Well not quite, don't want to get ahead of myself. No sign of any neem seeds showing their faces yet, maybe they just don't like Europe and need the Indian weather to grow.... We will see. Have just ordered some neem toothpaste, for our son Max, as his braces are causing him not to clean his teeth as well as he would normally and gum disease is slightly obvious, testimonials that I have read have praised neem unreservedly so I will keep you posted.
It has been raining quite a bit over the last week or so and everything in the garden is looking fresh and very much alive, Passionflower's are covered in blooms and lavender is coming into flower again if it isn't already flowering. We have nearly finished the part of the garden that we were at a loss what to do with and together with Alistair and Max's effort and my pointing ... Rocks are in place and soon gravel will be too. Picture when finished.
On walking around the garden checking and tyng in climbers I am amazed how much is flowering for the end of November. There is snow on the distant mountains and I believe skiing has started earlier than normal in the Sierra Nevada's because of it. Driving back from the school run this morning I suddenly became aware of the snowy mountains with the sun shining on them, they truly looked magnificent.
Banana plants, Birds of Paradise and Bougainvillea are looking great. I dont protect the banana plants and they seem to survive the light frost we can get here in the mountains, I usually just cut the outer leaves off in the spring and anything that looks a bit tired. Not exactly technical pruning I think, but they seem happy.
Lemons are ready to be picked - lemonade ? preserved lemons?
G & T Oh yes
I thought i would add this picture of Sparticus just because he follows me around the garden and he is so cute.