A Gardener’s Diary I have previously mentioned some of my favourite flowering plants, and now, because of the proximity of Christmas I will say a few words about Euphorbia pulcherrima a plant which came to us from Mexico.
A Gardener’s Diary For longer ago than I care to remember the Frangipani has been one of my favourite tropical trees.
A Gardener’s DiaryOne of the greatest literary pleasures of my childhood was reading the story Robinson Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe. Robinson
A Gardener’s Diary The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a member of that great family; the Solanaceae.
A Gardener’s Diary I’d be interested to know whether most of us propagate plants just to save money, and this becomes very satisfying when we realise just how easy it is, and how inexpensive it is.
A Gardener’s Diary In Guyana one can look forward to boiling hot days and sleepless night due to the heat, made tolerable only by slowly revolving fans. Plants
When I was still a youngster I was introduced to my first encyclopaedia of gardening which was written by TW Sanders.
A Gardener’s Diary The largest seed most of us has to handle in Guyana is the coconut.
A Gardener’s Diary The fruit of papaw (or papaya or pawpaw) is one my favourite tropical fruits.
A Gardener’s Diary The dry season still seems to be producing a little rain but mainly during the night.
A Gardener’s Diary Before I left New Providence I paid a visit to a local Garden Centre on the West Bank where I bought some herbs.
A Gardener’s Diary Before I left New Providence my Buxton Spice Mango tree was fully mature and was bearing a full crop of delicious fruit.
A Gardener’s Diary Firstly an interesting an slightly disturbing word from the Pondoland coastline of South Africa.
A Gardener’s diary I had a plant in my garden called Blue Wings, which had the Latin name Torenia fournieri.
A Gardener’s Diary Most of us have our little bit of Eden by the house.
Planting bulbs in the lawn I have scribbled a few notes about tasks which most of us have to do at some time during the year, so here goes.
A Gardener’s Diary When I was a very young boy I always had difficulty remembering the difference between bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes.
A day in the garden My word, what a day that was in the garden.
A Gardener’s Diary Cuttings are parts of a plant’s stem, leaf or root that can be detached from the parent and which, when given the right conditions, will form roots and grow to lead an independent life.
The pendulum is swinging back with potting composts If you have a garden which is rather on the small side, as mine most certainly was when my wife and I first bought our home in New Providence, then you may have learned a long time ago to tailor the stature of your plants to fit comfortably into it, especially your trees.
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