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Gardening in Spain - From Richard & Clodagh Handscombe

Clodagh & Dick Handscombe are experienced gardeners and authors living in Spain.

They say about themselves:-

"In our holistic garden and allotment we grow flowers, herbs, vegetables and fruit and are largely self sufficient in our needs for a healthy Mediterranean diet. Summer shade for siestas, sundowners, al fresco cooking eating and dining is provided by the shade of mature trees and a colourful naya-covered arched terrace. Sheltered sunny warm winter corners are created by wind breaking boundary plant clad walls and internal hedges. To enable us to produce rich composts for enriching soils for garden beds, containers and the allotment plus invaluable home reared meat and eggs we keep a few chickens and rabbits."

We have now written six books re gardening in Spain including the best seller Growing Healthy Vegetables in Spain and have a regular radio programme on Spanish radio. If you are interested in growing vegetables in the Mediterranean climate or more ideas for growing in a globally warmed southern England the book can be obtained most easily in the UK from Amazon

Sounds pretty wonderful to me! These are the latest articles from their website and I'm sure they will be of interest to anyone thinking of moving to a warm climate or even coping with global warming.

There's a lot in there books that can be applied to growing anywhere, not just in Spain, and they're verywell written and easy to follow - where ever you may be.

Gardening In Spain

Articles About Growing and Gardening in Spain

Growing Circles – A practical idea for self sufficiency in 2010

Describes a practical way for lonely infirm and or inexperienced friends and neighbors to join forces to become self sufficient by sharing effort, time, experience and in some cases land.

Living Very Well From our Spanish Garden 2

A two episode case history of how an expat couple have become very self sufficient from their Spanish garden. This is part 2

Living Very Well From Our Spanish garden

A two episode case history of how an expat couple have become very self sufficient from their Spanish garden. This is part 1

Developing a great Spanish Garden

In this article we provide a basic framework for a garden that matches an outdoor life style in a garden developed as the main room of the house for most months of the year.

Will school gardens be effective this autumn

Looks at the benefits and success factors of school gardens especially in Mediterranean climate countries like Spain with their two Springs

August is a great month for gastronomic treats

This article highlights the many edible flowers fruits herbs and vegetables that can be harvested at this time of year in well planned and tended Spanish gardens.

Gardening Books for Portugal

Portugal and Spain share similar gardening challenges and these books will help gardeners in Portugal

Plant useful as well as pretty and perfumed plants

Beneficial and medicinal plants can be an attractive perfumed addition to your Spanish garden as well as helping your health

June the change over month in Spanish Gardens

June is a month of change in the Spanish garden

Roses in Spain

We were reminded of the importance of roses in Spain on a visit to the Generalife and Alhambra gardens in Granada

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March 2007