With temperatures starting to go south, it is time to assess the needs of the garden after a mix of climatic conditions during the summer.
Heavy rains invariably leach out nutrients from the soil and...
The heat goes on and hurricanes can be more prevalent.
It gives reason to checking the garden for excess growth and pruning accordingly to reduce the potential impact on bushes, and especially trees, ...
It’s hot and humid. The best place to be is in the shade sipping on your favourite wine and smelling the roses — stop daydreaming and check out what’s needed to be done in the garden!
August is usual...
There is a great propensity for Joe Public to have their garden designed in its totality or simply designed by adding plantings randomly thereafter. The resulting layout does not always create the des...
June is a month when the heat and humidity really start to kick in. It has been the custom to “use” a shade tree as a good cover for staying cool, however old trees are more labour intensive to mainta...
In the 17th and 18th century, a shrub could be a beverage of rum or brandy mixed with sugar and the juice of the rind of a citrus fruit.
How times change, when a shrub is now simply a well-grounded ...
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 aesth...
Things are supposed to happen in April.
The range and depth of flower colour, leaf texture and seed and fruit production abound in the local nurseries and a visit to assess them is a must. Colour is ...
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...
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 gro...
