Yes, I know this green guy isn’t a beetle, but at least he’s cute – even if he was probably eating my irises We had a lot of beetles this year, I’ve never seen the like in Italy! In May we had roses, oh how we had roses! I was so busy taking the close-up… Continue reading Italian Garden 2007: May
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Italian Garden 2007: April
Yes, Italians love their gardens, and so do I. I just wish it loved me back. Oh, it’s doing just fine, but it keeps attacking me with nasty pollens, so I’m a sleepy, red-eyed, sneezing, drippy mess. Perhaps I should spend next spring in a desert. In spite of the confused weather, the garden looks… Continue reading Italian Garden 2007: April
Italian Garden 2007: March
They tell us that this past winter has been the warmest in Europe for 200 years. Certainly our plants are confused. Some of the bulbs I planted in October were sprouting by December. The mimosas bloomed before la Festa della Donna, which I’ve never seen happen before. Crocuses in Italian are called bucanevi – “make… Continue reading Italian Garden 2007: March