April is the month when things in the garden really begin to grow. In February and March there seemed to be plenty of time: in April as the ground warms up, the garden comes along in a rush. So it is time to catch up with your jobs.
Am I an organic gardener? An honest answer is “partly”. I believe in trying to do without chemical aids in the garden and have turned to using natural fertilisers and compost and to employing organic gardening techniques for controlling pests where possible. However, I also use chemical methods where necessary.
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…
If you’re lucky enough to have a pool, how can you make it more water efficient? Here are a few pointers.
In June you should be planting seeds for the coming year in both the potager and the flower garden
Situated above the Riere car park, the Denat garden has 140 members and about 12 regular volunteers
January is the coldest month of the year but it presents a real challenge: very little is growing, the branches are bare, the spring bulbs are just peeping up and one can see the bare bones of the garden.
Growing tomatoes can be challenging even if both thumbs are green.
The crops had been coming on well but the heat wave made the beans and peas shrivel up and the yields have been very small.
P-O Life Mag Summer is out! The paper version disappears like ‘gateaux chauds’ 🙂 so if you still haven’t managed to bag yourself a copy, try one in the following places.