We went to the florist shop to buy a couple of clay pots, the other day and the place was packed with people buying flowers, plants, pots, fertilisers and so on, in a frantic, almost hysterical way. The sellers were about to loose control and some of the clients had to find by themselves what they were looking for, as there was no-one available to help them! Fortunately the pots that we were looking for, were easy to find :)
If I still had any doubts that spring is actually here, that visit to the florist shop, was the final proof!
The mother-in-law's tongue plants look lovely in their new pots though, so I'll call our adventure at the shop, a total success :)
I could have shown you the procedure with the overturned plants and the dirt on the floor but it's not my style. If you follow me some time, you should know it by now. I always seek for a beautiful image even if that means that I'll have to stretch or even twist reality, a little bit :)
One of the advantages of the unusually mild winter that we had, is that our basil survived the winter just fine. I gave it a generous pruning, to start growing fresh stems and @traisto saved a few cuttings to start new plants.
The micro-greens are going very well too, thanks to the care of @traisto and her determination to keep trying after a lot of discouraging efforts. Now that the tray is full of young sprouts it seems like the simplest thing in the world but it was the same seeds that were refusing to cooperate in the past. Who knows why!
As you might know, the last year we live away from our olive groves and our farmland and we don't even have a garden anymore. But @traisto can't live without a little dirt under her nails so she is always bringing a new pot or a new micro-gardening project in :)
On the other hand, there is a park a few meters away from our doorstep, with a few fruit trees among the ornamental ones and although they are not ours, I tend to keep watch over them as if they were.
And of course taking pictures of them :)
The pomegranate is practically outside of our window and is now all green and lush! A true pleasure for the eyes! It looks to be just fine without the care of a farmer or any care at all altogether. Of course its fruits are small but I don't really care about the fruits in this case. Anyway they are usually harvested by the first passer-by that will decide to pick them :)
The first loquats are ripe but only those on the higher branches that get a lot of sun. Too high to be harvested but I am sure that the birds will enjoy them. As for the poor humans that cannot fly, we'll have to wait for the ones on the lower branches to get ripe too :)
As for the figs, there would be months before we can taste them but they seem to be doing ok too. This fig tree grows next to a water supply station and there is always some water leak that doesn't get fixed so there is plenty of water for the tree to grow!
Last but not least, the orange trees that no-one collects their oranges, are blooming again, spreading their wonderful aroma all over the place and for me that's their most agreeable quality :)
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Great shots! I love plants but I am not good at taking care of them 😐. Oh the figs! There were a lot at my grandmother's house and I ate too many every time I went, here in Venezuela they are very expensive... 😢
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Figs are expensive in Greece too but there are many untended trees in the villages from which anyone can pick some. In Crete we made sure that the dog walk was passing through some of those trees and we were taking every day a taste of their fruits during August and September :)
Yeah? I didn't know they were expensive there.... Lucky you, and I'm sure your dog ate them too, they like them :)
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What lovely photos! Those fruit trees might not be your, but thank you for taking care of them, and showing them off to us, as if they were.
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The first photo is very common here in my hometown. We just find them practically anywhere. Those tiny white flowers, isn't that a Bidens Pilosa? I wrote about that and it's actually a very powerful herb that you can infuse with teas or add to salads and soups!
I've always wanted to grow my own microgreens. This has been inspiring. Thanks for sharing!
We call the ones in the first picture "mother-in-law's tongue". It is not native in Greece but it has become a popular house plant!
The tiny white flowers are chamomile. I believe it belongs to the same family with the one you said but it is a different herb. We use it for its relaxing properties as a tea before night sleep.
Microgreens are cool and easy, you should try them!
Thank you very much for stopping by :)
Oh chamomile, of course! We do use the oil for fragrance, decanters and to soothe baby colic.
Mother-in-law's tongue is a low-maintenance houseplant, no wonder it's become popular. But why mother in law's, I wonder. Could it be because's it's sharp? 😅
I have no idea but it is a really funny name :)
Amazing shots Stefane!
Thank you Katerina!
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I can read your happiness in your post. Happy spring!
Yes. Sunshine changes everything :)
Enjoy
Happy autumn to you!
I believe you have had your share of sunshine the past months :)
Be well!
It's never enough! :D
You too, angel