Flowers, flowers and more flowers! I was happy, happy, happy!
Festival of the Patios, Cordoba, Spain, 2006
Tantalizing glimpses through wrought iron gates of bountiful patios are all one gets throughout the year until May, when private patios – central open-air ‘rooms’ in houses – are opened to the public.
Originally plants and water features were a way of keeping the patios cool in the hot dry summers but in 1918 Códoba City Hall began sponsoring the patio contests. As you can see the residents go all out.
How would you like a whole wall of flowers?
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Which Way Now 101 
Thank you for calling in on me and liking my poetry. It was a great pointer to your fabulous site too. ☺
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Talking of pretty! 🙂 I recognised it straight away as the Patio festival. Fabulous!
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You’ve been? Isn’t it amazing?
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I was in Cordoba the week before the festival unfortunately, but I was bowled over by the place even then 🙂
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I need to go back. I think it needs a second look. Don’t you? 🙂
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Yes, I’d love to, but it won’t be this year because I’ll be in Poland. 🙂
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Have a great time!
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Wow, that is a lot of flowers! Beautiful, but think about all the work it would be to water them all! 🙂
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Every day, sometimes twice a day, for months!
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Muchas gracias por pasarte por mi blog.
Me encantan las fotos que presentas para el Muro, no sabes la de recuerdos que me traen. Mi familia es de Córdoba y de vez en cuándo me gusta ir por allí en busca de raíces y recuerdos de familia. Te puedo contar que Córdoba está ahora, si cabe, mucho más bonita que cuándo la visitaste. Y sus patios siguen estando llenos de macetas y flores. Deberías volver a visitarla, te va a encantar pasearla.
Saludos.
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Estoy tan contento que haya disfrutado viendo mis fotos de Cordoba.I alegro de que me trajo recuerdos felices para usted. Lo hicieron para mí también ! Tengo la esperanza de que vamos a visitar el Festival de los Patios de nuevo el próximo año . Estoy utilizando una aplicación de traducción así que espero que esto tiene sentido .
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I love that perhaps return to Cordoba again, enjoy much of the city . Visit other cities ? Andalusia is great. A few days ago we have been in Almunécar , a town of Granada , and have been a few pleasant days.
I am also using the translator, at least we can understand and that’s great.
A greeting.
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Oh my these are fabulous! I’m so glad I found your blog through your visit to mine! I am looking forward to reading your posts and feasting on your photos!
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Thank you so much. I have been through dozens of ‘wall’ posts just to find you! I am in France at the moment looking at my teeny phone screen. I have made a note to look again at your posts on my laptop when I get home so I can see them properly. 😀
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Ah that’s kind! Have a great time in France!
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
Great photo!
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THANK YOU!!!
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Now that’s what I call a wall of colour! I’ve always wanted to come across a place like this on my travels. Thanks for sharing!
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Pack your bags ready for May! As a wonderful side treat you can visit the Mezquita, the church/mosque.
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It does sounds wonderful – perhaps one year – I’ve got plans for this!
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WOW It’s incredible what someone did
I am very impressed!
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It was very impressive! And there were dozens of patios, each more beautiful than the last one.
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It’s somewhere in your area or pictures from a trip?
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Pictures from a trip to Spain in 2006. I think it’s time to go back!
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It’s almost 10 years ago, certainly withered flowers;)
What is the chance that I would probably have to again visit the Spaniards
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There is every chance that you should! 🙂
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These walls are to be emulated!
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Indeed! As soon as I have a wall of my own I will emulate them. Or go back to Córdoba to admire their walls.
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These are inspirational! I loved my walled garden at our last house. Our current garden is very different! Thank you for these beauties. 🙂
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You are very welcome! I enjoyed taking these photos and posting them! 🙂 Did you plant up the walls in your walled garden?
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I did – with hanging baskets and plants that like to climb the walls. There was hardly a brick to be seen! I have just been back to look at some photos and think I will do a post about our lovely walled garden! 🙂
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What an excellent idea! I’d love to see it.
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I’ve drafted it and will finish and post tomorrow. 🙂
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I’ll be watching for it. 😀
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My favorite entry! ❤
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Thank you Regina! You are very kind.
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Now that’s what I call ‘show offs’! Yet one more reason why I have to visit this part of Spain. Thanks for sharing
Anne
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Your welcome! It is a bit show-offy isn’t it? I loved it. 🙂
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That is an eyeful (in a good way, though). I can’t imagine the work that goes into maintaining the beautiful flowers. Thank goodness I am not part of that community as I do not have green fingers 🙂
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Maybe a nice water feature would do the trick. I’m sure not everyone in Córdoba can spend their lives watering!
