Chez nous in France, the tentative climbing of the passionflower from the garden next door that we welcomed has borne fruit!
Having attached some of it to the canisse (a thin split bamboo screen) it was encouraged to spread across the roof of the terrasse, which it did with amazing speed in the summer. This week we took the canisse down, to prepare for the winter, and the network of trailing shoots are clearly established now. Maybe the vine will grow up and meet it next year! There are two - a white, and a black muscat.
We are hoping that there won't be any snow this winter, as it bent the pergola support last time, and killed the bougainvillea. We are trying with another one, placed in the sunniest spot on the terrasse. It had flowers earlier, but the very dry season since the summer has shrivelled many leaves in the garden including the honeysuckle. But a few days' worth of watering and this is looking better, the jasmine has perked up again, and the mint is a bit mintier. The pelargoniums from June are also still OK, hanging on the screen, protected a bit by the cooler air below.
Tiny mulberry seedlings have sprouted too, in with the mint. I add a new small tree in a pot - acacia pravissima, "Ovens Wattle"- indestructible!
A quick trip to Collioure yesterday... always lovely in the autumn & winter... very blowy indeed.
This is one of my favourite views...
"When visiting the church you are asked to wear suitable clothing, do not smoke, leave outside dogs, cats and other animals - thank you"
A quick trip to Collioure yesterday... always lovely in the autumn & winter... very blowy indeed.
This is one of my favourite views...
