Campo Cuttings with Lorraine Cavanah

  Lorraine Cavanagh is the author of ‘Mediterranean Garden Plants’ the best selling Mediterranean gardening book on the Spanish Costa’s. Lorraine’s garden centre ‘Viveros Florena’ is on the Algarrobo/Competa Road at km 15.  Lorraine writes a monthly column for The Grapevine providing advice and an insight into gardening in the Axarquia.

ANOTHER EVIL WEEVIL!

We are still reeling from the attacks of the palm weevil or picudorojoand we now need to square up to another attacker –...

QUIRKY POTS

With Easter just around the corner, March is the month when spring blows in and fills us full of optimism for new projects. It's...

MIRABILIS JALAPA.

Few plants can have as many common names as mirabilis jalapa! Some of those you’ll hear most frequently, though are there are many more...

OUR ANCIENT ROOTS.

The dawning of a New Year tends to make us reflective; we look back but also, more excitingly, we look forward. Within the scheme...

The Twelve Days of Citrus

Citrus are so beautiful with their deep green glossy evergreen leaves, white waxy scented flowers and glowing edible fruits; they make perfect and very...

SUN OR ROCK ROSES

  The sun roses (cistusspp) are some of the most lovely, fleeting and delicate of flowers and yet the plants are as tough...

ROSES ARE RED – AND YELLOW, WHITE, APRICOT AND BLUE!

This year, for the first time at the Garden Centre, we will be selling bare-rooted roses for a short period of time and...
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Gorgeous Grasses!

Many of you have asked if we can increase our range of ornamental grasses in the garden centre – so I'm pleased to...
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Lilac Vines

Wisteria must be one of the most recognised and loved climbers – even non-gardeners know it – and yet, strangely, it has no common...