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We’ve had horrendous wildfires last summer where 17’000 hectares (42’000 acres) of pine forests burned up within a few days. Then, this winter, we’ve had endless rain with widespread flooding and finally, last week, a windstorm with gusts of up…
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Euphorbias
There’s practically no mediteranean garden – indeed not even a wild mediterranean landscape – without Euphorbias. I love the luminous bright green color and the pretty little flowers of wild Euphorbias appearing all over the place in February and March…
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Erosion Control
Monoxia obesula came back again last spring and by the summer all the huge old Atriplex halumis bushes were a mess of grey-white dried up leaves, accumulating in dirty-looking heaps around the foot of the plants after each rain. A…
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Echium amoenum Red Feathers
This Iranian native is a pretty little (40x20cm) perennial in well-draining soil. I planted it in February 2025 and hope it has survived its replanting in the fall and the very wet winter we’ve been having. It flowers in late…
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Mediterranean Iris
Live and learn… I had always thought of Iris as a delicate and overbred plant for experienced gardeners. But when I came here I found out that Iris is one of the most robust, hardy, drought and heat resistant flowers…
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Baumbad Watering Rings
When we planted several trees in the winter of 2023/2024 I invested in some Baumbad watering “rings” for summer to make watering the trees easier. Baumbad also offers large stand-up watering bags but I figured flat rings on the ground…