Roses, Oleanders, Olives, Cherry, Plum, Lemons, Figs, Grapes, Apples, Apricots, Mulberry & Pears

This is a photo from 2002. When I started work on the garden it already had a large established plum tree (that produces both yellow and purple plums in July/August), an ancient but very sweet fig tree (August/September), and a cherry tree whose fruit gets eaten by the birds in May. There was also an espaliad pear, lots of apples, a mulberry and as we later discovered, a fabulous apricot tree.

Since then I've added an olive and two lemons trees and lots of herbs. A grape self seeded in a perfect spot for a pergola, and produces plentiful bunches of sweet black grapes.

May and June gets very few visitors to the garden, which is a shame because so much is in bloom and the weather is brilliant. It also means the garden doesn't get watered at a key time of the year, so we are devising a solar watering system (since sun is dependable here) to keep everything thriving.

I can only garden here intermittently, so somethings give up the ghost and shrivel away, while others fail to thrive. But in the main, the garden is full of plants that can survive a bit of drought, wind, and strong sunshine, and fertile but shallow soil over rock.