Back in Spain for six on Saturday and it’s pretty hot. The garden is hanging in there and there isn’t a huge swaths of colour like we get in the Uk summer gardens. Too hot for annuals. Too dry for most. But there is some delights to be found.
The jasmine azoricum has had a second flush of flowers. It’s a delicate little flower but full of scent. A really slow grower here over the iron railings but that’s maybe because it needs more water.
I cut the hedge a while back a job I hate. One side is ok. The other a pain. But I’ve returned to find that an Ipomoea. You see them s lot here growing wild on really dry soil. A glorious fluorescent blue. Morning glory
We inherited a pot of Stephanotis. A large pot climbing up the wall. It’s a beautiful flower and one is only seen grown indoors in the UK. This one flowers for ages. Another lovely scent and creamy tuning into white waxy flowers. Often used in bridal bouquets.
Two years ago we had a fair few quince and I did nothing with them. Last year we had one. Just the one. So I did nothing with it. This year there are a plenty again and I’m determined we will at least get some quince jelly.
Our local garden centre closes for the month of August. It’s too hot here for people to be buying and planting so they reduce most of their stock by 50% in July. Also means they have less to water in August.
I had to buy some stuff of course. Yet more agapanthus. And I came across this lovely Passion flower. Passilfora holosericea. A new one to me which is now against the white garage wall. Fingers crossed.
The last of the alliums. I’ve had mixed results this year. The allium summer drummer were awesome again. The drumsticks great too. But the larger headed ones have struggled. We had a wet spell and then intense heat. We went from one straight to the other.
Gardens. Travel. Life. 
I really like the passion flower – quite different to the usual varities.
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It is. Will be interesting to see how it does.
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Oh yes, do make quince jelly, and membrillo with the pulp. I have a quince tree in The Fortnight Garden and more quince jelly than I can eat in the store cupboard. Large quinces sell for £1 each in London – I just might sell some this year!
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Oh your six are lovely. Ipomoea is such a stunning colour. I love seeing it on fences in Mallorca.
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My Ipomoea is hanging in there, it might yet do something wonderful. It’s an invasive weed north of Brisbane, clearly a heat lover. The passion flower is new to me and rather lovely.
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The Morning Glory is a gorgeous blue! Much nicer than the horrid bindweed we get in our hedgerows and gardens. In fact you have some lovely unusual plants. Do you grow Agaves and Aloes and Cacti in your garden then if it is very hot and dry?
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Hi. Indeed. It’s a gorgeous colour. We have a number of agave in the garden. And on a piece of ground we have opposite the house. Maybe I could do a six on Saturday next week. We have a large prickly pear which I’m aaving from cochineal fly and a candelabra euphorbium which looks like a cactus. My favourite is the foxtail agave.
That’s a great idea for next week. Thank you!!
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You are the 2nd person so far to remind me to grow morning glory again some time. I need more annual climbers….
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Wow, this is one of the most interesting Six in a while. You have QUINCE! Those are so uncommon nowadays. Mine is a copy of a tree that I grew up with in the Santa Clara Valley. Also, the stephanotis and jasmine! That must be overpoweringly fragrant. Along with passion fruit fine and morning glory, that is way too much vine growth! Sweet!
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