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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…
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Trachelospermum jasminoides
This native of the Far East ist widely cultivated in Mediterranean gardens. It is a vigorous evergreen climber that can grow up to 6 meters high and 3 meters wide. Its very fragrant flowers will perfume the whole garden or…
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Cistus
Cistus, along with Helianthemum, Halimium and Tuberaria, are members of the rock rose family. They are native perennials of the Mediterranean, North African and Middle Eastern regions. These small evergreen shrubs can be found all over the garrigue here which…
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Mediterranean Strawberries?
Stepping out into the dewy garden on a summer morning and gathering a handful of strawberries for breakfast – a gardener’s reality in Switzerland and other Northern regions. Down here, for me, alas, it remains a dream. It may be…
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Erysimum linifolium Bowles Mauve
I love the wonderful heady perfume of Erysimum cheirii but they seem a bit difficult for a low-maintenance mediterranean garden. So I decided to try Erysimum linifolium Bowles Mauve in a very pretty lilac color. It’s a perennial (if supposedly…