Sustainable Gardening – The Main Five Points To Bear In Mind
By Jonathan Yaakobi
If anyone needs convincing about the need for sustainable horticulture, you can just ask one simple question. Do you care if your children and grandchildren will be able to enjoy gardens and gardening?

Garden Lawn Care In The Summer – The Extra Tasks For A Great Lawn
By Jonathan Yaakobi
The additional summer tasks that can mean you have a great lawn. The third of three articles on garden lawn care during the summer in dry climates.

Lawn Care – Regular Mowing Through The Summer For Excellent Results
By Jonathan Yaakobi
While there are many essential, lawn care tasks, regular mowing is the key to successfully growing a beautiful grass.

Turf Irrigation – How To Save Water And Your Lawn During Drought Years
By Jonathan Yaakobi
In principle, the best way to save water in dry climate gardens is to reduce the area of grass. Here is a way of saving water in drought years, without killing-off the lawn.

Watering Lawns During The Summer In Mediterranean And Dry Climate Gardens
By Jonathan Yaakobi
There are many factors behind growing a successful lawn. Suitable irrigation is the most crucial of them during the summer in dry, Mediterranean climates.

African Daisy – Excellent Bedding Plants For An Arid Climate Garden
By Jonathan Yaakobi
African daisy plants are not suitable for every location, and may not be to everyone’s taste. In the right place though, they are an important ingredient in dry and Mediterranean gardens.

Growing Roses In Dry Climates – Preconditions For Success
By Jonathan Yaakobi
There are a number of aspects to success with roses such as designing correctly, and pruning professionally. It’s important as well, to know their basic growing requirements.

Ground Cover Plants – When Where And How To Grow them Most Effectively
By Jonathan Yaakobi
Due to water shortages, gardeners in dry climates are planting ground cover plants as an alternative to lawns. Disappointment often follows unfortunately, because of unrealistic expectations from the outset. This article may help you get better results.

Garden Care – Do Perennials Need Less Maintenance Than Annuals?
By Jonathan Yaakobi
Many home gardeners equate the growing of perennial plants with low-maintenance gardening. There are some excellent reasons for preferring perennials to annuals, but saving time and maintenance costs is not one of them.

Spring Lawn Care –Special Tasks That are Essential for Success
By Jonathan Yaakobi
The key to growing a great lawn is to carry out the “ordinary” tasks, like watering and mowing properly, and to remember to perform the special tasks on time.