Monday 28 May 2018

Green My Garden Now

Hi Dave, here's my May garden.  I'll post new photos in a month so you can see the difference.  Watering every other day keeps the garden green just now but soon it will be twice a day

'According to a British study a mere 5 minutes of exercise in a green space can boost well being and mental health'.  


My part of the garden, the rubbish free part.  Some tomato and pepper plants, loads of nasturiums, and a pansy or two.  Planted under the grapevine and the lemon tree so they will have shade in July and August.





Nasturiums and over in the corner a few aloe vera plants which keep on having babies.  At least one plant is fertile



Front entrance, red geraniums and a purple hydrangea (yeh)
Oh and a little table made out of an old wooden stool and a slab of broken marble






Grape vine around the back verandah.  Green now but in a few months I'll be sweeping up brown leaves every day and muttering under my breath



19 comments:

  1. I like this idea of "garden posts" that Dave on Northsider has set off. It is wonderful to see a garden in Greece, Norfolk, Vienna, Ireland...
    Your back verandah is certainly a very cool area in summer! Your flowers are beautiful.
    Greetings Maria x

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    1. The flowers are beautiful just now but it is a battle to keep them flourishing in the hot summer sun. I love sitting and looking at the greenery and colour

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  2. Your tomatoes are enviably advanced...just watch out for that giant snail, he's about to start on your geraniums.

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    1. Those tomato plants actually have tomatoes forming. I'm hoping for a good crop this year.
      That giant snail is from Bulgaria and he had better behave himself!!!

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  3. Your nasturtiums look nice and give a pastel shade of colour in the greenery. Plenty of lived-in feel in your garden Linda. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. 'lived in' is right. Ian not an avid gardener and I like about f wildness. Love the colour of the nasturtiums. Hope they last a while longer. At least they come back every winter by themselves

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  4. So simple and so beautiful,we have almost the same plants here.

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    1. About the same climate! I prefer it a bit wild, not flowers all in a row.

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  5. Love all the lush greenery and I'm sure you'll have a great crop of tomatoes and peppers.

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    1. I love the greenery too. Hope it lasts a little longer. Summer heat dries up everything

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  6. I love Nasturiums! Thank you for reminding me of them.

    Lovely veranda...

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    1. Nasturtiums grow wild here but usually disappear by this time of the year. I'm watering them daily hoping they'll give their beautiful show a little longer

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  7. Thanks Linda for sharing your garden with us. I think outside areas are so beautiful and important for us to drink, garden and enjoy. Love the geraniums and hydrangeas especially!

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    1. HI Dave. Great idea. I'm enjoying these other gardens! Hope others join in

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  8. It looks so lush. I love being in th garden. But as the summer gets hotter here I can’t handle the heat and I retreat back inside
    This last summer it got so hot it literally burnt my plants. I even went out a few times during the day to water them but they just burnt to a crisp
    There is always next year lol

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    1. Hope your winter s not too extreme. We have very high temps but not enough to burn plants.....yet!!

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  9. Hi, the flower arrangements look good. It must be incredibly hot to ruin them. I do feel sorry for you.

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    1. It can get up to 45o in a heat wave. We will probably have very little rain now till September or october

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