Category: Plants
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Lychnis coronaria
The friendly and well-behaved sister of Silene latifolia, Lychnis coronaria is found in the wild anywhere between Italy and the Himalayas. It grows on rocky slopes and in dappled woods and copses and in our Mediterranean garden it tolerates sun, heat and drought quite well. Along with the three bright pink plants I put in…
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Soil Retention and Stabilization
Our garden is located on the middle level of a terraced hillside and on its Northern edge bordered by a steep and almost straight slope of about 6-8 meters height. From what we can see, the hill seems to be made mostly of clay with a few firmer rocks in it. We do hope that…
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Asphodeline lutea
Asphodeline lutea is a native of the Central and Eastern Mediterranean region as well as Northern Africa, growing in grassy meadows and in the Garrigue or Macchia. It’s an easy-to-grow plant, a sunlover, and very drought-tolerant (Filippi code de secheresse of 5) – indeed I think I killed one this summer by watering it… Like most…
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Lilium
One of my very favorite flowers – I was so happy to discover, that – despite their elegant looks – lilies will work in my garden! Addendum 2025: The lilies are in their third year now and instead of the plants getting bigger there are fewer and smaller flowers this year. It may just be this…
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Growing Potatoes
Potatoes work rather well in the Mediterranean garden if planted early enough and in good soil. When to Plant I planted some in September of 2022 as an experiment to see if I could get new potatoes for Christmas. Sadly, a slight winter frost early in December killed them all off – despite a thick…
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Anisodontea
Anisodontea or Cape Mallow is another plant I would never have thought of planting myself but which I had grown rather fond of. My mother gave it to me 2021. It had been grown from a cutting as an indoor plant in cold Ulm, Germany. When we came here I planted it in the garden,…