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 4th December 2008
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Gardening in France One of the pleasure of life in France is having time to spend in the garden. But for many people, a French garden presents new challenges such as looking after an old orchard of apple trees or creating a garden from a one acre field.FrenchEntrée's gardening zone is here to help with advice on everything from improving your soil to tackling a large garden and rejuvenating old orchard trees. If there is a topic you would like information on or have some advice to pass on please get in touch. Gardening Glossary 30 Wildlife Friendly Plants Planting a Hedge Books & Catalogues |
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In a series of articles, writer James Clay combines two delightful past-times Gardening and Cocktail Drinking. This month, with his usual comedy and charm, he tells us how to make the ultimate festive drink Mulled Wine, offers some Christmas gift suggestions, and explains why gardeners like manure so much!...
Despite no professional horticultural experience, Charles and Charlotte Liddell moved to France and opened a nursery selling David Austin roses. Here, Charlotte tells the story of their first year - and gives their tips for growing roses successfully
There's no need to waste your grass cuttings - here's how to use them in your garden. Also, natural control for slugs and snails and advice on the care of bulbs during dry summers
The days may be getting shorter but there are still things to do in the garden...
August is when apples and pears start to ripen. Here's how to know if they're ready to eat. Plus what cuttings can be taken now and other seasonal tasks
Continuous rain and damp can wreak havoc on the vegetable garden, in particular tomatoes and potatoes. Here's what you can do to save your crops
Are your pumpkin plants covered in tiny black bugs? Find out who the culprit is...
What do do before you use your grass cuttings as mulch, re-flowering fruit trees, and an eco solution for leaf munching bugs
Back in the UK you had a garden the size of a postage size - here's it's a couple of acres (or more!). Here are a few suggestions on what to do, plus advice on cleaning up old apple trees
If you've had lots of rain in your area, here's what you need to do now to help your plants. And advice when planting a hedge
A less back-breaking way to better soil, plus expert advice on how to dead-head roses. And if your apricot tree is ill, here's what you must not do
What's it like to garden in a hot, dry climate? Lindsay Nixon tells how a lot of hard work transformed a rough, tough land into a beautiful garden. 
Fed up with the ever growing mounds if dirt in his garden, one FrenchEntrée reader embarked on an explosive battle against moles. And topic host Mike Curtis gives his safer alternative!