Agave
Looking around the campo you’ll see, thrusting skyward, what look like giant asparagus tips. These are the developing flower stalks of the agave americanum...
Colourful Climbers
Of the multitude of wonderful plants that we can grow here, I always feel that the climbers give us the most stunning spectacle of...
The Rainbow Flower Bearded Iris Iris Germanica
Some 300 species of iris are known, many of them native to Northern Europe and found in a vast range of habitats, from...
Reading the Leaves Plant Deficiencies
At the Garden Centre, I'm regularly greeted with “little presents” leaves packed between paper sometimes with an infestation of some bug or other, a...
Spring Temptations
This is the time of year when temptation is at its highest and our resolve is at its weakest. Spring - that delicious season...
Oranges and Lemons
One of the most evocative and enduring images of Spain is the sight of an orange tree, shiny-leaved, with its intoxicating perfume and juicy...
The Palm Beetle part two
It would be good to be able to tell you that the rhynchophorus ferrugineos is totally controllable but, unfortunately for palm owners and palm...
The Palm Beetle by Lorraine Cavanagh
This rather handsome looking fellow is enough to send a shiver down the spine of any well brought up palm tree. The rhynchophorus ferrugineos,...
Perfectly Potty by Lorraine Cavanagh
Many of you have asked me for an article on the care of pots.For those of you with roof terraces, balconies or even just...
