New home for New Dawn, Saving Rhubarbs & making Ramson Pesto

Yet another great day before the cold weather are back!

The pallet collar that I oiled yesterday are dry and put in place around the Garlic Rossi di Sulmona from Gourmet Garage

Continued the preparations for the Rose and Peony flower bed, digging deeper holes for where the larger plants will be placed later.

 Filled the holes with soil

 Covered the ground with barksheets that let the water through, made a opening for the deeper parts

 I covered the wood with plastic & The Climbing Rose New Dawn is the first down.

 Filled with more soil

 I trimmed the plastic and voila, New Dawn in the New Home

On the other side of the road/stream are the old areas for vegetable gardens, with two of my Black Currant bushes. Between them and I are a area where I struck gold ;)

 Rhubarb Buds was sticking up through the weed here and there :D

 After hours of work, taking away loads of weed like the horrible "Ground Elder/Kirskål" a nice bed for the Rhubarb!

I know there will be much more work weeding in the future, but after checking this season how the Rhubarb grows I will cover all areas around with Bark sheets to make it easier next year.

My friends Susanne & Evy here in the village made me aware that the 1st Ramson/Ramslök in the English Park is ready for harvest.

I went there at once, and ohh, they where everywhere :D

 I picked large leaves and filled a bag, and took the bicycle home with the gold.

My own recepie is with Ramson, Almond, Chili & Olive oil!

 The day brought the Best in the end: Ramson Pesto, Yum :9

Hope Your Friday is as good :D

Per!

Azienda Trinita, a Sicilian Garden of Eden

I had the enormous luck to be invited to a Garden and Cooking tour when in Catania.Sicily the other day!

The tour took us up the slopes of Etna, to the village of Mascalucia & the old family farm Azienda (Villa) Trinity, where we attended a cooking class with Ana-Maria and a Garden tour with Salvatore.

The oldest house on the property is from 1609 and the Garden are divided in several gardens, some for food and some for pleasure, or both.

It's fall and not many flowers bloom, but nevertheless is the garden stunning.

The cooking is all organic and unbelivably tasty.

Please enjoy this pretty big photo tour of mine, and I hope I can give You a feeling of the Italian Beauty!

AZIENDA TRINITA

The proud owner Salvatore showing his beautiful garden with passion and great knowledge. A Property Map.

 The old Cistern at the cortyard

 Lavender and beautíful Terracotta paths in the Herbal Garden

Almonds, nearly ready to be picked

 Blood Grapefruit

Aubergine. Beautiful pots where found here and there in the garden!

Many different intresting pines

Mulberry. Ancient Irrigation system.

Olives

Geraniums

Garden decorations

Shady Garden Paths

Genuine Antique decor can be seen all over the garden

Cactae & one of the most beautiful Olive trees I've seen

A great cooking demonstration by Ana-Maria in the Kitchen where followed by a fantastic lunch

Started of with Carpaccio di Zucchine

and Caponata con Peperoni

Yummi Garlic bread :9

The condiments for the Spaghetti Aeolian Style

The main course was Pollo All'uva, no photos unfortunately, but here is the deliscious Crostata Limone, mmmmm for desert

And some of the great house wine

After a fantastic lunch with some Italian opera arias to go with, we ventured out in the gardens again:

Bougainvillea

 Vesuvio painted on the mantel piece in the dining room

One of the friendly dogs on the property

A bucket at the Cistern and a old lawn mover

I love the play of shadows in the garden

 The back piece of a old horse carriage

The entrance to the pool & pond area

 Along the drive way up to the villa

Another of the dogs, a lab puppy, happily running on the polished lavarock pavement

Palm Garden

One of the beautiful benches & the Church outside the gate

I hope You enjoyed this garden, I certainly did, and will hopefully come back when it's spring and all the flowers bloom.

Thank You for joining, Per!