Monthly Archives: July 2015

July 31 2015, The Koran

Words of wisdom on nourisihing he body and sould from the Koran

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Tip #173: Aphids

Aphids are small, soft bodied, pear-shaped insects. They range of size from 1 to 10 millimeters and colours including black, red, green, yellow, and colourless.

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Jul 24 2015, Jamaica Kincaid

Gardens can remind us of our heritage

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Tip #172: Seed Dispersal

One of a plant’s main goals is to reproduce and many reproduce primarily done by seed. This can be done by air, water, fire, gravity, by explosion, and by animals.

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July 17 2015

Get lost in time in the summer garden

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Tip #171: Grasshoppers

Grasshoppers can be a real menace to the garden. As herbivores, they eat green leaves like grasses and weeds, but also your treasured garden plants.

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July 10 2015, Marcel Proust

French novelist Marcel Proust on being grateful

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Tip #170: Change in the Garden

Gardens are living ecosystems filled with a variety of plants and other organisms. Some plants will grow, flower, and die back in the same season, others will take a few years before they are able to showcase their full splendour.

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July 3 2015, Henri Frederic Amiel

Swiss philosopher on waiting and learning from a modest garden

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