This 'idler in the fertile valley', to borrow the title of one of his books, was gracious as well as caustic.

After trying many types of agricultural crops, the settlers found the warm fertile valley to be ideally suited for viticulture.

This line opened in 1887 to provide access to a fertile valley.

As of now, they are almost expelled from the fertile valley floor.

Also in the fertile valley surrounding the river, millions of scarlet anemones bloom.