September, though still hot and humid and open to hurricane activity, will start to show signs of a slowing of growth and flowering. This makes it a good time to assess what attention should be given ...
A weed is a plant that is considered undesirable, or simply a plant that is in the wrong place.
The adage one year’s seeding equals seven years’ weeding, has a great ring of the truth; simply observin...
Bermuda, with a landmass of 21 square miles and a population of around 63,000 can, in most areas, hold its head high.
Covid has been damaging to the economy and Bermudians have suffered in numerous wa...
Windows create a picture frame of the garden from wherever viewed from the house.
There is a great propensity in Bermuda to plant around the walls of the house – this may or may not look attractive wh...
Furnishing a room needs attention to detail – too much, the room becomes cluttered and excess furniture is removed.
The garden is often referred to as an extension to the house, an outside room and so...
The exercise of landscape maintenance is a must in more ways than one in that in simple terms it keeps the garden ‘in bounds’.
The questions that arise from this concept are to what extent, at what co...
Design is a major factor in controlling landscape maintenance costs, which is key when one considers the longevity of a garden.
The design process covers all aspects of the implementation and, in esse...
Growing up in a city in the UK was a lot different than living in Bermuda.
I lived in a terraced house with no back garden, just a backyard.
The front ‘garden’ consisted of a hedge three feet from the...
When next walking along the road, the railway trail, or a field in Hamilton, St George’s or Dockyard, take in the view around you.
Look carefully for whatever makes an impact, be it visually aesthetic...
It's that month again …
Yes, it’s December – which presents the challenge of presents to come; hopefully they are useful and functional!
If you dig Christmas there is, fortunately, very little to do i...
