Photo: Olives near Morgantina, Sicily
Olives, originally uploaded by dewelch. Morgantina is an ancient Greek city her on the island of Sicily. It was taken over by the Romans in 211 BC. Substantial ruins remain Continue Reading
Photo: Sicily Chestnuts at a history-laden farmhouse and orchard
Yesterday we spent most of the day on the south slope of Mount Etna (Mongibello in Italian and Muncibeddu in Sicilian) at the 100+ year old farmhouse of a family member. It Continue Reading
I Like This – August 9, 2011
A collection of gardening items I found interesting this week. Tea for Two, Two for Tea: How to Make Compost Tea – August 7, 2011 Related posts: Garden and outdoor-related Continue Reading
Espresso Cups planted with small cacti
Our cousin, Vito in Regalbuto, does some wonderful plantings, including bonsai olive trees. Here, he has made great use of the traditional cups used for coffee in the ubiquitous Sicilian Continue Reading
Photo: Pears on the garden
Our cousin, Serafino, grows some amazing fruit in his garden, including these wonderful pears. This even during construction of a new house practically on top of his garden for his Continue Reading
Photo: Daniela in her balcony garden
Apartments can be quite small in Sicily, but this doesn’t mean you can’t have a wonderful garden. Our relatives love fruit and but trees but also love having tons of Continue Reading
Photo: Grape Vines and grapes in monastary vineyard
Grape Vines and grapes in monastary vineyard, originally uploaded by dewelch. I saw this amazing scene when we visited a restored monastery last night in Nicolosi. For me, this sums Continue Reading
Photo: Zinnia
Zinnia, originally uploaded by dewelch. Another lovely flower from our cousin’s garden here in Sicily. Francesca loves flowers and lovingly raises large pots of annuals from seed each year. These Continue Reading
Photos from Sicily: Vinca
My wife, son and I are in Sicily visiting family for the next 3 weeks. I will be reporting from Mascalucia, Sicily (near Cantania) and posting lots of photos. Today’s Continue Reading
I Like This – July 22, 2011
A collection of gardening items I found interesting this week. Another Type of Green Wall: San Francisco Street Scene – July 22, 2011 Related posts: Photo: Sweet Corn Tassels Photo: Continue Reading