Gardening in Almería

Hi Jimbo

I've come across a Facebook page called Spanish Garden Info which I find the members to be very knowledgeable. Also there is a site called www.Spain-info.co.uk that has a gardening section that I think you will find useful.

I'm actually moving to Turre area next week so am trying to get some useful info ready for when I have a Spanish garden. 

Hi there,

I have found the Facebook group Spanish Gardening to be a tremendous help in identifying plants that I’ve inherited, lol, and lots of tips and advice too.

Janice

Hi Jimbo

I'd like to recommend all the books by Dick Hanscombe on Gardening in Spain, all available on Amazon.

Gardening on a terrace is more time consuming here as watering can be constant in the summer and most of the rest of the year too, as pots dry out very quickly.  This can be a problem if you are going on holiday or spend long spells away visiting family.  

Generally speaking, smaller leaves and blue-green foliage usually means a plant which is more tolerant to drought but I do recommend that you go in for succulents and cacti.  Some do have the most spectacular flowers and Yuccas too are great for terrace gardening and create no mess.

I am so sorry for not having acknowledged and expressed appreciation for your above posts. I am not generally pig ignorant, and am embarrassed by my oversight on this occasion.

Regarding the Facebook thing; I'm currently considering applying for 'Young Old Duffer of the Year' and have an inalienable (I read that word on the side of a pallet I was sawing up for the logburner and promised myself that I would use it some day) distrust of all things internetty. (This forum is like a first kiss behind the bike shed for me!) Regarding the books, I'm struggling to find any that are not "not available".  Still I will fumble on in a heady mixture of excitement and blind optimism. (I'm back behind the bike shed again) 

Thanks again,

Jimbo 😎

That's ok Jimbo.  I know what you mean about things 'internetty'.  Apart from sheer assumption that many of us have that every aquaintance is interested in the mundanities of one's covid blighted life, it's all very time consuming unless you have little else to do.  More so as you get older I fear!

Maybe your best bet would be looking for second hand reference books on terrace gardens or Mediterranean plants.  Try Paws or MacMillan shops like those in Turre or whatever you can find nearby.  Good luck!

Very good suggestion. I go into Paws, on the Bouganvilla roundabout fairly frequently but have not previously focused on their books. I shall definitely give it a go!

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