Regardless of weather conditions over the last couple of months, the weather will shortly start to change for the better, winds will abate and temperatures start to rise. Which means it’s time to look...
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 eve...
Maintenance by its very being involves cost and gardening is no exception; the only difference is that perhaps it is more likely to be ongoing simply by its existence. Being a ‘live entity' it is pron...
Flowers at this time of year are mostly annuals and can make a good splash of colour when planted and maintained correctly, though damage from wind and salt spray can have a negative effect on future ...
Rainfall is still below normal which does not bode well for gardening activity. Temperatures are slowly decreasing and we have put the clocks back one hour, add in the uncertainty of windy conditions ...
September, betwixt and between ...
September can be a month of contrasts contingent on the weather; temperatures tend to lose their intensity as we near the end of summer, hurricanes become a possibil...
The growing season is an integral part of the garden calendar, another part of Mother Nature’s cycle; heat combined with rain creates abundant growth, but there is a downside at this time of year hurr...
Fortunately, I was off the Island for much of the winter, which I understand weatherwise, left much to be desired.
We seemed to bypass spring and moved into summer conditions, with the result we are ...
Spring is in the air, new growth is starting to show on bare branches and temperatures are rising. Planting can begin in April with a much reduced risk of wind and salt damage. New plantings should be...
Having been off Island for much of the winter, it is obvious that the weather has been undesirable to say the least, especially for plant growth and the landscape in general.
Our weather is always un...
