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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

It is hard to believe that it is the end of October when you look at the rose bush.

Originally Posted by davemac

You would think it was summer by all the greenery and plants in flower, especially the roses and begonias, also the lack of people in coats.

I was talking to the gardener and he told me it's very protected there by the walls and not affected by winds at all. He takes all the huge pots of lemon trees in in November before they start to get frosts and they come back out at the end of March. He was really glad to have a chat as he works there by himself and most tourists don't think of approaching him. I always chat to the gardeners wherever I visit - if I see them - we all enjoy the results of their work but often don't realise the effort involved - I really envied this gardener the lovely place he works though...