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Opinion Writer

"Preparing your garden for the coming year"

The parties are over; it’s time to call it a day to get started in the garden with a plan of action to keep ahead of the game. It’s time to try out the Christmas gifts and see the improvement that can be achieved with a little effort and modern tools...
Jan 18, 2013
Other

"Youngsters tend their kitchen gardens at Government House"

Government House is the site of a new gardening programme launched for area primary schools and geared to help youngsters shun gang involvement. Governor George Fergusson’s wife Margaret described the programme and its establishment at the annual lad...
Dec 27, 2012
Opinion Writer

"Gifts that grow with you"

December is not a month for doing too much in the garden except for a god tidy up, in time for the upcoming ‘holiday season’ when gifts will be exchanged and many discarded as not being functional, too big or whatever. Giving is a personal thing. Siz...
Dec 07, 2012
Young Observer

"Helping children to appreciate Island’s natural beauty"

Hands in the soil, the sun on their backs, surrounded by giggling friends and investing themselves into something that will grow into their future: that’s engaged learning. And that’s what Prospect Primary 2s experienced when they worked with the Be...
Dec 06, 2012
Opinion Writer

"It’s thyme to think about herb gardens"

The first documented account of herbs was around 2000 BC which described tried and tested medicinal uses and included many herbs that are used today, including bay tree, thyme, caraway and coriander. The ancient Egyptians imported herbs, spices etc ...
Nov 02, 2012
Opinion Writer

"Now’s a good time to assess your year"

So we are at the downside of summer with growth slowing down, a good time to assess how the garden ‘behaved’ through the growing season and did it look its best and if not why not? Cost is becoming more of a factor in our daily lives and this also ap...
Oct 19, 2012
Home & Away

"Reconnecting with Island’s agricultural roots"

It used to be that most people in Bermuda had a vegetable garden out back that they used to sustain the household. Nowadays, many barely have space for a potted plant, let alone an entire garden. The Bermuda National Trust is looking to fix this, at...
Oct 12, 2012
Opinion Writer

"September is a good time for early planting"

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 “storm” damage are the primary areas of concern, with ...
Sep 07, 2012
Opinion Writer

"It’s time to hurricane proof the garden"

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 activity but the ever present threat of hurricane...
Aug 10, 2012
Opinion Writer

"Summertime and the living is easy"

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 contribute to this palette of colour including the mainten...
Jul 06, 2012
Other

"Allspice dominates where once a cedar forest stood"

In the April Green Pages, I asked the reader to consider what the Walsingham nature reserves look like now, how they looked like a few decades ago and what they looked like before man arrived in Bermuda. This month let’s direct our attention to the ...
Jul 05, 2012
Other

"A pigeon pea mystery"

Whether it was due to an accident of history, discouraging strong winds, or other factors that prevented pigeon peas from becoming a part of Bermuda’s cultural history and cuisine as they did in the Caribbean it would be interesting to know. Few gard...
Jul 05, 2012
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