Since January most of my articles have dealt with the how and when of gardening, but now I want to look at why we have a garden and what we hope to achieve with it.
The most common electricity contract types in France – and which one is right for you.
Despite lower temperatures, rain, and storms, firemen are still called out several times to deal with winter fires, mainly caused by ‘écobuages’ gone wrong.
There are still some harvests to gather in the garden – the last few marrows and gourds need to be picked before the frosts, and the rows of parsnips are now demanding to be harvested to provide winter delights such as parsnip chips and curried parsnip soup, which are practically unknown to the French.
Float away your stress! with Julie Boulanger My husband declined my invitation to try out the float pools at Silence – Centre de flottaison. “If I want to float in salt water, I’ll just go…
Winterising your swimming pool properly is likely to make it easier to open, protect from frost damage and prevent green water.
There is an old Provencal saying: “Plantez avant la Sainte Catherine et vous auriez de bonnes racines” – plant before 25 November to have good roots.
If, like us, you have access to an irrigation canal, water supply is simple during the summer months: you water or irrigate at the set times as laid down by your Mairie.
It can come as quite a surprise just how much water is lost from a swimming pool via evaporation, due to heat, humidity and wind.
The mosquito, (‘little fly’ in Spanish) has been around for more than 30 million years.