HEAVENLY SCENTS WITHIN REACH
It could be the tangy aroma of the lemon, the elusive, sometimes seductive scent of the rose or a distant parisan whiff of the ever pervasive Brunfelsia.
Whichever form one experiences it, the pleasant feeling can hardly be ignored. Indeed long after one has left the g…
Our neighbourhoods are slowly, but surely falling silent. Whether in the countryside or in the cities, familiar sounds are receding.
The chirpings of the weaver birds, larks and warblers which used to announce the break of dawn are getting fainter by the day.
Since ancient times, birds have …
Even in a well maintained lawn, serious troubles can arise. In the dry season, the soil could be low in nitrogen causing rust on the blades. Maybe mounds of soils have developed due to mole action. Whatever the issue, resist the urge to blast away your lawn troubles with fungicides or insecticides.…
For many of us, installing a lawn involves commissioning landscaper to dig up the grounds, rake and plant a grass type we will have recommended or one they suggest for us. Thereafter the serious business of lawn tending starts and ends with lawn mowing and occasional watering.
But there is more to …
Want to create a garden out of thin air?
Then consider having hanging gardens.
Since time immemorial people have raised hanging gardens –in whatever form they could. Indeed among the Seven Wonders of the World are king Nebuchadnezzar’s hanging gardens which grew in Babylon around 2500 BC. The gard…
It is the hope of every gardener to get his or her garden soil as close to the ideal soil as possible. However for many, this may seem well impossible particularly where time and money are constraints. The good news is that whatever small improvements you do; the results will certainly be noticed. T…
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