As there is not much activity in the garden for the next couple of months now is the best time to take stock and evaluate.
Plants grow upwards and outwards as they age but, like people, they also show...
December is the month for shopping.
Come Christmas Day, however, many of us will have questioned the value of the gifts we’ve received with regard to use and function.
I would suggest that function o...
Over the past several months we have discussed several types of gardens, some of which can be very labour intensive and costly to maintain.
Gardens by their very nature are “active” and require atten...
Properties along the coast or on exposed hillsides survive quite well between April and November (excluding hurricanes), but the weather can create havoc in the garden during the winter.
As well as p...
The flowering garden is what is normally seen on most properties.
It is a mix of trees, shrubs, ground covers, herbaceous, vines, grasses, cacti and succulents making up the flower beds, usually surro...
What is a garden?
Whilst recently vacationing in the south of England the temperature hit 80-plus degrees for several days.
It was a pleasant experience, especially with low humidity, and it created a...
The drought, which started in April and ran through June, created a heavy flowering of oleander, hibiscus, lantana, pentas and other species.
It was, however, interesting to note that many of them wer...
Growth is a natural occurrence which, in the garden, is part of the design process which knowingly adheres to this activity.
Growth in plants consists of a two-way dimension; trunk and branches have ...
With rising temperatures and hopefully more settled weather, we can look forward to a colourful spring and summer.
This is, of course, contingent not only on Mother Nature but also our choice of mater...
Just because it’s green, it’s not necessarily grass. Grass consists of plant types which are referred to as a lawn. In Bermuda, warm season grasses consist of Bermuda grass, Zoysia grass and St August...
