Another good week for weather here on the Algarve. Temperatures have been holding up well and we have had sun most days, although it has been a bit hazy at times. The average night-time temperatures has been 8.5 degrees with lows of 6 degrees on 29th,January and 1st. of February.
The average daytime temperature has been 17 degrees,the highest temperature of 18 degrees wer on 28th,29th, and 31st. of January.
The Almond blossom is now almost fully out everywhere, the trees being covered in blankets of pink and white blossom. It is a real joy coming up the road to our house between the Almond trees.
I had to show you a picture of the blossom and the tree in my own garden pictured in the early morning.
The prostrate rosemary plants are also in full flower and covered with bees. another plant which is coming into flower is the Senicio petasitus. It has beautiful furry leaves and the flower stalks are red with sprays of golden flowers on the top. The don't appear to have any scent, but the bees love them.
Other plants that are now coming into full flower are Osteospurmum, and also Vinca Major 'variegata' whose violet flowers offset the green and gold of the leaves.
The Mimulus are also coming back into flower and I have some Daffodils whose buds are almost breaking.
I have been pruning the Passion flowers, as there are lots of new leaf buds coming, so I don't suppose it will be long before the first flower buds arrive.
Finally I noticed that I still have a flower on one of the Canna's, which is the first time this has happened in the time we have been here.
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Super garden. You have obviously put a lot of work into it!
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