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How (not) to garden in Central Italy
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This blog is all about how to cope with gardening in continental climate. All the books and TV programmes talk about 'Mediterranean gardening' but few places actually have a classic Med climate - hot dry summers, cool wet winters.
My garden is 450m above sea level and temperatures reach over 40 degrees C in summer but drop down to -8 degrees C at times in winter. How to cope with about 50 degrees temperature range? It requires a whole different approach and I cannot find any books that really help, especially regarding cultivation of vegetable & fruit.
My garden is 450m above sea level and temperatures reach over 40 degrees C in summer but drop down to -8 degrees C at times in winter. How to cope with about 50 degrees temperature range? It requires a whole different approach and I cannot find any books that really help, especially regarding cultivation of vegetable & fruit.
Useful Links
- Beth Chatto's gardens
- Blotanical blog site
- Flowerhill Farm
- Garden Club Perugia
- GART Luther garden art
- Il Giardino Romano Garden Club
- La Vita Lenta nel Bel Paese
- May Dreams Gardens
- Mediterranean Gardening Society
- Olives & artichokes
- Olivier Filippi's dry garden
- Peter Beales roses
- Peter Nyssen bulbs
- Robert Tilleard paintings
- Romizi Studio Tecnico
8 comments:
Cara Yvonne,
So true! Why bother? Your flower show is round your corner. Enjoy!!! Bacione, Ingrid
You are right.., our own garden is as beautiful and showy. Elvis Costelo was right about stating his point, and Boomtown Rats was equally right too, when the singer said it is OK not to like mondays... ~bangchik
Going to the Chelsea Flower Show is something I really want to do some day, but maybe I can just come and visit you instead!
I enjoyed your post so much that I have included it in my top 10 posts this week from the bloggers in Italy on www.italytutto.com
I went to Chelsea and despite the hype about it being the best show for some years, I thought it was all rather boring and I would have only awarded one 'gold' to the large show gardens. You garden looks very beautiful, you are right to want to stay right here to enjoy it. Christina
Cara Ivonne, I would go nowhere while my garden is blooming in such magnificence as yours!!! My God!! you have done an amazing work, my humble congrats!!!! You are my hero, my Master!!!
Cariños,
Maria Cecilia
Everything is looking blooming marvellous! All your hard work is paying off since I was last there. I fell an urge to come out and see it for myself again. P
I recognize the Elvis costelo song, my dear!!!
Yes, we are right in winter time here in chile.
abrazos.
Bellissimo! Buon Lavoro!
anche a me piacerebbe costruire un biotop. Ma non mi danno il permesso. Sono vicino a Siena e trovo molto difficile realizzare le mie idee. Gia trovare delle persone che ti fanno il lavoro e quasi impossibile e poi la amministrazione comunale. Meglio non parlare.
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