Life without a Lawn in São Bras
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Interview with holiday home owners near São Bras. Did you ever contemplate having a lawn? To be honest, yes we did. However, that...
Mediterranean gardens and the visual civilization
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by Jean-Paul Brigand Erwin Panofsky supports the idea that the triumph of linear perspective in the Renaissance is not only based on a ...
Orange Revolution
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When I think of the colour orange, I think happy. I can’t really explain why. I know the Hindus think of it as a happy colour – orange silks...
Roses for the South of France by Joanna Miller
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People often ask my opinion on the best roses to plant in the South of France, where I have lived and gardened for nearly 40 years. In my ...
Roses in a Mediterranean climate – pain or gain ?
https://mgappublic.mgaportugal.org/2014/11/roses-in-mediterranean-climate-pain-or.html
Rosa 'New Dawn' filling an arch Our last garden in the UK was a small town garden with brick walls and hot sandy soil which dried o...
PLANT PORTRAIT - Oleander
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The botanical name is Nerium oleander, with a few sub-species. The main contribution to our gardens comes from the many selected hybrids giv...
A Pond for Swimming In
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Our first look at a swimming pond was a few years ago at a big flower show held in the UK at Hampton Court. This is held annually in July o...
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When I think of the colour orange, I think happy. I can’t really explain why. I know the Hindus think of it as a happy colour – orange silks...