Pool season is open!
The last couple of weeks we have had three families with children under 10 visiting. Our pittosporums have been popular not only for the great, sweet smell of the flowers, but also for climbing. Even more popular, however, has been the swimming pool. With water of 17 and 18 degrees, it is not a great pleasure for many adults yet, but all the children have spent an enormous amount of time jumping in and out. Followed by a warm shower, needless to say.
The weather has been over 20 degrees every afternoon this week. We have truly had a lovely taste of spring. In addition to the blooming pittosporums, the jasmine has opened up by the pool and the late-blooming fruit trees of peach and cherry are also releasing their scent. Magical! This week the hydrangeas have also opened their leaves quite big, though no flowers yet. It is really difficult to sit by the desk and work on days like this, especially after winter when all this seems so new!
The gardeners have finished pruning the fruit trees and spent an afternoon weeding the lawns and trimming down the papiryses. Papirys is a plant that loves water but even the rains of this winter were not enough for them this year - the flower beds were so full that it wasn't enough. So we actually made a drastic cut to make sure some will survive. Some of the older, taller ones we trimmed were over 5 meters tall!
The weather has been over 20 degrees every afternoon this week. We have truly had a lovely taste of spring. In addition to the blooming pittosporums, the jasmine has opened up by the pool and the late-blooming fruit trees of peach and cherry are also releasing their scent. Magical! This week the hydrangeas have also opened their leaves quite big, though no flowers yet. It is really difficult to sit by the desk and work on days like this, especially after winter when all this seems so new!
The gardeners have finished pruning the fruit trees and spent an afternoon weeding the lawns and trimming down the papiryses. Papirys is a plant that loves water but even the rains of this winter were not enough for them this year - the flower beds were so full that it wasn't enough. So we actually made a drastic cut to make sure some will survive. Some of the older, taller ones we trimmed were over 5 meters tall!
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