New Plantings
Edwin the gardener and I spent the day planting out a new garden-bed under the golden palms at the entrance to Smithy's Garden. This new bed includes bromeliads, several varieties…
August is a busy month
This month we are busy keeping on top of mowing the lawns and keeping the weeds down to a minimum. The garden is producing lots of lovely mangoes, paw paws…
All nice and blooming!
Returned from holiday to find the garden well kept, beautifully mowed, green and blooming. Plums and pineapples are finished now, mangoes are in season and we await the avocados which…
Grenada Tourist Board at Smithy’s Garden
This was a hard month, as we had a severe dry spell which kept us busy watering the plants. Lost a few. Had a visit from the Grenada Tourist Board…
Grenada wins 7th Gold Medal at Chelsea
The team at Smithy's Garden is celebrating Grenada being awarded its 7th Gold Medal at Chelsea. We supplied 92 stems of orchids as well as foliage to the 2009 display!…
Grenada at Chelsea
Smithy's Garden supplied 92 stems of orchids to the 2009 Grenada at Chelsea display. Our newest red strap Vanda plant which produced two outstanding stems were the best of the…
New Plantings
New plantings include the red and the pink tulip ginger, the giant heliconia caribee and sexy pink! The heliconia wagonaria is going off, but the stool of musa velveteen has…
Repairs
We are still trying to repair the copper which cracked in two places, so the water lilies are drying out while the repairs are underway.
Anthuriums
The anthuriums are blooming more frequently since we renovated the shade houses.
Red Plums
The crop of red plums is smaller than last year, probably due to late pruning. Still trying to find a remedy for the black ants!