Watering was minimised, not by choice but by necessity, and three years on the garden has flourished as plantings rooted, grew and flourished to provide a little miracle on the mountain that should further flourish for years to come as it matures and further establishes itself. The home grown rocky infrastructure doing its job superbly well and making the property a home and garden to be proud of. Gardening is not generally a popular pastime of the indigenous population of Andalucia, but for us Brits, with a bit of reverse garden thinking sometimes anything is possible!

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