The temperatures this week have almost made gardening unbearable but as they say: the ‘early bird catches the worm’ so the Gnome and I started work before 8am. We’ve not only been working in the vegetable area but have started a new project – more on this next week!
Last week, a fellow six on saturday gardener, Frogend Dweller, tempted us with Chive Vinegar and inspired me to make my own. So far so good and the white wine vinegar has turned pink – but will it pass the taste test?
Advice needed: My compost bin is riddled with fruit flies I am going to try yeast, sugar and water in a bottle trap. Any other suggestions, please?
For my six this Saturday I have once again focused on a selection of flowering plants and shrubs.
Pictures save a 1000 words.
1. PLUMBAGO
2. HIBISCUS
3. ABRACADABRA ROSE GROWING IN A POT
Same plant different colour rose – Abracadabra!
4. ADENIUM Z
5. BOURGAINVELLEA
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6. DIPLADENIA
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That’s it for this week folks. Happy gardening!
Piglet in Portugal 
Your flowers and yard are astounding! I think I, in Canada, would likely melt in the temperatures but I did see a glimpse of a sparkling pool in one of the photos. I hope this finds you well and enjoying those early mornings.
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Thanks, Sue. Most of our time during lockdown and now beyond has been spent in the garden.
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Bougainvillea looks different in the two pictures. The first one looks like ‘Barbara Karst’. The second looks like Bougainvillea brasiliensis. I never met a bougainvillea I didn’t like.
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Because we are so close to the sea on the west coast with strong winds we were advised not to buy hybirds. So we ended up with the mauvey pink one whe does not drop is leaves and the pink one which is robust but not produce a wall of porlif flowers. Not sure of the varieties.
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I would not know which ones are hybrids. I only know that Bougainvillea brasiliensis is a straight species. I have not grown it here, but it does very well for my colleague in the Los Angeles region. It does not get quite as cool in winter there.
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The rose abracadabra looks great and as for the Hibiscus wow it looks like an Ice Cream come with raspberry sauce on top.
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Sadly I’ve negelected the hibiscus a bit this year it needs a larger pot but so far no luck … my fav place for pots is too far to travel on a whim at the moment.
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What beautiful plants you have.
Wow!!!
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Thanks, Granny. long time no speak! How are you?
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Doing well thank you. How has the virus affected you guys?
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We are not faring too badly compared to the UK, Italy, France and Spain. The Portuguese primeinister acted promptly, thank God and I have no doubt his actions have saved many lives.
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Thank goodness it is cool in mornings for you. Beautiful post
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Yep, get as much done then as possible and again early evenings… but buy then I am usually too knackered by the time we have done the watering.
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Ah watering such a tiring task for some reason.
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That plumbago is a show.
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IT’s a nice welcome on arrival at the gate, but the blooms attach themselves to everything and can be a bit of a pain.
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Ah, my wife grows one indoors – the sticky buds drive me round the bend! Very pretty though.
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We put in three plumbagos as a privacy hedge. They are very effective in that regard and give tons of blossoms in addition. Everything that drops off the plant seems to stick and, like you, it drives me bonkers.
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I think I remember that you already presented your rose ‘abracadabra’ last year… but it is such an unusual and pretty rose that I could see it every time!
Same thing for the plumbago that I love. Pretty Mediterranean plants again this week, thank you for sharing
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The abracadabra is the only rose I have and I am furprised it has lasted so long considering the humidity, We will see if it is around next year.
When I was taking the photos I was surprised by the lack of flowers I grow compared to other SOS gardeners.
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