My garden today

Janet Ibbotson · « **on:** March 03, 2018, 07:15:27 PM »

My garden is on the North East coast of Skopelos at about 100 metres above sea level. Today was the first real day of spring and I promised I'd try to post some pictures. Most of the garden is not irrigated and has to survive on little attention in the summer months when we rent the house out to guests. Hence I try to focus on shape and foliage rather than flowers.

Umbrian · « **Reply #1 on:** March 04, 2018, 08:04:22 AM »

Well done Janet - you have some lovely planting showing how variations in form and colour, even if mainly foliage, can make a very attractive garden. I particularly like the stepped path area where one of my favourite ' backbone' plants - Euphorbia- makes its mark and softens the hard landscaping. In the photograph it is in flower but even when not it continues to have an impact.

Alisdair · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2018, 09:16:37 AM »

Lovely pictures, Janet, and a lovely garden; thanks so much - keep them coming!

Charithea · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2021, 09:15:32 AM »

February is said to be the coldest and wettest month of the year here in Cyprus, when old men put on their woolly hats to go to the coffee shop to play tavli. This year we are having sunshine and temperatures 20+ . I want to share some of the sunshine captured in one photo and the warmth of the garden with you that are still experiencing Cold.... Here are some photos taken early this morning. The Buddleja madagascariensis had to be pruned because last week's storm split some of its branches. The other photo is of Iris unguicularis and the Orchids which we think are Cyprepidium. The older plant was put out in the garden because it was refusing to flower and then suddenly it put up four stalk and it is flowering .

Hilary · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2021, 09:57:25 AM »

Great

Charithea · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2021, 04:48:45 PM »

I am posting some of our February flowers. We had lots of sunshine, then came two days of heavy downpours and now the 'the chill' has arrived. Nevertheless there is a lot of new growth. Starting with Aloe ferox Rosa damascena Russellia equisetiformis Limonium perezii Salvia eigii and new growth of eigii with cyclamens

Hilary · « **Reply #6 on:** February 18, 2021, 06:44:35 PM »

All looking good

Charithea · « **Reply #7 on:** February 19, 2021, 10:21:14 AM »

Friday morning offerings. Very long stemmed Australian rose, name unknown, Strelitzia reginae, Thunbergia alata, that is taking over the back fence and Ferula communis which is a common sight in Cyprus that decorates roadsides and hilly places.