Lavender in pots through a wet Lisbon winter — what worked.
Three lavender plants, two of which made it through their first winter. We changed two things on the third — and now all three come back eve…
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Indoor herbs that survive forgetful waterers, and balcony beds done well.
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Three balcony herb planters that survived a Lisbon summer of forgetting.
We tried six herbs in three pots. Three died, three lived through a forty-degree week and our forgetting. Here is what stayed and what we le…
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A tiny Lisbon balcony, four planters, and twelve months of lessons
The balcony is 1.2 metres wide, edged with ancient iron railings and a tile floor that had once been dropped on. It faces north-east and cat…
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Indoor herbs that survive forgetful waterers.
A short list, in order of how hard they are to kill.
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