), but August arrived with some nice temps in its pockets, but "I ain't got no agua", so no rain for almost a month coupled with 104F, and some things stunted in their growth.We're now heading into autumn and another killer winter to finish everything off...OK, just kidding
I can't say I devote much time to make everything classy and stylish - I ain't no landscaper, so it's a random plant collection rather than a pure garden. It's a house in the countryside, so it stayed in a rural condition.
Small trachy
Sabal minor
Chamaerops humilis
Washy, supposedly filifera
Trachy, survived -11F unprotected with spearpull and total defoliation. Recovered nicely
Agave americana, waiting for it's first winter
Yucca gloriosa variegata, no flowers this year (Jim, you're lucky!
)
These guys don't get any supplemental water at summer, along with oleander, which recovered after freezing down to the ground
small himalayan cedar
Blue passionflower (passiflora caerulea) - planted as three sticks this spring
Fatsia japonica
And some pics to cheer you up after my boring story
Self-sown watermelon - the signature product of our region, these guys grow wild here, this is a small one
The beach at the Black Sea, a bit south of my place
That's pretty much it, thanks for looking
Yuri
