Gardening with Patricia Jordan

May already and after the cold wet winter it is a pleasure to feel the warmth of the sun again. The plants are enjoying it all too and roses are ...

April sees new growth and flowers in bloom I love those old British sayings about the weather – ‘March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers’ and ‘a windy March ...

Plants must be carefully selected due to our different seasons When I went to horticultural college over 40 years ago now, my aim was to grow my own shrubs and plants ...

Protect yourself in the garden with gloves A recent report in the UK advised that gardeners there should not use glass greenhouses. I would suggest that this not such a ...

Bulbs, seedlings and more are already coming to life I make the same New Year’s resolution every year, that I will not buy any plants that I do not ...

There is still a lot going on in the garden this month. Unlike more northerly parts of Europe where winter has set in and gardens can be covered with frost ...

November an ideal month to make sure all well before Christmas fever sets in November is a good month for getting things done in the garden before everyone becomes caught ...

However there is always something to admire Gardeners are weather watchers. For them it can be too cold, too hot, too wet or too dry and there is always something ...

What do the two stone fruits have in common and where do they differ? Patricia Jordan Whilst biting into a nectarine during the late summer and mopping up the juice ...

By Patricia Jordan Wow! What a hot summer we have had and it is not over yet. According to those who ‘read’ the weather conditions for the rest of the ...

Climbers come to the fore With temperatures rising even more rapidly, this is a difficult time in our gardens. In high summer plants scarcely grow and it is not a ...

At 300 metres elevation in the foothills of the Troodos mountains and in a frost pocket, I am always surprised that I can get anything slightly sub-tropical to grow at all. ...

By Patricia Jordan The weather certainly keep you guessing in Cyprus, but at least April is here and although there may be some April showers, which are all to the ...

There’s much to look forward to as days get longer When I was at primary school I well remember writing in my exercise book “March brings breezes loud and ...

Most of us living in Cyprus won’t experience snow, but occasionally it has been known to occur away from Troodos. There may be a few flurries in the hilly ...