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May wildflowers in the olive grove

May 30, 2013by Tuscan olive grove girl 29 Comments

All the wet weather we’ve been having has turned the olive grove into a jungle. With wildflowers growing waist-high, mowing (which we’ve just started) is an epic task, so there’s […]

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The Olive Grove, The Olive Grove in Spring

Fifty shades of green: changing olive trees

May 28, 2013by Tuscan olive grove girl 22 Comments

One of the (many) reasons that I love olive trees is their evergreen nature. In winter, when the neighbouring grapevines are reduced to knobbly stumps, and the naked chestnut trees […]

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Olive Trees, The Olive Grove, The Olive Grove in Spring
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Tuscany in bloom: wild poppies in the olive grove

May 21, 2013by Tuscan olive grove girl 13 Comments

Poppies are synonymous with Tuscany, and May is poppy season. Orangey-red corn/field poppies (Papaver rhoeas) dot roadsides and carpet fields, providing spectacular splashes of colour in the currently verdant countryside. […]

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The Olive Grove, The Olive Grove in Spring, Tuscany
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Natural fertilisers for the olive grove: crimson peas and black medic

May 18, 2013by Tuscan olive grove girl 14 Comments

I have always had a soft spot for the winged flowers of the legume family, so I was delighted to discover that the tiny specks of pink dotting the olive […]

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The Olive Grove, The Olive Grove in Spring
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Food and flowers: Tassel Hyacinths (Lampascioni)

May 15, 2013by Tuscan olive grove girl 18 Comments

This alien-looking flower is a tassel hyacinth (Muscari comosum), a common wildflower in Italy. The plants grow to about 30cm tall and have striking tufts of upright violet flowers. Tassel […]

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Foraging in Tuscany, The Olive Grove, The Olive Grove in Spring
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Spring wildflowers in the olive grove

April 28, 2013by Tuscan olive grove girl 8 Comments

Soon we will need to take a strimmer to the olive grove and cut the overgrown grass down to a respectable length. In the meantime the terraces are blooming and […]

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The Olive Grove, The Olive Grove in Spring
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Monsummano Terme in fiori – a spring flower festival

April 24, 2013by Tuscan olive grove girl Leave a comment

Every weekend in Tuscany brings another festival for something or other – an excuse for the community to congregate in a local piazza, browse local products and munch on brigidini […]

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