Our gardener Dominique is back, today he lifted out the Olive trees that we had re planted 2 years ago. These were previously where our house now stands and are over 50years old. They are the branches of trees that them selves were planted around 1900.
A severe frost in 1956, when the temperature fell to minus 20, killed the original branches, the shoots produced these branches, now our new trees - Olive trees are very hardy!
Our garden was once an Olive grove on one side and a fruit Orchard on the other.Hence the name of our house - Le Verger - the Orchard.
These trees are awaiting to be planted. We have just put a new hedge in between us and our neighbour.
These trees will line our entrance driveway. It has cost a lot to have them lifted and replanted but Olive trees are very expensive to buy and we will have a fantastic Olive harvest in the future, sufficient to produce our own pressing.
We have just planted 12 new fruit trees including Cherry, Apple, Plum, quince& Fig.
We also have a well in our garden with a stone borrie above. We are having it restored, here the feroniere fits the new gate.
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