An apple a day…
‘An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor away’ is a common English saying of Welsh origin and much encouraged by our mothers! Apples are a...
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Winter in the garden
We are so lucky that there are many plants that grow well in our gardens during the winter months which started life in the southern...
Time to take stock in the garden
By Patricia Jordan You should be checking for any failures in your garden at this time. I have been making a list of plants I...
Cyprus gardens at their best
Gardening with Patricia Jordan May is such a lovely month in the garden. Everything is bright and fresh while temperatures are still bearable and heady...
Where have all the bees and butterflies gone?
Gardening with Patricia Jordan You may have read in the international press that a recent scientific review revealed that many species of insects are declining...
New Year means things to look forward to in the garden
January and February are not my favourite months in the garden but there are jobs that must be done. We may be lucky and have...
A year in flower
Gardening with Patricia Jordan As the year fades away I would like to share some of the successes and failures in my garden this year....
‘Gardeners in Cyprus never cease to amaze’
By Patricia Jordan GARDENERS in Cyprus never cease to amaze me with what they are able to grow in their gardens here. On a recent...
Gardeners struggle to ‘live for the day’
By Patricia Jordan As one hears of relatives and acquaintances passing, the catch-phrase around nowadays ‘Live for the Day’ comes to mind. Unfortunately, we gardeners...
The heat is still on
Gardening with Patricia Jordan Gardeners in the northern hemisphere will breathe a sigh of relief when this very hot summer is over. On a recent...
A garden that you can enjoy
By Patricia Jordan Cyprus can be such a dusty place, causing breathing problems for some people, especially the elderly and young children. Hot air from...
Fences, hedges and walls
Gardening by Patricia Jordan I am always being asked about hedges and the best plants to grow to create a harmonious environment while protecting the...
The history of flowering plants
By Patricia Jordan I read a most interesting article on the web recently about the origins of flowering plants. Apparently, they make up around 90...
The weeding time of year
By Patricia Jordan In the last few days before Christmas, when all the last parcels and cards were away, the decorations up and only the...
Gardening: A time to take stock
By Patricia Jordan Although we are still in the growing season here, it is good to reflect on how well the garden performed this year,...
Change in season brings more work but fewer hours to do it in
Gardening by Patricia Jordan There are lots of jobs to fit in this month now that it is cooler, even though the nights are drawing...
Great Oaks from little Acorns grow…
By Patricia Jordan Perhaps, like me, you collect seeds all year round. The early flowering annuals like poppies and cerinthe have many seeds. Poppies shed...
How did your garden grow?
By Patricia Jordan Cyprus has just endured the hottest summer for 35 years! My garden is looking parched and some shrubs have very burned tops....
The darling roses of May
By Patricia Jordan May – what a magical month in our flower calendar and such a lot of myths attached to it as well. Wherever...
For the love of a decent garden
By Patricia Jordan Cyprus, as a small island with its semi-subtropical climate, is not dissimilar to other outposts of the former British Empire, where temperatures...
