Bom dia a todos!
E com o regresso do outono, também eu estou de volta....
Confesso-vos que as estações quentes, em especial o verão, me enchem de inatividade e preguiça (xiiiuuuuu...não contem a ninguém, é segredo...). Talvez por isso me tenha ausentado daqui por uns tempos. Também porque o tempo nem sempre é o que dele queremos fazer e a vida tem vontade própria...felizmente!
Mas agora com os dias mais fresquinhos e as cores mais brilhantes (sim, que os vermelhos, os castanhos e os dourados das folhas senescentes brilham nos dias pardos de outono...), eu voltei para partilhar convosco um pouco do meu - e do nosso - landscaping.
E regresso com uma planta do dia. Uma planta que me é especialmente querida.
Uma planta que resiste ao calor e ao frio, ao bom e ao mau trato, às pragas e às doenças com que a natureza a confronta - o Medronheiro (Arbutus unedo).
Conhecido por poucos, o medronheiro é uma planta originária da região mediterrânica, onde se desenvolve com grande vigor e longevidade.
Pertence à família das Ericáceas e apresenta-se na forma de arbusto ou pequena árvore, com folhagem perene, verde escura e brilhante. Os seus frutos - os medronhos - têm cores que vão do verde até ao vermelho intenso, passando pelo amarelo e pelo cor de laranja, à medida que vão amadurecendo.
São plantas espontâneas, bastante resistentes ao ensombramento típico das matas mediterrânicas, bem como ao stress hídrico dos períodos quentes de verão. As suas preferências edáficas recaem em solos de montanha, mas toleram a maioria dos solos pobres do nosso país. Resistem bem às geadas e a grandes amplitudes térmicas.
E se olharmos à nossa volta nestes dias de outono (especialmente os que vivem em zonas rurais), é quase certo que o encontramos num ou noutro jardim ou numa mata ou ainda numa orla agrícola ou florestal esquecida.
E que lindos são!
Nesta altura do ano, os medronheiros estão em fruto e as suas cores fazem vibrar qualquer espaço verde, pois destacam-se das restantes a olhos vistos. As flores brancas aparecem em simultâneo e compõem lindos ramalhetes.
O medronho é um fruto comestível, pelo Homem e restantes animais, e o seu uso está intimamente associado ao fabrico da famosa aguardente de medronho.
Na natureza a sua presença assume particular importância, pois os seus frutos asseguram alimento a pássaros e outros animais das matas e jardins, numa altura em que o alimento começa a rarear.
Em paisagismo o seu interesse é indiscutível, mas nem sempre reconhecido. Lamentavelmente ainda é tido como um "primo pobre" e as suas caraterísticas não são devidamente apreciadas.
É excelente para utilizar em jardins de baixa manutenção, próximos de espaços frequentados pelas crianças e em matas em regeneração, pois não só é de fácil cultivo e adaptação, como também devolvem a essas matas a sua fauna local.
E nos jardins de proximidade, bem... aí as possibilidades são imensas...
Tanto podem ser usados em sebes e vedações, como em composições arbustivas, como ainda pontuar um belo relvado ou servir como ponto focal de um jardim.
The sky is the limit....
Tanto podem ser usados em sebes e vedações, como em composições arbustivas, como ainda pontuar um belo relvado ou servir como ponto focal de um jardim.
The sky is the limit....
Imaginem-se no vosso jardim de casa, sentados a disfrutar dos últimos dias quentes deste outono e a ler um bom livro. E basta esticar a mão para apanhar um punhado de frutos coloridos e adocicados e fazer o gosto ao dente...
E com esta imagem mental de puro prazer me despeço por hoje.
Até à próxima...
Cuca
Fico à espera do seu comentário!!! Feel free...
Good morning everyone!
And with the return of autumn, well I'm back ....
I confess to you that warm seasons, especially summer, fill me with inactivity and laziness (xiiiuuuuu ... do not tell anyone, it's a secret ...). Maybe that's why I've been away from here for a while. Also because time is not always what we want it to be and life has its own will ... thankfully!
But now, with colder days and brighter colors (yes, because the red, brown and gold of senescent leaves, glow in brown autumn days ...), I came back to share with you some of my - and our - landscaping.
And I return with a plant of the day. A plant that is especially dear to me.
A plant that resists heat and cold, good and mistreatment, pests and diseases with which nature confronts it - the Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
Cuca
Fico à espera do seu comentário!!! Feel free...
