Gardening in Spain

The anatomy of an apartment garden on the Med

Guidelines for the productive, attractive and healthy use of apartment terraces, balconies and windowsills are discussed

Retirement Gardening in Spain is Great

Retirement gardening advice for Spain

Apartment Gardening Mediterranean Style – Terraces, balconies and windowsills

By Clodagh and Dick Handscombe, Practical gardeners, authors and broadcasters living in Spain for 25 years . What’s in Apartment Gardening Mediterranean Style – Terraces, balconies and windowsills? Last time we promised to tell you something about the content of our latest book : For our fourteenth and perhaps last book – seven of them focussed [...]

Apartment Gardening Mediterranean Style

Introduction to the first comprehensive fully illustrated handbook to growing flowers, herbs, fruit and vegetables on the terraces, balconies and windowsills of apartments in Mediterranean climate situations.

Spring Garden Talks in Spain

Spring gardening talks and book signing schedule.

Gardening in Spain – March came in like a lamb, but!

Spanish weather is often full of good and bad surprises. Together with the different soils, plants, pests and diseases and gardening products gardening is always a challenge.  But a quartet of books is available to help you identify, understand, and overcome the challenges.

Spanish gardens under threat

Today Spanish gardens are under threat from a number of man made risks that were not there two decades ago. This article discusses the 10 main risks

Spanish gardens need more trees

Trees provide some of the best spring and summer flower displays in the garden, a privacy and security, pollution control and absorb carbon dioxide

Your garden might sell your Spanish home

The Spanish housing market is in the doldrums and anyone buying has plenty to consider at bargain prices - so use your garden to sell your house

SPANISH GARDENS – New Year Resolutions

With todays continuing tough economies there are some important New Year resolutions to consider to make the best of living in Spain. Clodagh and Dick Handscombe Gardeners, authors and broadcasters in Spain for twenty five years.