A Windy Day...

Well, it was warm but terribly windy today in the hill country. So much so that it was not a good day to work out in the yard. But, I did spend some time doing some Internet research.

I had a wonderful evening last night with my neighbors at a great restaurant that cooks everthing in a wood-fired oven (the Roaring Fork - http://www.eddiev.com/). One conversation centered on gardening. One couple talked about planting a few olive trees in their yard and remarking how well they were doing. I had a flashback a favorite spot in Turkey, a small fishing town named Kalkan, that is surrounded by olive groves up in the hills...



So, I got online and bought a number of plants that I recall from my visits to the Med....

Pomegranate


Texas Everbearing Fig

Olive Trees (Olea europaea)

And a gorgeous plant that my neighbor has in their yard...

Bottlebrush Tree