decorative gourds for winter

Colourful :o)

Lovely and 'woody' Hoya and very tasteful. Makes my back porch look a bit 'bag lady'. I always fancied living in a wooden house. Ever since that grand designs one of the charcoal burner man in a house made from his own woodland. Hope I never hear he got divorced!!!!

I love your squash..I want to grow them next season!..

The squash seed was from Villandry in France (best garden ever!) That charcoal burner's house was definitely the best of the series - ours is all wood and we built it - but we didn't grow all the trees first!!!!

Visited Villandry many moons ago on a campervan holiday. Wonderful..... is it 'potager'? Aka kitchen garden. We once visited RHS garden at Wisley, on the way back from France. I had a really bad stomach upset and couldn't keep the journey going.I thought a stroll around the garden might settle things a bit. I trailed my hand through some foliage to check if aromatic. I got berated by an officious gardener for 'pinching seeds'. I got angry and threw up over his precious plants.....he fled. I felt better after that. I know you bought a mixed packet Hoya...just reminded me of that tale.