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As I have stated on numerous occasions, February should be removed from the garden calendar, and last month proved the point. So moving on, it is time to shake off the cobwebs — if there are any left — and consider what needs to be done in the garde...

Maintenance of the landscape of undeveloped areas is in most cases minimal, which can result in a clean-up being an expensive exercise. The two hurricanes of last October cleared out a lot of wild growth in such areas, which in itself created a two-e...

Simply put, a garden is a planned space usually outdoors and set aside for the display, cultivation and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. It can also incorporate both natural and man-made materials. In Bermuda it encompasses a wider spe...

So summer was generous in its precipitation which bodes well for lush growth — even given the threat of a hurricane or two — which combined with the still high temperatures, prolongs the green appearance of gardens in general. A visual treat to the ...

Members of the Hibiscus Garden Club of Bermuda are in high planning for a grand celebration of the founding 55 years ago. It will be marked by an exhibition on September 20, at St Mary’s Anglican Church Hall in Warwick and the production of a calenda...

As a child, Tony Madeiros loved getting his hands dirty. In those days, his parents ran a small farm attached to the back of their Euclid Avenue, Pembroke home, where they grew everything from potatoes and tomatoes to pumpkin and watermelon. He nev...

The latest winners of the Garden Club of Bermuda Scholarship have wide ranging career interests, but all share a common goal to make the world a little greener. This year four students: Anna Terceira, Rachael Antonition, Kidane Callender and Hutson E...

A grandfather is enjoying the fruits of four years of hard work after finally managing to grow grapes in his yard. Green-fingered Raphael Barnett, 59, cultivated the crop at his home in Pembroke from a cutting. “I’m not sure of the variety — I got t...

If you hope to turn a green thumb into a career prospect, the deadline for the Bermuda Garden Club scholarship is on Monday. Although the scholarship might naturally make you think it is only dedicated to future gardeners, it is actually more broad i...