To the great joy of the little green frogs, the water lilies have spread their leaves on the pond surface and the first flowers are opening. The frog chorus is deafening ...
Y
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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
1 comment:
Hi Y, it has been awhile ... lovely to see your water lily!
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