Final Thoughts November 1999: Reflections on the Past Season, and Future Dreams by Mala Gunadasa-Rohling Another year over in the gardening world, and many lessons learnt and pleasures had. One of the treats right now is being able to breathe a little easier since most of the work for the year is completed, not that [Continue]
Horticulture News from Around the World: A Revolutionary Seawater Greenhouse Offers Hope in the Desert by Nick Nuttal, Environmental Correspondent, The Times, UK PEOPLE living in the world’s arid regions could enjoy fresh water courtesy of a British architect and his revolutionary seawater greenhouse. The pioneering building, which won an architectural award at the Design [Continue]
A GARDENER was almost buried alive yesterday when the ground opened up beneath him and he fell 6ft down a hole while mowing a judge’s lawn. David Lonsdale, 41, is thought to have lain unconscious in the hole for an hour before recovering and remembering that he had his mobile telephone in his pocket. [Continue]
Feature Article November 1999: Just say NO and just say YES! Well, the rain is-a-coming but there’s still more to do in the garden.. Just like there’s a continuous stream of work to do at the office, there’s always more to do in the garden. A garden is a process just like anything else and [Continue]
Here are a few things to do during November for gardeners in the Canada, Northern US, England and European areas, basically anywhere where a winter season is right around the corner… 1. Plant the last of the spring-flowering bulbs: You still have a few days left to squeeze this chore in before the long, [Continue]
Seed storing and planting, and houseplant TLC by David Tarrant Winter time for gardeners is dream time – having put the garden to bed we turn to our gardening magazines and all the wonderful gardening books available to make great plans for the season ahead. One good hands-on activity coupled with this planning would be [Continue]