Hollyhock, Saignon, 37 Rue de Bourget

This tough little plant shows up every year at a corner of our garden. It looks great in. the wet Spring months and slowly declines in the sun and heat. This year it flowered!
 

A walk around our garden yesterday

 I got finished with some pruning and weeding yesterday and walked around looking and fairly content. One of the great truths is that a garden is never finished, but there are satisfying levels along the way.

 Future Meyer lemons.

 Lilies that flower repeatedly and then disappear for a while.

 My Japanese maple is always the last plant to leaf out and scares me every year, when it shows no sign of repeating.

 First tomato flowers!

 The kumquat looked dead and now is covered with new growth.

 Spanish moss

 Datura flowers

 More lilies

 The individual flowers are so delicate and complex.

 Fallen collards.

 A datil pepper that I was about to pull out is back for a third year, one of the joys of a no-frost winter.

My poor overworked secateurs.

Spanish moss, garden

In a quick break from France, The spanish moss in our garden has been on every branch due to heavy winds. A great way to test how sharp a lens is. Spanish moss is neither Spanish nor a moss. It is an air plant that only needs support and humidity to thrive.

Succulent and Volvo, Saignon

This has taken over a container at our new house. Our mattress comes today!!!

Big,Bag,Bed Garden.

This is my newest raised bed. It is basically a bed made of heavy duty landscape cloth. It holds about 5 bags of raised bed soil. I have just put in bunching onions, annual Dahlias, chili peppers and I buried 12 gladiolus bulbs here and there. The little tomatoes are destined for a different container.

Succulents, Saignon

Provence is heaven for succulents. Mostly dry, low humidity and lots of rock walls with poor soil.

Chives and Basil, Rue Cilly, Day one

Last year, feeling the need to do a little gardening, I bought a chive plant, some soil and a pot. It was spectacular. The Provencal sun made it grow like a weed and it filled the pot after 6 weeks. This year I am adding a basil plant. I'll keep them posted weekly.

Roof succulents at sunset, Rue Cilly, Saignon

Planter and pipe, Saignon

Stonecrop (sedum), St. Saturnin

I love sedums. No care needed and lovely colors.

Broom and clouds, Apt bike path, west

Confederate Jasmine and arch, Goult

Every year we see more Confederate Jasmine in Provence. It's flowers have a lovely scent and it covers trellises and fences very quickly. Perfect for here and, of course, we grow it everywhere in Florida.

Ciboulette (chive), Rue Cilly, Saignon

When I bought this on the first Sunday here, in Coustellet, it was about eight leaves in a tiny pot. The Provencal sun has worked wonders.

Shadow and plant, Saignon

Wild dill/coriander, Apt bike path, West

We found the huge network of bike paths around Apt. This is on the walk to the West from the old train station in Apt. They cleverly covered the old train line with asphalt and made a lovely path. This plant is rampant in the area. We thought it was dill due to the leaves but were told it is coriander by Andrew Goldsby, the owner/chef of Le Petite Cafe. I just love the shade of green against all of the Fall colors.