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May in the Spanish gardens

Greenfinger — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:56:03 +0000

May is a colourful and also busy month in Spanish and other Mediiterannean gardens. This article looks at some of the key issues.

Reducing the water your garden needs

Greenfinger — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:27:11 +0000

Reducing garden watering needs is becoming vital. Why and how to do so is discussed in this to the pint article by Mediterranean gardening authors Clodagh and Dick Handscombe.

Spanish and Mediterranean Spring gardening ideas

Greenfinger — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:44:59 +0000

Some ideas for spring Mediterranean Gardens and how to make money with donkey manure worth 1000 euros a kilo.

Spanish planting strategies

Greenfinger — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:40:59 +0000

Issues affecting Spanish planting strategies

Deciding what to plant in a Spanish garden is more complicated than in Northern Europe for a number of reasons.

Firstly the wide variations of quality and depths of soils.

Spanish gardens in March

Greenfinger — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:48:14 +0000

By Clodagh and Dick Handscombe

Holistic gardeners authors and gardening coaches living in Spain for 25 years

March can be a challenge

For many February was a difficult gardening month. Nights were mainly cold, with frosts well below zero in many gardens even less than a kilometre from the coast and many exotic plants were blackened. Night time winds caused air frosts even when thermometers showed above zero so plants in high up on apartment terraces had leaves burnt.Fruit trees suffered also. Avocados in Andalusia and citrus and stone fruits further north.

Read more on Spanish gardens in March…

Speed your Spanish house sale with garden improvements

Greenfinger — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:00:18 +0000

Sell with garden improvements in tough markets

A practical care and processing plan for your olive trees

Greenfinger — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:18:33 +0000

A handy guide to the care of your olive trees and making the best possible oils.

Achieving the many benefits of olive trees

Greenfinger — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:03:34 +0000

Olive trees have so many uses! So look after the ones you have and plant new ones.

Economic gardening for hard economic times

Greenfinger — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:16:04 +0000

How to cut the costs of having a beautiful and productive Mediterranean garden

Happy New Year to Spanish and other Mediterranean gardeners

Greenfinger — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:59:07 +0000

Best wishes for interesting, inspiring, colourful, perfumed, healthy and productive gardens in 2012 from Spain's best known gardening authors.