I don’t know how the plants survived at all! On Tuesday and Thursday everything was buried under a couple of inches of snow, then Friday, Saturday and Sunday were wonderful, spring days. Blue sky, real warmth in the sun, no wind just perfect
weather to get on with pruning the olives and weeding.
I’ve decided to take a photo inventary of what’s flowering in the garden on the 2nd weekend of the month, if you click on the photo on the right you can see them all. The Apricot and plum were in flower, does that mean there will be no fruit this year with the cold weather last week? See post for walk at Norchia for just how different the weather was on Sunday.

Wow! – SO much snow! Is that usual for you at this time of year?
The rooftops look beautiful
K
In the six years we’ve been here we’ve only had snow in the city itself twice, though there is often snow on the Cimine hills. Winter has been long, cold and damp this year; the damp has made it feel colder than the actual temperature would indicate. C
Do take a photo of the same scene when it is hot and sunny. It will interesting to compare the seasons from your window of your spectacular view. L
Yes, that’s certainly a good idea. There are certain views within the garden I usually try to photograph every month too, and certain plants throughout their growong season.
I am selecting email notification of your new posts. I look forward to them. L
Thank you, I’ll do the same. But do also look at the site as things other than “posts” don’t get notified. C