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October typically shows a decline in hot humid weather which translates to continued growth with less stress on grass and plants. When that does happen, root growth rebounds resulting in new flushes of growth which produce a fresh flush of flower. Th...

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 materials and how we plant them. Annuals are an old fai...

Christmas gifts are a yearly ritual and it can take thought to give something practical. Consider several aspects before choosing a garden-orientated gift. First, is the person a keen gardener or just a “knockabout” type? Is the gift designed for eas...

Bermuda is another world. We live within a landscape and are fortunate to reside in such a tranquil location, with clean air and blue skies — and we take it all for granted. As I drive around the island, I become disturbed at what I see on our roads...

Late-season hurricanes can leave their mark in more ways than one. They can create a situation where new growth will start to show, but slower than normal owing to the decline in temperature as we reach the end of the “growing season”. Damage appears...

Time is always of the essence in creating, developing, and maintaining a garden. Whatever we create we have to maintain — at least to retain some semblance of order, which in the garden combines aesthetics and function. Last year’s hurricanes did a g...

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 even though it is one of the most undesirable ones fr...