Let's Garden, gardening tips

With the arrival of the hot summer days, the garden looks wonderful again ! Annuals like the tobacco plant and the cappucines are now in flower. Roses adore the sun. The Summer flowers show off their best colours : the dahlias and the hollyhock compete for the prize of most beautiful flower !

Some tasks should be carried out befrore going off on holiday. Embankments and pathways should be weeded - otherwise you will be invaded with them on your return. Mulch your banks in order to keep the foot of your flowers as humid as possible and to prevent the wild grass from growing again.

Install an automatic watering system in your garden boxes which will take care of the plants in your absence.

In the orchard, the parasites love nibbling on the tender green leaves of your bushes. Treat them with a good measure of nettle dung - this will strengthen the plants and will fend off caterpillars and unwanted greeenflies.

This is also the month to harvest your cherries and the first tomatoes.

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The dry forests of Martinique modified 26/07/2010
The dry forests of Martinique are found on the south and east of the island, and also in the north near the windy coastlines. This is where the numerous species of trees and lianas which symbolize the island proliferate.

The savanna on the summits of Martinique modified 22/07/2010
Martinique is overlooked by the still active volcano of the Pelée Mountian. The vegetation here is quite unique and contains many endemic species, due to its altitude, its cool climate and its volcanic soil.

The flora of Martinique modified 13/07/2010
Nicknamed "the island of flowers", Martinique is an island with many different aspects to it ! Its very hilly territory, dominated by the Pelée Mountain, is host to a huge amount of trees and lianas which are spread across the island, and vary according to the rainfall levels !

The mangrove in Martinique modified 12/07/2010
The mangrove in Martinique is a separate ecosystem. Its vegetation consists solely of trees acclimatized to a salty environment whose purpose is to prevent the erosion of the coastline and also to protect the corals and grassbeds from the deposition of sediments.

Invasive plants modified 07/07/2010
After deforesttion and unbridled urbanisation, invasive plants are the second factor contributing to the decrease in biodiversity. With the development of globalization, we import and export plants all over the planet.

The posidonia modified 14/06/2010
The posidonia is an underwater plant, and not a type of seaweed. It flowers underwater and forms a vaste seagrass bed essential to the Mediterranean marine ecosystem.

The Lawnmower modified 26/05/2010
A lawnmower is a heavy investment for a gardener. Many criteria have to be considered before making the right chioice : the surface to mow, the width of the cut, the type of motor, the type of traction.

Ventilating the greenhouse modified 24/05/2010
The temperature and the rate of humidity of a greenhouse depends on its ventilation. This complex process involves the exchange of heat between the inside and the outside of the greenhouse.

Placing your greenhouse modified 24/05/2010
So you've decided at last ! That greenhouse that you've wished for so long, so that you could pamper your plants and prepare your spring sowing, is finally to be installed in the garden.

Orchids modified 19/05/2010
Orchids grow throughout the world between the North and South Poles, excluding deserts, and between roughly 0 and 3,5000m in altitude. France has the biggest number of different species in Europe.