MEMBERS' PHOTOGRAPHS OF plants in MEDITERRANEAN-CLIMATE
Mona Abboud's London garden
Mediterranean gardening can be challenging with no rain for three or four months of the year and temperatures in the high 30's centigrade followed by, often very wet, winters in the low minuses. Often the soil is free-draining, which is difficult if you are also trying to be water-wise.
This is a brand new page - we encourage members to share photographs of plants flowering in their own Mediterranean-climate gardens. We all enjoy visiting other gardens, often picking up ideas for our own and our new gallery page will only work with your help and your photographs. Photographs will be featured monthly with a plant of the month to create a catalogue of what flowers, when.
This is a brand new page - we encourage members to share photographs of plants flowering in their own Mediterranean-climate gardens. We all enjoy visiting other gardens, often picking up ideas for our own and our new gallery page will only work with your help and your photographs. Photographs will be featured monthly with a plant of the month to create a catalogue of what flowers, when.
Any plant in your garden, a garden you visit or, indeed, any wild flower in a Mediterranean-climate countryside, is welcome, even if you have no name, we should be able to identify it.
We really want the exchange between members, so, please do email photos to Susie Warwick .
We really want the exchange between members, so, please do email photos to Susie Warwick .
Photographs
A close-up is useful as is a picture of the flowering situation. The largest resolution file you can send is best for clarity when putting photographs on the web.
They should have as many of the following details as possible, don't worry if you don't have all this info though:
your name, the month, country and area where the photograph was taken, lowest average winter temp in centigrade, plant name, height and spread, soil type and position (sun or shade), watering regime (normal, occasional, never).
A close-up is useful as is a picture of the flowering situation. The largest resolution file you can send is best for clarity when putting photographs on the web.
They should have as many of the following details as possible, don't worry if you don't have all this info though:
your name, the month, country and area where the photograph was taken, lowest average winter temp in centigrade, plant name, height and spread, soil type and position (sun or shade), watering regime (normal, occasional, never).
JANUARY
Susie Warwick
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Solandra grandiflora Greece, Peloponnese. Winter low -2C +50m but easily kept within bounds happy in poor soil occasional watering Not a Mediterranean plant but very definitely worthwhile growing this vigorous climber for its huge pale yellow flowers which continue appearing until May in our area. |
FEBRUARY
Lynda Psareas
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Iris tuberosa Syn: Hermodactylus tuberosus Agios Spiridona, Peloponnese Winter low -5C Height: 30-35cm Poor well-drained soil No extra water. Needs summer baking. Native to the Mediterranean. Spreads easily and has a delightful scent which intensifies in the sun. |