Tue 7 Oct 2008
Solanum Plant
Solanum Plant Moraira This is a beautiful shrub with deep blue flowers and is very easy to grow. It grows well in the garden and also makes a very good plant in a trough or pot. You can keep the plant to a reasonable size by cutting the branches whe...
Tue 7 Oct 2008
Moraira Pansies
Moraira Pansies After the extremely hot and dry summer many of us have lost plants and it is now a good time to plant winter pansies to fill some of the gaps. Their colours are striking with many of them multicoloured. They look very attractive in t...
Tue 7 Oct 2008
Hibiscus Plant Moraira
Hibiscus Plant, Moraira The Hibiscus plant is a beautiful plant to have in your garden. There are various colours, red, pink, gold and yellow, and some are double flowers. They seem to grow best in pots and to get the maximum out of them it is best ...
Mon 23 Jun 2008
Gardeners Circle, Teulada
For anyone interested in gardening on the Costa Blanca this is a fantastic club. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Casa Cultura, Teulada and commences at 2.30 p.m. The autumn programme is as follows: Date Competition 1st O...
Mon 28 Apr 2008
Cactus d'Algar Gardens
Gardening in Moraira Things to do Life in Spain
There are some beautiful cactus gardens situated at Callosa d’en Sarria. From Moraira take the A7 towards Alicante and you will see the signpost to Callosa. The journey takes about 30 minutes. The gardens are open from 10.0 a.m. until approxima...
Mon 4 Feb 2008
Processionary Caterpillars
Gardening in Moraira Life in Spain
Almond Blossom Caterpillar Nest January to March in the Northern Costa Blanca is a most beautiful time of year. The almond blossoms are in full bloom and flora and fauna starts to spring back to life. But what’s this – Candyfloss in pine tree...
Sat 2 Feb 2008
Garden Centres in Moraira and Compost
Gardening in Moraira Life in Spain
There are three garden centres in Moraira: Paichi Garden Centre, situated on the main road out of Moraira towards Benitachell, on the left hand side just past the European Shopping Centre. This garden centre won first prize for the best stand at the ...
Fri 5 Oct 2007
Gardening in Moraira
Here are just a few pictures of the flowers in our Moraira garden during OctoberIt’s one thing buying a villa but to have a nice garden as well is another. We are in October now and the weather here in Moraira is wonderfull, still short’s...