I just realized that I didn’t introduce Hope on the blog! Sorry. Well, meet Hope, the newest addition and the very much long awaited addition to the garden. Here she is sitting at her pond and being quite happy and content. I had my eye on her for months, but unfortunately the seller and I …
Just a few weeks ago, this lovely hydrangea was doing well enough – considering it’s not supposed to survive at all in Bahrain’s climate. Alas, this is what it’s been reduced to in its first ever Bahraini summer. I’ve not lost complete hope yet though, you will notice that against all odds, it’s got some …
We’re innundated with various kinds of tomatos from our vegetable garden; cherry, regular and also these huge monsters, the heirloom tomatoes. I think next year I’ll half the amount of plants in that patch just so we can handle the volume 🙂 What helped this year with the produce is that we regularly gave a …
The lawn is on the mend, originally uploaded by malyousif. If you’ve been following my gardening blog at mahmoodsgarden.com you already know my trials and tribulations with our lawn. From a lush, thick, carpet-like heaven, to a mud field just a few weeks ago. I took matters into my own hands and seeded the lawn …
Cherry Tomatoes, originally uploaded by malyousif. Last year my wife produced many kilos of cherry tomatoes in her rooftop garden. This year I thought I would plant them in the vegetable garden and try my luck. It looks like a successful experiment as all of the plants are growing nicely with healthy fruit. Looking forward …