Gardening

In keeping with Easter tradition; celebrations and festivities are kept on hold during lent (the period of fasting and prayer) until after the Resurrection Sunday. Even funerals of the aged (regarded as a celebration of life) are delayed until after the Lenten period. Eastertide is very popular time of the calendar because it is always…

Easter Sunday, also known as Resurrection Sunday and also called Paschal Sunday, Pascha (Greek, Latin) is a joyous festival to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...

Easter will soon be here but before its arrival comes Holy Week, beginning with Palm Sunday tomorrow. This year Easter weekend takes place from Good Friday on March 30 until Easter Monday on April 2.

We’ve spent some time talking about and predicting garden trends. Some people say they are not interested in fashion or trends but “trends or fashion” is often is often just a word for ‘for new ideas’ and most gardeners are interested in those, even if it’s just buying one newly developed plant cultivar...

International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day are not only a celebration, but also appreciation of their various roles in society and contributions to development.

Gardening may be a time-tested; classic hobby that has been popular for generations, but that doesn’t mean it stays the same from year to year. With new plant cultivars greater awareness of environmentally –friendly practices, innovations in tools, and technology.....

The first flowers appeared on our planet over 130 million years ago creating beauty, color and wonderful secrets. Flowers have been given as gifts since time immemorial it is believed that birthday’s celebrations originated in the Roman Empire and the origins of birth month flowers could be said to date back to these times. Each…

Old growth forest is characterized by diversity including openings created by fallen trees. Thus diversity is critical for wildlife. Whether in the forest or in the garden old trees, branches and twigs will fall to the ground.

Fallen leaves rustle underfoot. They smell good. The wind sometimes whip them up into a frenzy of dancing shapes. While a few leaves wont cause any problems, slippery wet leaves can be a musance, and can be hazardous blocking drains and gutters causing real headache to some home-owners. But did you know you could actually…

The very act of gardening means dealing with weeds, leaves and general garden waste accumulated from trimming, dead-heading, weeding, pruning and the like.

Tired of typical planters, and ready for change? Think outside the pot. Here I have some ideas like using wicker baskets and car tyres as planters.

Sometimes one can literally have one’s cake and eat it. What have you to say about living in a tropical paradise where it doesn’t ever get freezing cold...