There are a few visiting yachts moored in Stari Grad harbour. However it is nowhere near the number normally seen at this time of year. Also there is not a single “superyacht” which is very unusual.
We have passed the northern Summer Solstice, and at the end of June, there are just six months to go before we are in winter. Brrrr.
I have Dragon Arum in flower at the moment. They look beautiful but smell dreadful!
The courtyard is almost finished! The stones sets need to be laid, and some paint will have to be applied to a wall, but the end in in sight…
Every garden needs something a little different, spectacular even. If you can’t get a Triffid seed, then try and Echium “Blue Steeple”.
As someone pointed out last week, a weed is just a plant in the wrong place. Here I have some I am leaving to naturalise in their environment.
There is an abundance of colour in the orchards at the moment, even if a lot of the flowers are actually weeds!
We are into May now, Svibanj in Croatian, meaning the month of budding trees. Although there are few trees not in full leaf on Hvar.
Spring is the time for wild flowers. One I like in particular is the Tassel Hyacinth, Muscari comosum
Some flowers are long lived, others like the Salsify, although pretty, last less than half a day. They still set seed readily even with a short pollination window.