September, though still hot and humid is very much the “last of the summer wine” season with growth still active, however the usual problems are ever with us. Insect activity, fungal problems and “sto...
Summer is a time of lush growth especially if we have had good rainfall.
When this is the case, such growth is soft in texture and usually found in abundance and is ripe for attack not only by insect...
July should be a month to relax and enjoy the fruits of ones — or the landscapers — labours with a bounty of colour to enhance the garden and create a feeling of a job well done. Many aspects contribu...
As a weed is a plant growing in the wrong place or an undesirable species which is sometimes questionable with regard to the actual “named” species the problem of weed control is paramount for any gar...
The garden is something we take for granted, it’s there, the landscape company comes whenever, mows, hacks, rakes and are gone until the next visit, and life goes on! But what have they done to what a...
Regardless of weather conditions over the last couple of months, the weather will shortly start to change for the better, winds will abate and temperatures start to rise. Which means it’s time to look...
February is not a gardening month. I could really do without it; it fills the period between January and March and that’s it!
However, it continues to be part of Mother Nature’s seasonal calendar eve...
Maintenance by its very being involves cost and gardening is no exception; the only difference is that perhaps it is more likely to be ongoing simply by its existence. Being a ‘live entity' it is pron...
Flowers at this time of year are mostly annuals and can make a good splash of colour when planted and maintained correctly, though damage from wind and salt spray can have a negative effect on future ...
Rainfall is still below normal which does not bode well for gardening activity. Temperatures are slowly decreasing and we have put the clocks back one hour, add in the uncertainty of windy conditions ...
