Plants and Flowers for Spanish Gardens

Andalusia or Andalucía?

The autonomous region of Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is in the southern part of Spain. It spans from Atlantic coast in the west to the sheltered coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the east and from Málaga's Costa del Sol to the borders of Castilla – La Mancha the famous flat lands and Don Quixote windmill country. With an average of 300 plus days of sunshine a year the coastal area is an all year round destination. Not so in the inland provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Sevilla which ha ve baking hot summers that can reach +40c and cold winters which can be 0c or less overnight. The Mezquita, Córdoba Andalusia is divided into eight provinces, each with a provincial city of the same name. Some of them are far more famous than others: Almería , Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Sevilla. The three land-locked provinces are Córdoba, Jaé n and Sevilla, the rest are coastal. Each province and city is full of culture, history, traditions, fabulous monuments and cre...

Spring is springing everywhere. Buds forming, seeds sprouting, tomato plants planted and to top the sunshine a package has arrived. Bulbs, tubers and seeds from ABC Bulbs and Seeds in Alfacar near Granada.

Now to all who moan about the Spanish postal system top this. Posted by Peter Ashby in Alfacar on 21st March, received by me in Jaén province (well left on my doorstep after much insistent hooting) at 12.15 on March 22nd, not bad going eh!

Habranthus brachyandrus

Thank you Spanish postal system and most importantly ABC for adding some more welcome colour and sunshine to my day. I´ve now to read up on how and when to plant my goodies properly. So if you´re looking for some spice for your garden check the ABC website out.

Don´t forget to come back and see my progress reports, taking photos of flowers beats even castles and monuments.

What´s in my box? The bulbs or seeds for these lovely flowers, all the images are copyright ABC Bulbs and Seeds.