Phew how fast each gardening year goes round. Not just completing the round of annual repetitive jobs that keep a garden continuously flowering and productive but also completing the new projects decided on as New Year resolutions to improve the beauty of the garden while at the same time reducing  its maintenance needs,  and completing twelve months of writings to introduce and supplement our books. And of course we self published a new small but important book ‘Living Well from Our Mediterranean Garden during 2011.

Read more on Seasonal Christmas, New Year and Los Reyes best wishes to our many garden friends in Spain and other Mediterranean countries…

Palm weevils or beetles have become a menace worldwide, especially in Mediterranean climate situations. This article explains the scale of the problem and what can be done.

By Clodagh and Dick Handscombe

Practical holistic gardeners and authors living in Spain for 25 years.

Close or carpet planting as a mulch

In May we posted an article about the importance of mulching. It can now be found in the ‘’’ archives. One of the mentioned effective ways of mulching was the close planting  of plants so that their foliage touched and overlapped. This can also be referred to as carpet planting.

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By Clodagh and Dick Handscombe
Practical holistic gardeners and authors living in Spain for 25 years.

The Long Tradition of Spanish & Mediterranean Patio Gardens

Patio gardens have been popular in Spain and other Mediterranean countries  for  two millennium and continue to be so today. For many persons living in the historic centres of towns and villages and in village style new urbanisations patio gardens are the only outdoor living space they have.

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Spanish and other Mediterranean gardeners have much to do in October.

Recent and forecast weather

Although July was cooler than normal August made up for it in most areas. One result was high humidities and early morning dew that was great for plants of all sorts. The forecast looks goods for September and since autumn rains except for lightish storms around the new and full moons have in the past decade sliiped from September to October and november we might well have an Indian autumn.

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We provide a basic framework for a garden that matches an outdoor life style with the garden developed as the main room of the house for most months of the year

Spanish gardens in August. A newsletter referring to some important gardening needs and events. Clodagh and Dick Handscombe. Gardeners and authors living in Spain for 25 years.

Dealing with Spanish and other Mediterranean sloping gardens. Considers some ways of dealing with dry stone terraces and soil walls and embankments to create the basis for delightful gardens.
Clodagh and Dick Handscombe . Gardeners and authors living in Spain for 25 years. www.gardeninginspain.com.