Learn to love brown – midsummer brunch in an Algarve garden
A very successful first Midsummer Brunch was organised for the Mediterranean Gardening Association Portugal (MGAP) members and friends on June 25 by our events coordinator, Tessa Hearn. Brunch was decided
The launch of the Barrocal Botanic Garden
This year the Mediterranean Gardening Association in Portugal (MGAP) took the first positive steps towards establishing a botanic garden in the Algarve. The site of approximately 1,000sqm on the gentle
A man’s adventures with plants
“Now in my 80th year I can look back on a journey that has taken me through some of the world’s most exciting wild and garden landscapes and brought me
A mediterranean garden in the Algarve?
Is the Algarve mediterranean? Good question, and one I often get asked at the Mediterranean Gardening Association. You will have noticed that there is a small ‘m’ and a large
Spring has sprung in the Algarve
Spring is a great time of year to see plants looking their best and temptations aplenty were on offer at the Spring Garden Fair on Saturday, March 4 at Quinta
What’s in a name?
There is an interesting tension between gardeners and botanists on the subject of plant names because they use names for different purposes. Gardeners use names that give universal labels that
Mediterranean kitchen garden in winter
The end of one year and the beginning of the next is a good time to take stock of the garden. If you can make notes on what has worked
BOOK REVIEW – Planting Design for Dry Gardens, Olivier Filippi
Filbert Press, February 2016, 240 pages, full colour, ISBN 9780993389207 Beautiful, resilient groundcovers for terraces, paved areas, gravel and other alternatives to the lawn – excellent, thorough and inspirational In
The eternal conundrum … where can we get good plants?
For me, the best time of year here in the Algarve includes the cooler months – starting with our second spring following the autumn rainfall. This is still a sort
Spring fever – a gardening checklist for the Mediterranean
As the Mediterranean Gardening Association prepares for the first Spring Garden Fair to be held this Saturday (April 11) from 11am to 5pm in the rural setting of the Quinta