Unpredictable weather means being alert
After all the excitement of the Christmas and New Year celebrations, January can be sort of a let down! Not a lot to look forward to unless you are a ...
November is a great month to work in the garden
Cyprus is renowned for ‘wall to wall’ sunshine for a great deal of the year and some rain during the winter. This year has been quite an exception with very ...
Lots to do in the shade
We have lived here for 24 years and I think this has been the hottest and longest summer during that time. Although many of the trees in our garden were selected ...
Planting trees in your garden
Our island is in need of a lot more green. The Ministry of Agriculture is encouraging tree planting, as are charity organisations and others. A lot of this is done ...
Borrowing the landscape
I wonder if you have heard of ‘Borrowing the landscape’! It’s a Japanese idea practised for centuries there and called ‘Shakkei’, where features such as far off mountains and ...
Making the most of your garden
There has been a rising appreciation for spending time outside and people are wanting to get as much use out of their gardens as possible. There are many different ways ...