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Gardening in the Costa Brava
Author Clodagh Handscombe in a Spanish Garden
Creating a garden in the Spanish sun can be very satisfying but difficult for an ex-pat.
Things need to be done differently in Spain. Hotter weather than England and different plants are just the start.
What to ask for in the garden centre is another problem.
Now you can get up to date practical advice by Clodagh and Dick Handscombe who are active gardeners and gardening authors living in Spain for 20 years.
Spanish Gardening Books
They have written a number of books available in both Spain and the UK on gardening - Spanish Gardening Books.
The books offer a wealth of practical advice for day to day gardening, problem solving and how to cope in a gardening crisis.
Gardening in Spain Web Site
Their web site, Gardening in Spain, has a articles that give up to date comprehensive gardening advice for both resident and holiday home owners of properties in Spain whether owning a house, villa, town house, finca , penthouse or apartment.
The links below lead directly to their site.
| A practical care and processing plan for your olive trees |
| A handy guide to the care of your olive trees and making the best possible oils.
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| Achieving the many benefits of olive trees |
| Olive trees have so many uses! So look after the ones you have and plant new ones.
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| Economic gardening for hard economic times |
| How to cut the costs of having a beautiful and productive Mediterranean garden
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| Happy New Year to Spanish and other Mediterranean gardeners |
| Best wishes for interesting, inspiring, colourful, perfumed, healthy and productive gardens in 2012 from Spain's best known gardening authors.
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| Seasonal Christmas, New Year and Los Reyes best wishes to our many garden friends in Spain and other Mediterranean countries |
Phew how fast each gardening year goes round. Not just completing the round of annual repetitive jobs that keep a garden continuously flowering and productive but also completing the new projects decided on as New Year resolutions to improve the beauty of the garden while at the same time reducing its maintenance needs, and completing twelve months of writings to introduce and supplement our books. And of course we self published a new small but important book ‘Living Well from Our Mediterranean Garden during 2011.
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| The fatal Palm Weevil disaster |
| Palm weevils or beetles have become a menace worldwide, especially in Mediterranean climate situations. This article explains the scale of the problem and what can be done.
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