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It may be nearly June but the weather thinks we are still in March and Bodrum skies have been grey and heavy. Jake is not very happy with the thunder, being suspicious of all sounds coming from the sky, so he is reluctant to go out for long walks, which is fine by me as I'm happy to stay around my Bodrum garden which is blooming marvellous thanks to all the late rain. Unfortunately we are not getting the downpours where we need them and despite a whole day of celestial rumbling yesterday, very little rain fell out in Mumcular and the reservoir is still too empty for the time of year. Local farmers and market gardeners are very worried about being able to water their vegetable gardens.
My small Bodrum plot is looking good; the lime tree gifted by Kath and Dave from Cakes by Kath and Dave and Kath's Campervan travels has lots of incipient G&T ingredients.
I love sweet peas and have tried unsuccessfully for years to grow them, but this year, seeds given to me by my daughter's Godmother Jeni, have bloomed beautifully. I can only assume that the October sown seeds were confused by our unusually cold and long winter, and thought they were back in the UK.
Another garden surprise is this Hydrangea. I bought the plants last summer for my daughter's wedding. The petals were white when I got them and they turned more and more green as summer progressed until the leaves and flowers were almost the same colour. This month they have bloomed bright pink; a colour that was banned from the wedding so I know my memory is not playing up.
The sun is now coming out and the forecast for the next 10 days is sun, sun, sun - more than likely this won't change for at least 3 months. Time to take the dog out before he uses 'being too hot' as an excuse for not walking.
I like your plants and that first photo too. I can relate to not enough rain as we had a several year drought, but happily a lot of rain this past winter. I adore sweet peas, yours are pretty. I planted some but they are only 1 inch tall.
ReplyDeleteThe Jacaranda Tree is spectacular - I would love one of those, is it in your garden?
ReplyDeleteour sweet peas up here are about three inches tall - I think they are missing Olive and Popeye!
ReplyDeleteAnnie,
ReplyDeleteSoil mineral and acidity levels can change the colours of French hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla), with this species at least red or pink flowers indicate a high pH level
Annie, We were just saying yesterday that the only thing that likes this very cold spring is the flowers in our garden. Like yours, they're looking spectacular, but we're too cold to go out and spend too much time in the garden. At the same time, I'll be hoping for more rain for all of us.
ReplyDeleteLooking absolutely lovely, Annie.
ReplyDeleteI am suffering lime envy. We have had our tree for several years now and no sign of fruit. There have been a couple of blossoms but they have not developed.
ReplyDeleteDear Annie, lovely photographs. I've never grown sweet-peas nor limes but have grown the hydrangea. It's bloom turned bronze in the fall and was quite lovely. Peace.
ReplyDeleteGood to see the lime tree bearing fruit. Serefe!! xx
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