Coronavirus situation

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Hilary

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Re: Coronavirus situation
« Reply #675 on: June 01, 2022, 05:10:11 AM »
Convolvulus and a busy bee at a taverna in Kiato
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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

Hilary

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Re: Coronavirus situation
« Reply #676 on: June 02, 2022, 04:23:29 AM »
A deep pink rose seen at the Sports Camp, Loutraki, in May
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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

Hilary

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« Reply #677 on: August 04, 2022, 09:04:05 AM »
A bright lantana flower blooming in August 2010
To cheer anyone up who feels down
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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

Hilary

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Re: Coronavirus situation
« Reply #678 on: August 05, 2022, 05:19:17 AM »
Salvia splendens

Seen at the end of August 2010
This plant is mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 35, January 2004 in SALVIAS AT SPAROZA by Caroline Harbouri as being

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‘ so beloved of park gardeners everywhere’
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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

Hilary

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Re: Coronavirus situation
« Reply #679 on: September 27, 2022, 05:08:13 AM »
A blue Salvia snapped in September 2022

A ‘new’ plant on an eye level balcony I pass on the way to the shops

It made my day
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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

Hilary

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Re: Coronavirus situation
« Reply #680 on: September 28, 2022, 05:26:57 AM »
WHITE FLOWERS SEEN IN SEPTEMBERS PAST

Both flowers were snapped at Hyde Hall Gardens, UK,  in September 2015

Zinnia and Impatiens tinctoria


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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

Hilary

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Re: Coronavirus situation
« Reply #681 on: September 29, 2022, 05:57:02 AM »
Oh dear, Did I forget the photos?
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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

Hilary

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Re: Coronavirus situation
« Reply #682 on: September 29, 2022, 05:59:11 AM »
RED FLOWERS SEEN IN SEPTEMBERS PAST
Mostly in Greater London
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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

Hilary

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Re: Coronavirus situation
« Reply #683 on: September 30, 2022, 05:21:28 AM »
ORANGE FLOWERS IN SEPTEMBERS PAST
All seen in Hyde Hall Gardens, UK,  September 2015
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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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« Reply #684 on: October 02, 2022, 05:02:00 AM »
YELLOW FLOWERS IN OCTOBERS PAST

Dittrichia graveolens
seen in Corinth in 2013

Hyoseris radiata also seen in Corinth in 2011

Hypericum triquetrifolium seen in Ancient Corinth, in 2011
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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

Hilary

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« Reply #685 on: October 03, 2022, 07:11:18 AM »
MAUVE FLOWERS IN OCTOBERS  PAST

Cyclamen graecum at Ai Theodori, 2011

Mirabilis jalapa
In Corinth, 2011

Scilla autumnalis near Ermioni, 2013
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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

Hilary

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« Reply #686 on: October 04, 2022, 05:42:39 AM »
 FUCHSIA COLOURED FLOWERS IN OCTOBERS PAST

Impatiens balfourii, Monodendri, Epirus

Ipomoea purpurea, Corinth

Oxalis purpurea, Sparoza

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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

Hilary

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Re: Coronavirus situation
« Reply #687 on: October 06, 2022, 07:38:44 AM »
PINK FLOWERS IN OCTOBERS PAST

Pink Chrysanthemums from a friend's garden

A Canna Lily seen in the Diomedes Botanic Garden

Ocimum basilicum, Basil, Kastoria

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

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Re: Coronavirus situation
« Reply #688 on: October 07, 2022, 05:35:47 AM »
RED FLOWERS IN OCTOBERS PAST

Ipomoea x sloteri, Ai Theodori, Corinthia

Red Rose, Karyes, Lakonia
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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

Hilary

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Re: Coronavirus situation
« Reply #689 on: October 08, 2022, 05:47:59 AM »
ORANGE FLOWERS IN OCTOBERS PAST

Aphelandra tetragona, seen in a hothouse in Vienna

A carved pumpkin seen in Ermioni, Argolis

A bouquet made from autumn leaves given to a friend of mine, in the UK 
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