January is the month that heralds “The New Year’ which comes at the height of the Harmattan season. The rains have long seized to fall, giving way to the Harmattan’s dry winds which blankets the landscape with its grey dust. Most plants manage to stay alive; the deciduous shedding their leaves, while those that keep…

Amaryllis is a crowd- pleaser with look-at me blossoms in cheerful dramatic blooms. Few bulbs are easier to grow than the amaryllis – and few blooms with greater exuberance and beauty.

The season of gifts giving and merry making is here again and with it comes the joy of decorating our homes with things that make the occasion of occasions its merriest.