…the Oleanders start blooming in our 95/100 degree heat. Today we will hit 100 for the first time in 2022.
I'm never ready for the triple digits - I'm pretty much forced into it. The forecast does look like we should be cooling down for a few days which is typical for late spring. It's that battle between spring and summer and summer will win.
I'll cherish those 80 degree days, nevertheless.
Oleanders are native to northern Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.
They grow like weeds in California, due to our Mediterranean climate.
The pomegranate is one of the seven species of Israel (along with wheat, barley, grapes, figs, olives, and dates) listed in the Torah.
We also grow in our yard, grapes, figs and dates.
Toward the Autumn, they look similar to the Star of David.
Our first time growing chamomile.
My husband loves chamomile tea.
Yummy Sweet Basil
My petunias.
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The husband is at the men's bible study and I plan to lay low inside. We sat out on the patio this morning for our morning coffee - the last few days have been very windy with strong gusts that knock things over.
One section of our fence almost went.
I'd much rather be outside - all day but my body has not yet acclimated
to the 100+ heat yet.
Which means, the next few months will be expensive, cooling down the house. Last night I slept with the window open and AC off, and I was hot -
kept waking up - it felt stuffy.
I have some cleaning to do. When I'm outside, I find I don't want to be inside, cleaning. Today I am forcing myself to get back to cleaning up in the house.
I hope you all have a good and productive day!
I can almost smell that basil. It's my favourite herb and I grow loads here. I'm hoping to grow a pomegranate tree from seed this year.
ReplyDeleteWow I can't wait to see how that turns out.
DeleteThat first picture is stunning with the deep blue of the sky and the pink blooms.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds awfully HOT!!
Those petunias are gorgeous.
I just wrote a post about our HOT weather.
DeletePetunias - you can't go wrong with them.
Dearest Debby,
ReplyDeleteWish I could be in your heat as that is far better for my severe mid–back arthritis which I can't seem to shed since Easter... It is the humid weather, so much rain on and off!
Weeds grow too, you almost can see them come up.
Oh, the Oleanders are so lovely! In Italy and in Austria they grow on intersections of the highway; love it when they bloom.
For a while we have had a double white but we lost it due to our poor soil quality and lack of spent mushroom compost.
https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2011/06/our-fragrant-nerium-oleander-album.html
You certainly live in a great state for gardening, as it is all available near you. Good luck in growing everything you want to.
Hugs,
Mariette
I will say the hot dry heat does have health advantages for those who joint pain and arthritis. My husband used to live up in the pacific northwest and his arthritis was in a constant flair up until he moved back to California.
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DeleteMy hubby just came home from mens Bible study!
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are just gorgeous! We have things blooming too, but it's only in the 50's - and raining again!
I haven't got my fill of rain in years - so I still enjoy the rain.
DeleteYour flowers are gorgeous!!! The Pomegranate is a gorgeous fluffy pink that looks like layers of thin tissue paper. I have never seen either kind, but for some reason I link Oleander with the south.I am surprised to know they grow in California. I have grown fresh basil, and love the smell
ReplyDeleteOleanders thrive in HOT climates. But they are native to the middle east. I didn't know that they would thrive in a tropical place - here they love the hot dry climate. I don't ever water them. They just grow...
DeleteYour petunias look so nice in your painted pot. And I love chamomile tea also. Drink it often. The pomegranate blossom is so pretty with its soft color. How wonderful to have figs and dates in your back yard. It's warming up here also, but still in the 50's in the early mornings.
ReplyDeleteHave a good rest of the week, Debby.
~Sheri
The mornings are warming up - we sit on the patio with our coffee and enjoy the birds - and the dog.
DeleteI love basil and yours looks very healthy. I read somewhere that oleanders are poisonous, and I was wondering if you knew which part was.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Such beautiful flowers! Living in the midwest and longing for our 'some day move' to the South, I cherish the 90 degree days but I can imagine that 100's would be quite oppressive! The upside is your growing season in these warm climates is year round which I wish we had. Seems like things just get really going in the fall and then we get our frosts and everything is wiped out haha!
ReplyDeleteI can't handle the humidity. I remember driving back to visit my dad's family in Tennessee and Ohio and Indiana every summer. HOT and humid. I would get sick and couldn't eat. I just wasn't used to it.
DeleteOh my gosh those oleander flowers are beautiful! We have had a relatively cool Spring here in MI but also some humidity so it makes it uncomfortable outside! Those eagles look like they are about to fly the coop!
ReplyDeleteThey are! Could be any day now...
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