Our Garden in October

I looked out of the bedroom window this morning.  The weather didn't look very promising.  There's quite a wind getting up, but thankfully the rain has held off. I took a stroll around the garden and now the sun has come out. 

The fuchsia bush and the chrysanthemums in the front garden are thriving and there are roses blooming in the raised bed.

The Hot Lips salvia seems to be doing well.  I'm not sure whether it'll die down with the first frosts, but I shall probably leave it until then.  Other salvias have survived outside in the colder months and it seems a shame to dig it up and bring it into the covered yard now that it has got established in a sheltered corner.

 

It's fascinating to see olive berries and actual olives on the two olive trees that are still outside.  They'll stay there in the garden for now.  We phoned my sister-in-law in Italy yesterday to see how she and her husband were doing.   They're elderly and in poor health.  It's good to know that they've had visits from their children and grandchildren who've been over from England to see them.  Relatives and friends who live in the village have been helping them with their daily needs.  There has been the grape harvest and soon it'll be time to gather the olives from the many trees in the area. They'll be taken to the local mill to be processed into olive oil.  The drought conditions continue over there.

Last Friday was a sunny day.  Mr P cut the grass, swept up the first lot of leaves that have fallen and did some pruning of the pear tree as the branches were growing too high for him to manage without a ladder.

The pears were picked.  There weren't so many this year so no bottling will be done.  The skins look a bit mottled, but when peeled they've proved to be juicy and tasty.

With the windy weather comes the need to sweep up leaves.  It's another chore to deal with, but we have to remember the glut of figs that were enjoyed in the Summer and be thankful for home grown produce.

The garden table and chairs were put inside the covered yard.  A few tomato plants have been left in one corner.  The ripe cherry tomatoes get picked to put with salad leaves and rocket.

These sweet peppers could be roasted, but as we don't cook them for ourselves they'll be given away. 

We had a restful weekend just pottering after a busy week.  For me the walking routine continues.

My last walk around the neighbourhood took me uphill and then down again followed by some more walking up hill to get home.  I'll post about the walk next time.  I hope you had a good weekend.  Thanks for visiting.  Have a good day!