In two weeks we move into our new Abruzzo home – and Villasfor2 opens in May. Now comes the hands-on task for me of creating a Mediterranean garden from scratch.

Some day very soon I’m going to have to sit down and start thinking about how to turn our acre of Abruzzo into a garden.

And to do that, I’m going to have to un-learn most of what I know about gardening in England and develop an instant knowledge of the right plants; and the right planning; and the right water-saving techniques that are all needed in a Mediterranean garden.

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The end of our Abruzzo property saga is in sight. The build process is nearly over and we move in on March 30. Then we wait for Abruzzo holidays to start at Villasfor2 !

Considering the two old ruined houses that originally stood on our acre of Abruzzo weren’t actually demolished until May 25 last year, we’re setting new Abruzzo property records in getting our new house and our new Abruzzo holiday villas built inside a year.

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All through winter in this part of Abruzzo, the weather had been unusually mild. Only a couple of dips below freezing and not so much as a snowflake.

But on Thursday lunchtime, just as the guys from Tropicale Piscine were making a start to the swimming pool framework, it started snowing. And it’s been snowing pretty well ever since.

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