Tag: trees
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Harvesting Olives
We had three olive trees, two of which had been planted in the half shade between some tall trees and the sunlit side of the house. As a result, they grew at an oblique angle and only on the side facing the light. We sold them in the spring and are hoping they are happy…
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Tamarix
Having never met many of them before in real life, Tamarix always seemed rather delicate to me. Turns out they are pretty much indestructible. We have two of them in the garden. One grows with massive roots right out of the steep embankment on the north side of the garden. This spring it had grown…
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Yucca
It was quite charming at first to discover yucca in the garden. Beyond seeing them inside in pots I had no experience with them growing outside. Yucca as “Palm Tree” We have one Yucca that must have been put outside in a pot near the letter box and the trash cans and then simply forgotten.…