I have had to redevelop my garden. It's becoming a recurrent theme, I know. The last flowers (the Spanish Lavender) died, for which I have no sensible explanation. I wept over their dried, broken corpses.
So one day, my trusty compañera Adelaide and I went to the local nursery for some inspiration. I wanted a neat, clean plant which could survive a harsh, neglected environment (my garden). Luis, the garden guy, showed me some 'Boj' plants which I leapt upon excitedly and immediately ordered 3. He then told me they would cost $30,000 pesos each which drowned my enthusiasm somewhat - that's about AUS$60.00. I then begged him for some further brilliance and so he led me to these... yes, they too are little Boj trees but the trick is that they are completely untouched - never exquisitely pruned as their expensive brothers. Luis gave me some tips on how to prune them into round green balls and then sold 3 to me for $10,000 pesos each. Muchas gracias, amigo!

In time my garden will resurrect itself. While we wait, the painfully hot summer sun reigns and everything is quietly settling in time to flower splendidly in a few months.

The clay pots contain two white alyssums and one purple flower similar in sweetness. Please don't die too, my little friends.