I have guests at Casa Debbio now, but before they came I spent some time at the house. Summer ended quite suddenly and we had a couple of weeks with lovely warm autumn days with cool mornings and evenings. Then it turned wet and a bit cold. I hope there a some better days still to come this autumn.
Our fruit trees had mixed results this year. The cherries seemed to be doing OK, but they split as they were becoming ripe and few were edible. There were no raspberries this year because the wild goats kept eating the plants.
But the pear trees bore lots of fruit.
There were some tiny apples the size of plums that were tart but tasty.
The kiwi vines are covered in fruit.
The quince tree did not do well and only produced 2 quince and they don’t look great.
I did eat some figs from the trees and they were delicious. I forgot to get photos.
There are persimmons still green on the trees.
Some of the pomegranate trees have fruit.
The table that Filippo and I turned into a planter did well.
The garden beside the house has been trimmed ready for winter and many of the lavender plants have been pruned.
We got some late roses on the bush the goats pruned regularly.
The red roses in front of the house are finished.
The view is changing constantly with season and the weather.
The first mists of autumn have come swirling through the valley in the mornings. I love watching this unfold.
I will be back there in a couple of weeks to begin work on some new garden beds. A lot of peonies will be coming out of pots and planted in their permanent homes along with some hydrangeas and rhododendrons. I’m hoping they will all survive the transplant and thrive next spring and summer.
I love watching the garden evolve. Considering we started from scratch 7 years ago I think the transformation is amazing.
My flight later this month to Australia has been cancelled with no other flight offered to replace it, so I am not even going to try to rebook until mid next year. If I go home now I will have to isolate in a hotel for 2 weeks. That holds no appeal for me so I will stay in Italy. I am lucky to have the option.