Wed 4 Dec 2013
Creating a garden in Spain
Gardening in Moraira Life in Spain
When you buy a property in Spain, once the interior is developed to your satisfaction, you’ll want a garden that looks as good and is appropriate for an outside lifestyle. There are many ways to approach this and I’d just like to pass on some i...
Sun 11 Jan 2009
Strelitizia Reginae plant
Strelitizia (bird of Paradise plant) This plant is a must for any garden on the Costa Blanca and will be ideal in any Moraira or Javea garden. It has very distinctive spiky yellow and orange flowers which give the appearance of bird crests, they are...
Sun 11 Jan 2009
Mahonia (Oregon Grape)
Plants for Moraira Properties This is very distinctive plant and gives a beautiful splash of colour in the winter with bunches of yellow flowers in spikes on the tops of the branches. The plant has dark prickly leaves similar to holly but not quite ...
Sat 3 Jan 2009
Arbutus Unedo (Strawberry tree)
Moraira Strawberry Tree This is a beautiful evergreen tree which bears small clusters of very pretty bell like white flowers in late autumn and at the same time has very bright ornamental yellow strawberries which turn a very bright red. These straw...
Sat 3 Jan 2009
Moraira Poinsettia
Moraira Poinsettia This is a beautifully dramatic red plant which is very popular at Christmas. The red plant is the most common but there are similar varieties with very pale green and white leaves, or pink leaves which are also very attractive. Th...
Fri 12 Dec 2008
Moraira Thymus Vulgaris
Thymus This plant is a very useful herb to grow in the garden. The plant is quite compact with small grey/green leaves and in midsummer has clumps of purple flowers. It is readily available in most garden centres.
Thu 11 Dec 2008
Rosemary Officinalis
Moraira Rosemary This is a very useful plant for cooks and makes a decorative and aromatic plant in the garden. It is particularly good grown in pots as this keeps the plant compact and it does not get too straggly. The plant is evergreen with attra...
Wed 10 Dec 2008
Plumbago
Plumbago Plant This is a most beautiful shrub with pale, deep blue or white flowers. It can be trained to be a climber, a spreading shrub and can even be used as a hedge. It flowers late summer and likes full sun. It needs light watering. These plan...
Fri 5 Dec 2008
Agarve Atenuata
Agarve Atenuata This is an outstanding structural plant with wide grey leaves. Many agarves have quite dangerous spikes at the ends of the leaves but this partu¡icular variety has quite soft fleshy type leaves and is most attractive. A bonus with th...
Fri 5 Dec 2008
Cyclamen
Cyclamen This is a very beautiful plant with quite exotic flowers, either in pale pink, cerise or white. These plants like a fairly shady place in the garden and should be watered regularly from the base. They flower late summer and will go on flowe...