden.
Hilary
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Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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Reply #7 on:
October 18, 2014, 07:57:14 AM »
Glad you enjoy seeing some sunny photos of the Peloponnese.
I was a bit disappointed that there were no red berries around yet.
It was all very green and monotonous
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MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
Hilary
Hero Member
Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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October 19, 2014, 11:53:14 AM »
A
Pyrus amygdaliformis
,Γκορτσιά tree with a lot of yellow Lichen.
The nearest I could get to some autumn colour.
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MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
Hilary
Hero Member
Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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October 20, 2014, 07:28:51 AM »
Another
Pyrus amygdaliformis
tree this one near the watering trough for the goats, heard in the distance but never seen by us.
In the second photo I tried to catch the heavy morning dew
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MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
Hilary
Hero Member
Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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Reply #10 on:
April 23, 2015, 12:34:53 PM »
An orchard of Sweet Chestnut
Castanea sativa
trees
The photo was taken at the end of March, note the cloudy sky.
The empty burrs were scattered around the trees.
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MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
Hilary
Hero Member
Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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April 24, 2015, 07:31:18 AM »
Anemone blowing in the wind as their name would imply.
Snapped at the end of March near the Nestani toll booth
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MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
Hilary
Hero Member
Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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Reply #12 on:
March 03, 2016, 05:34:18 PM »
Blue flowers nearer Sparta than Tripolis at the end of February.
Photos of
Iris unguicularis
and
Anemone blanda
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MGS member
Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
Hilary
Hero Member
Re: Peloponnese, between Sparta and Tripolis, Greece
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March 04, 2016, 08:30:33 AM »
A field of
Veronica glauca
, correct me if I am wrong, at the end of February.
Nearer Tripolis than Sparta
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
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