Saturday, December 25, 2010

Christmas Day update...

It's Christmas Day, the mamas from the village are dancing and singing, and we're getting some incredible summer showers sending people dashing for cover.



But when the sun pokes through it's stunning.


Flowers on the border...Salvia (Salvia splendens var. Magic Fire), California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), and Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus var. Sensation)


Tomatoes filling in...


The beginnings of spinach as they call it here. In Canada it's called Swiss Chard or Silverbeet (Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima). It's a huge favourite.


10 varieties of tomato...Brandywine, Purple Cherokee, Black Plum, Red Pear, Yellow Pear, Six Pack, Orange Queen, Gold Nugget, Taxi Yellow and Tigerella, surrounded by French Marigold (Tagetes patula var. Naughty Marietta)



Cabbage is really coming on...