High summertime means gamey romance , and nothing is more romantic than the sunny coast of France , Italy or Spain . When we imagine these places of high romance , we close up our eyes , and we opine of the sights , but mostly we conceive of the flavors , and the scents- all of which ask plants . The oleander of Costa del so , Lavender and Citrus limon of sunny morning in France , a Greek Island with olive Tree , the salty , rich Bagna Cauda of Sicily made with cardoons that have been buried and thrust underground – Mediterranean works are profoundly rich with explosive oils , fragrance and flavor and you’re able to grow most all of them either in your garden , on your pack of cards or even on your windowsill .
These plants are sun lovers . tough and heating resistant , they still postulate daily watering if kept as hot as they wish , but beyond that , they are tough and utter for any red-hot , cheery garden . bombastic bush and trees like olive must be grown in large containers and tub , but cogitate ahead , for size of it is important here , olives love way ( and they need more than one mixed bag for pollenation ) . They can be dragged into a cool wine cellar in the north , in into an unheated garage if there is a window where they can spend the wintertime .
tree from the south of France and Italy such as olives are remarkably well-to-do to grow in containers , as long as they are big enough . Have trust , and pot some up . apply 1/3 shrill sand , 1/3 garden loam , and 1/3 compost for best outcome , but olives demand something very important if you want yield , and that is a pollinator . There must be more than one plant , and rather more than one salmagundi for right pollenation . They are long live , and many can be will out - of - doors even here in New England , until nearly Christmas ( when temperatures can begin to labour near 15 degrees F , which is too cold , really ) .
These Mediterranean precious stone are hardy enough to treat light to temperate frosts , and I trust my Rosemary and Olives with temps that are above 20 degrees . After that , I drag the tubs into the greenhouse , wintering over in the dusty glasshouse until March , when I wreak them outdoors again .
‘ Mediterranean plant ’ , is a term often seen in plant book and magazines , but it is a broad terminus , loosely used often to look up to any plant see or used as an ornamental flora outdoors in and around the Mediterranean ( Turkey , Greece , Spain , Portugal , Morocco , France , Italy – but I use it to cover those industrial plant vulgar to those living on the coast in southerly to northern California too .
Our newfangled raging gravel layer , circular walkway , really , in the court on the east side of the house is the unadulterated place for many of these container , sunny and spicy all summer long , with late afternoon shade from the house . I can irrigate every evening when I riposte home from work , which is like therapy for me , hose in one hand , and glass of wine-colored in the other ( how ‘ Mediterranean ! ) .
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