I am back in Brisbane for a few months. It is jacaranda time and the city is dotted with purple. I love these trees and the purple carpets they create on the ground below them. The fragrance as you walk below is delicious.
I have left my garden at Casa Debbio behind. The unusually warm weather meant that things were still growing. Our new dry stone walls were covered with flowers, roses appeared again, the last of the tomatoes ripened, bees were still buzzing around the lavender and there were even a few raspberries. It is difficult to leave it, but I know Filippo will take care of it until I return next February.
Some yellow flowers I planted turned out to be appealing to an animal who came in the night.
Fortunately the animals don’t like these.
This fat lizard likes the pot where I planted cyclamen.
Grass is growing on the track up to the house. By next summer it should be well established. The lavender on the wall will be pruned soon.
The row of artichokes are growing and we should get a few more next year.
Acanthus dies back in the heat of summer, but the cooler weather brings it back.
It is the same with this plant, it is flowering again now that summer is over.
The caper bush is thriving on the wall. It took years for the seeds I pushed into the wall to grow.
The wisteria over the pergola has thrived this year.
Helibores under the chestnut trees are appearing.
Some rainy days brought the mists swirling through the mountains around us. Cloudy days are nice for a change.
Early in the morning a golden light brings out the autumn colours.
I will miss our lovely mountain house over the next few months, but I also love being back in Brisbane.