It's been ages, probably years since my last post. Last spring here I finally got around to painting the house in blackboard charcoal, almost black. The results frankly were all I had envisioned and more. Since we now have some greenery to frame the house, the popping effect works all the better.
We feel we have come so far in terms of progress with the yard that we're now even worrying about flowers! And we had quite a lot of blooming this summer. The gauras, both massive patches, have been a 6-month source of happiness. We had them chopped recently and they are still blooming.
The tulbaghias, both a purple patch and a white patch, are still in bloom and developed quite some volume after their spring planting.
The yellow broom retamas that we have planted outside our fence in large numbers, probably over a hundred, have grown large on the portion along the road, and to my surprise have been blooming since the spring. I guess it's the sprinklers... In the picture on the top of this post, behind the pool solar panels, there's a massive mound of retamas in bloom... Those were there before us...
The oleanders, also more than a hundred, are in different stages of growth, but the ones around the house are quite bushy and healthy, about 4 to 5 feet high and 3 to 4 feet across, and also had a very happy summer, thanks to the drought.
We have amassed quite a collection of ornamental grasses whose names I don't remember. Some varieties have thrived and grown massive, to 6 feet in height and produced a dense wall. One that stands out is the leymus blue dune, which is low in height but has an amazing spiky look and a fantastic blue-grey color.
Lastly, we have become obsessed with growing vegetables, especially tomatoes. We had quite the variety this summer, and particularly loved our green, black and yellow tomatoes, and all the delicious squash and zucchini (many varieties) that we ate all summer. The peppers we're finally getting to understand.
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| Barbi hard at work on our tomatoes |
4 comments:
¡Hola Margarita y Barbi!
¡Que maravilloso a leer sus actualizaciones! That's evidence that I've been brushing up on my Spanish in anticipation of our visit to UY later this year — dates yet to be determined.
I've yet to read the article from Espacio Living — can't cope with the fine print until I've caught up on some sleep — but the photo shoot looks terrific. I think it's funny that Oso, Tulu and Collie get face time, but Lunes is conspicuous by her absence. Are you trying to protect her from over-exposure?
Arrancopelito looks fantástico and you both appear to be well and seem relaxed. We are very much enjoying being back in NZ. I'm madly applying for jobs, but have had only one interview so far from dozens of applications. 8-(
I'm trying not to take it personally; it's just a function of livng in a smallish town (population circa 110,000), where it's who you know that matters most.
Abrazos fuertes, Nadine y Peter
Lynn from Chicago here. I had hoped to stop by Marabierto in March to introduce myself to you, but was sick with the flu the entire time there. Next time for sure. I'm so glad you're back at the blog and that you have yet another puppy! The article in Living was divine. Congratulations.
All the best - Lynn
... the house looks good and the garden has sure come along.
...nice to see you posting again :)
neddie
Hi Lynn, Nadine and Neddie
Thanks much for the nice comments. I am locked at home for a few days with some lung infection, so it was a good opportunity to catch up with the poor blog.
Besos
M
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