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
Castro Marim public lighting vandalism
Forty street lights were vandalised recently in Castro Marim’s pretty garden of ‘Colina de Revelim de Santo António’. The damage, which amounts to thousands of euros, is all the more
The potted garden
Since becoming a professional gardener, I have only ever lived in apartments, so my own gardens have been limited to what will grow well in pots. I had always seen
The right plant for the right place
By Rosie Peddle Our first impressions of the Algarve were always shaped by the plants and trees that we saw here – whether we were here on holiday in the
Colour in the garden
By Marilyn Medina Ribeiro Colour, whether subtle or shouting, is fundamental to successful design and the mood of a garden. When you look at the colours in your garden, which
Grow something new from seed
By Marilyn Medina Ribeiro
Gardening in the Algarve
By Marilyn Ribeiro Dear readers, welcome to the new regular gardening column. You can expect plant-related facts, anecdotes, history, news and curiosities. The focus will be firmly on Mediterranean-climate species
Fire and water
By Rosie Peddle
Drought and the Mediterranean Garden
Article taken from The Dry Gardening Handbook written by Olivier Filippi, supplied by www.mediterraneangardensociety.org
Know your friends, and your enemies…
…in a Mediterranean garden