AGDM

Welcome

This is the home page for garden design, redesign, clearance and maintenance in the Algarve. Based around Tavira, Olhão, Faro, Santa Catarina, the Asseca Valley, and São Brás, I'm a sole gardener who's relatively new to the business and the Algarve.

The site is finished, but galleries will be updated when new photos have been taken, and projects will also be added as and when I undertake/complete them. See below for an index of the site.

Also, if you need any advice or help on gardening, feel free to contact me.

Thanks for visiting the site!

•  A new section has been added (under 'Features'). The News section appears on the left, at the top of the column. Within this is a Guestbook where you can, if you wish, leave comments without registering on the site.

 

 

INDEX

Content sections

• About the Gardener - contains one page, 'Just Me', giving you a brief introduction to the gardener and their qualifications and experience.

 

• Projects - contains 3 pages.
  • Design - contains information about a garden I designed from scratch.
  • Clearance - contains information about a garden that hadn't been tended to for 7 years which I 'rescued' and subsequently maintained.
  • Enclosed spaces - currently only contains information about a roof terrace.
  • Redesign - contains information about an established garden which the owners wanted changing.

 

• All Things Gardening - contains 7 pages.
  • Glossary of terms - contains gardening terms explained simply.
  • Simple gardening tips - contains information on gardening for those just beginning.
  • Hedging and screening - contains information on which plants to use for different situations.
  • Rockeries - contains information on how to build rockeries and what plants could be used, not only for the rockery itself but the surrounding area.
  • Water gardening - contains information on how to make a water gardening and what plants to include.
  • Miniature gardens - contains information on how to make a miniature garden both indoors and outdoors.
  • Wildlife in the garden - contains information on how to attract different types of wildlife to your garden, including plants best to grow and other ideas.

 

• Useful Website and Books - contains 3 pages.
  • Recommended websites - related directly to gardening and plants.
  • Recommended books - related directly to all things gardening, including plants and how to construct different things, as well as wildlife books and wildflower books.
  • Other useful links - any websites not directly linked to gardening, but still possibly useful.

 

Feature sections

• News - contains a Guestbook where people can leave a comment about the website if they wish to. Also any updates made to the website will be mentioned here.

 

• Forums - a place for people to discuss anything gardening. Anyone who doesn't wish to email me, but has a question or enquiry can also post here. Currently only 4 topics: general garden questions; plant questions; wildlife questions; and pest problems.

 

• Image Gallery - currently contains 8 folders. Please click on an image to enlarge it.
  • Asseca Valley - photos of the garden I designed from scratch (both before and after).
  • Casa Rosa - photos of the garden I 'rescued' (both before and after).
  • Roof Terrace - photos of an enclosed space garden (both before and after).
  • Tavira - photos of the redesign project (both before and after).
  • Plant Gallery A-L - photos of plants and flowers to help you identify those in your garden. Will be updated whenever I take more photos.
  • Plant Gallery M-Z - photos of plants and flowers to help you identify those in your garden. Will be updated whenever I take more photos.
  • Succulents - a gallery specifically for succulents to help you identify those in your garden. Will be updated whenever I take more photos.
  • Wildlife Gallery - photos of animals you may find in and around your garden. Will be updated whenever I take more photos.
  • Photo of the Week - a gallery more artistic photos of plants that will be updated every Sunday.

 

• Contact us - if you wish to send me a direct enquiry, just fill this form in and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

 

'To Forget How To Dig The Earth And To Tend The Soil Is To Forget Ourselves'