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I’m not even “into” flowers and this looks astounding to me! Never seen anything like it! Totally love it!!!!
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I’m so pleased you loved it. I thought it was absolutely glorious. Want to go back!
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Wow, wow, oh wow oh wow… this must be brilliant to see …
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It was heavenly for a frustrated gardener like me BD. I’m thinking I’ll need to go back one May and see if they are still there!
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I’ve never seen anything like it! They’re amazing. Gosh that would take a while to water!
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But what a lovely ‘job’ to have. That’s if you’re not having to water them all before and after your proper job!
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This is the best ever WALL!! Great photo for the challenge! I would love to meet the person who lives here… they have to be a HAPPY person!
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There are dozens, maybe hundreds of houses like this in Códoba. I’m not sure how happy they are after watering all these plants on a hot day. 😐 But they made me happy. 🙂
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I have never in my life seen a more beautiful wall. Our visit to Spain next year will have to include Cordoba – thanks to you!
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I’m so pleased! Check the dates online – sometime in May. I know you’ll love the Festival of the Patios. 🙂
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I used to have three hanging pots of petunias on my front porch (back when I had a porch), but that was more than enough watering for the likes of me. They sure were pretty though.
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I’d love to have a wall of flowers. And the weather to go with them. 😉
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It’s half the fun! 🙂
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Beautiful. You certainly have the art of comment answering down pat!
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Wow gorgeous!!!
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Thanks! Drizzling some happiness your way!
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One of my favorite things is to get a peek into other people’s gardens. Needless to say, I love garden tours. But I’ve never seen anything quite like those walls of potted flowers — they’re so vibrant and fun!
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So pleased you were able to take the tour, Laurel. The flowers were stunning but I also felt a little bit like I was having an illicit peek at these gardens. Which was fun.
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I came here from amy M. tweet – and oh wow is his a treat! 🙂 nice wpc entry!!
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Tweet. Treat. Aren’t you sweet! Thanks so much.
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well those flowers can;t be beat – what cool wall along the street – and maybe flowers are an extra treat – with all this snow and sleet (ha!
cool capture e- have a great weekend
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Well I’m stumped now. No I’m not. Have a great end to your week!
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🙂 ❤ u too!
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Wow, I love it!
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I’m so glad. So did I! I think I want to go back now and take more photos. 🙂
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Usually the pots are in front of the window… Here they are everywhere but not in front of it!
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They were everywhere! And looked fantastic!
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Holy – that is a LOT of flowers.
I love flowers, that may be a bit much for my taste. 🙂
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How about if they were orange to fit your new colour scheme?
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Well then by all means. 🙂
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I’m waiting for the photos.
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Haha! You’ll be waiting a while. We take possession March 30th but then it’s a loooong road ahead – filled with much demolition and renovation. 🙂
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I can be patient. When I’m not living in the mess.
I’m sure it will be beautiful when it’s done and worth the wait.
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That’s the plan.
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Oh my YES!!!
This is exactly how I would like my backyard fence to look … if only ‘someone’ would do and take care of it for me 😉
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Oh go on. Put it on your list. No. 74?
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Have you seen what I do to plants and flowers? Shameful.
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Ok. Put a visit to Córdoba on your list! 🙂
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No such thing as too many flowers. Hope you find a house soon so you can start playing in a garden and grow your own display of color.
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Very soon I hope. And never too many flowers or too many photographs of them!
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Makes my few pots look measly 😦 But I don’t fancy watering all those!)
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You don’t have to water them. Just go and look at them!
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OK, will do. Packing my suitcase as we speak…
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Hang on til May! Then take lots of pics when you’re there. I’m sure you wouldn’t be able to resist.
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Flower boxes on steroids. Wow!
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Aren’t they just? It was stunning.
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Oh, how very lovely! They must take so much maintenance though, but so worth it. 🙂
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I thought it was worth it! Such small pots wouldn’t hold much water so they’d need watering frequently. Makes my arms tired thinking of the effort!
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Me too. I’ll just admire the view. 🙂
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Wow that’s so pretty – I wonder how they water those at the top though!
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With a very long extension on a hose. It must take half the day. And it’s so hot they probably then have to start all over again. I certainly appreciated their efforts!
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Wow! What more can I say?
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Wow is good. I thought so at the time. 🙂
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