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Gardening in Spain - From
Richard & Clodagh Handscombe
 Clodagh & Dick Handscombe are experienced
gardeners and authors living in Spain.
They say about themselves:-
"In our holistic
garden and allotment we grow flowers, herbs,
vegetables and fruit and are largely self sufficient
in our needs for a healthy Mediterranean diet.
Summer shade for siestas, sundowners, al fresco
cooking eating and dining is provided by the
shade of mature trees and a colourful naya-covered
arched terrace. Sheltered sunny warm winter
corners are created by wind breaking boundary
plant clad walls and internal hedges. To enable
us to produce rich composts for enriching soils
for garden beds, containers and the allotment
plus invaluable home reared meat and eggs we
keep a few chickens and rabbits." |
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Sounds pretty wonderful to me! These are the latest articles from
their website and I'm sure they will be of interest
to anyone thinking of moving to a warm climate or even
coping with global warming.
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Articles About Growing and Gardening in Spain |
| July in the Spanish Garden |
| It's hot, very hot. So how do you keep your garden going and looking well when the sun is out in Spain? |
| Al fresco cooking in the Spanish garden |
| By Clodagh and Dick Handscombe, active gardeners and authors who have enjoyed over twenty years of Al Fresco cooking and eating in Spain.
In our book Your Garden in Spain we emphasise the joy of gardening in Spain and the delight of being able to enjoy the fruits of your [...] |
| June in the Spanish Garden |
| An unusual start to the Spanish June this year, but what needs doing in the garden when the sun does come out? |
| 21 Mediterranean Gardening Risks |
| Spain and other Mediterranean climate areas of the world are wonderful places in which to garden whether starting from scratch or improving an existing garden but there are some important challenges and risks to be over come. |
| Lessons from Cuba for Mediterranean Gardens |
| We came back from Cuba with the following list of ideas and important reminders of things that many gardeners don’t do sufficiently or frequently enough especially to maximise the flavour, bite and yield of vegetable and fruit gardens. |
| The Cuban Gardening Revolution |
| By Clodagh and Dick Handscombe practical gardeners, authors and broadcasters living in Spain who made an informal study tour of Cuban vegetable and fruit growing areas four years ago. |
| May in the Spanish Garden |
| Wherever one gardens in Spain, May is essentially Spring although in cold winter Catalunia it will be the start and in warmer winter Andulucia the end. However essential jobs for all will include the following. |
| Spring Watering in Spain |
| Spring watering in Spain is different to that of northern climates. Includes ten simple solutions. |
| April in the Spanish Garden |
| How the Spanish gardens are coping after the warmest spring for years and the top ten April tasks. |
| Traditional Geraniums Pelargoniums |
| Geraniums and pelargoniums are the traditional plant of Spain. Find out how we grow ours. |
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