Whilst visiting a client recently I could not help but admire her bricked patio covered with containers of various shapes and sizes which in turn had a wide range of interesting plant material, which ...
As many of my readers know February is not a month I consider as part of the garden calendar, it is a month when nothing really happens in the garden as if Mother Nature is undecided as to when spring...
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...
Some consider psychotherapy to be an application of science, but others claim it is an art. Although the science of psychotherapy demands evidence-based practice, the artistry of psychotherapy require...
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, to...
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. ...
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 mo...
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 “sto...
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...
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 contribu...