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A time to look back

2020-12-06

Reflecting on this strange year, as 2020 draws to a close, little did we think that we would have to draw on our plants and

Main Garden Bougainvillea Plant

Cyprus’ plant ‘heritage’

2020-11-01

Though endemic plants are bountiful many of the plants that surround us were brought here   Before I came to live in Cyprus over 20

Main Garden Echium Webbii

The weather is finally changing

2020-10-04

October a time to reassess after summer’s losses Have you been waiting for October to arrive? I certainly have, as at last I can get

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Why has our wildlife disappeared?

2020-09-06

Gardening with Patricia Jordan This summer we have had the usual swallows and martins regularly flying over our pool in the mornings and evenings, skimming

Perfect plants for evening perfumes

2020-08-02

A highly evening-perfumed plant that immediately comes to mind is Cestrum nocturnum, known in Cyprus as ‘Pakistani Nights’, but originally from the West Indies. It

Enjoy the early morning garden

2020-07-05

Gardening with Patricia Jordan During these next couple of hot months I like to get out in the garden very early in the morning to

Losses of lockdown

2020-06-07

Gardening can be a lonesome hobby, even more so whilst everyone was on lockdown. Spring is the most exciting time in the garden here, as

Time to enjoy the garden

2020-03-01

Gardening with Patricia Jordan With lengthening days and more sunshine, this is the time of year when you can really enjoy gardening. The soil is

An apple a day…

2020-02-02

‘An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor away’ is a common English saying of Welsh origin and much encouraged by our mothers! Apples are a

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