Good morning everyone!
And with the return of autumn, well I'm back ....
I confess to you that warm seasons, especially summer, fill me with inactivity and laziness (xiiiuuuuu ... do not tell anyone, it's a secret ...). Maybe that's why I've been away from here for a while. Also because time is not always what we want it to be and life has its own will ... thankfully!
But now, with colder days and brighter colors (yes, because the red, brown and gold of senescent leaves, glow in brown autumn days ...), I came back to share with you some of my - and our - landscaping.
And I return with a plant of the day. A plant that is especially dear to me.
A plant that resists heat and cold, good and mistreatment, pests and diseases with which nature confronts it - the Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
in: http://www.rotavicentina.com
Known by few, the strawberry tree is native of the Mediterranean region, where it develops with great vigor and longevity.
Belongs to the Ericaceae family and presents itself in the form of shrub or small tree, with evergreen, dark green and shiny foliage. Its fruits - the strawberry trees - have colors ranging from green to deep red, through yellow and orange as they mature.
They grow spontaneously and are quite resistant to the typical shade of Mediterranean forests, and water stress in hot summer periods. Its soil preferences fall in mountain soils, but tolerates most of the poor soils in our country. Good resistance to frost and extreme temperature ranges.
And if we look around in these autumn days (especially those living in rural areas), we are almost certain to find one in gardens or in the woods or on forgotten farm or forest edge.
And they are beautiful!
In this time of year, the plant has its fruits and their colors vibrate and stand out in every green space, because of their visibilily. The white flowers appear simultaneously and compose beautiful bouquets.
The arbutus is an edible fruit, to Man and other animals, and its use is closely associated with the manufacture of the famous berry brandy.
In nature, their presence is of particular importance because its fruits ensure food to birds and other animals of the woods and gardens, at a time when food starts to thin.
In landscaping its interest is indisputable, but not always recognized. Unfortunately it is still seen as the "poor cousin" and their characteristics are not properly appreciated.
It is excellent for use in low maintenance gardens, frequented by children and in forests regenerating spaces, because not only it is easy to grow and adapt, but also give back to these woods their local wildlife.
And in proximity gardens, well ... then the possibilities are endless ...
Both can be used in hedges and fences, as in shrub compositions, but also punctuating a beautiful lawn or serving as a focal point in a garden.
The sky is the limit ....
Imagine yourself in your home garden, sitting and enjoying this fall last warm days and reading a good book. And just reach out to pick a handful of colorful and sweetened fruits to taste ...
And with this mental image of pure pleasure I say goodbye for now.
Until next time ...
Known by few, the strawberry tree is native of the Mediterranean region, where it develops with great vigor and longevity.
Belongs to the Ericaceae family and presents itself in the form of shrub or small tree, with evergreen, dark green and shiny foliage. Its fruits - the strawberry trees - have colors ranging from green to deep red, through yellow and orange as they mature.
They grow spontaneously and are quite resistant to the typical shade of Mediterranean forests, and water stress in hot summer periods. Its soil preferences fall in mountain soils, but tolerates most of the poor soils in our country. Good resistance to frost and extreme temperature ranges.
And if we look around in these autumn days (especially those living in rural areas), we are almost certain to find one in gardens or in the woods or on forgotten farm or forest edge.
And they are beautiful!
In this time of year, the plant has its fruits and their colors vibrate and stand out in every green space, because of their visibilily. The white flowers appear simultaneously and compose beautiful bouquets.
The arbutus is an edible fruit, to Man and other animals, and its use is closely associated with the manufacture of the famous berry brandy.
In nature, their presence is of particular importance because its fruits ensure food to birds and other animals of the woods and gardens, at a time when food starts to thin.
In landscaping its interest is indisputable, but not always recognized. Unfortunately it is still seen as the "poor cousin" and their characteristics are not properly appreciated.
It is excellent for use in low maintenance gardens, frequented by children and in forests regenerating spaces, because not only it is easy to grow and adapt, but also give back to these woods their local wildlife.
And in proximity gardens, well ... then the possibilities are endless ...
Both can be used in hedges and fences, as in shrub compositions, but also punctuating a beautiful lawn or serving as a focal point in a garden.
The sky is the limit ....
Imagine yourself in your home garden, sitting and enjoying this fall last warm days and reading a good book. And just reach out to pick a handful of colorful and sweetened fruits to taste ...
And with this mental image of pure pleasure I say goodbye for now.
Until next time ...
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