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I love the scent of Erysimum cheiri and since it is a Mediterran native, I sowed some in October 2024. I sowed it around the edges of the raised vegetable beds since I had some space left and directly sowing…
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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,…
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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…
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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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Morus albus – Mulberry
Small fruit like blackberries, raspberries, strawberries etc. are difficult in this Mediterranean garden at 50masl. It is simply too hot and dry and even mulched and in half-shade it’s almost impossible to keep them watered enough for them to truly…
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Delphinium orientale
In May of 2024 I fell in love, madly and unhappily. Because this beautiful self-seeded visitor to my garden has never come back since and it is impossible to find seeds or plants to buy. It seems to be so…