The area around Cortijo Las Viñas villa rental is lush, fertile flat land that is used to grow vines, olive and almond groves.

In fact, around 80% of the Malaga denomination wine is grown in the fields surrounding our farmhouse and the nearby small village of Mollina is most famous for the local wine and olive oil producing co-operative and its annual Harvest festival.

When we first bought the villa, the accompanying land of almost one acre (just over 4,000 square metres) was unfenced and completely integrated into the surrounding vineyards.

Before we could even start on restoring the house or landscaping the gardens, we had to literally clear the land and fence it in, which was quite a task!

We have kept an echo of the agricultural past of Cortijo Las Viñas (literally The Vines Farm) in the form of a garden pergola which is overgrown by two rows of the original vines.

The gardens are now completely private, surrounded by a perimeter hedge of over 700 Pine trees, with a 70 metre long line of Oleanders hiding the property from the roadside and producing a riot of red and white flowers from Spring through to Autumn.

Here is a photo gallery of the main fruits growing throughout the garden and when they are in season.

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Ripe grapes from The Arch in the garden

Olives maturing on the branch in Cortijo Las Vinas

Oranges growing in the garden at Cortijo Las Vinas

Nisperos growing at Cortijo Las Vinas

Almonds in the garden of Cortijo Las Vinas

Cherries grown in the garden of Cortijo Las Vinas

Plums from the gardens at Cortijo Las Vinas

Figs growing at Cortijo Las Vinas

Walnuts from the garden at Cortijo Las Vinas

Pomegrantes growing in the garden at Cortijo Las Vinas

Quince growing in the garden at Cortijo Las Vinas

Bay tree in the garden at Cortijo Las Vinas

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