Winter flowering shrubs - Mediterranean Garden

The white linen like flowers of the Solanacae vine have persisted to the turn of the year. A sheltered position close to the front door has spared this climber from the harshest of the winter weather. The variegated leaves are a feature of  this specimen which helps brighten a shady corner of the house. As the plant climbs it benefits from discrete support wires which

the plant quickly clothes. The base of the vine can become a little bare over time so this is a plant that benefits from sympathetic underplanting.

Mellow moods

Every now and again several elements will combine to provide a moment of pure bliss. This was such a moment. As I turned into this little road within our small pueblo, the diffused sunlight softly bathed the mellow ochre coloured stone. The warm air, sheltered here and thus hardly stirred by the gentle afternoon breeze, was heavily perfumed with the fragrance of the jasmine blossom the vines of which were was clinging to the aged and crumbling masonry.

Summer Breeze Makes Me Feel Fine
Blowing through the Jasmine in my mind

Unlike the title of that Isley Brothers song this was hardly summer but rather a day in mid April 2007. The combination was breathtaking and now that the jasmine is having a second flourish I hope to relive that precious moment.

ISLEY BROTHERS lyrics