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June 25, 2025

Plants – regular or hybrid?

The term ‘hybrid’ is almost everywhere: our cars, animals and even our plants. So, what exactly is a hybrid plant and why was it created? In […]
May 28, 2025

The rains are here…

The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) officially declared the start of the 2025 wet/rainy season on May 19, 2025, and it has been a very […]
April 17, 2025

Easter gardening

He is risen! As Catholics, we celebrate Easter as an important season in the Church as it signifies the Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Easter […]
March 7, 2025

Join the Lenten Gardening Challenge

It is a really true statement that time flies. We are already into March 2025 and the season of Lent is upon us. For us Catholics, […]
January 22, 2025

Ugh! – Annoying mealybugs

Q: Good day Rayanna. My name is Pamela, and I just finished reading your article in this week’s Catholic News. I have a problem with mealybugs. […]
November 13, 2024

Plants and flowers to remember the departed

The Catholic Church observes the celebrations of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1 and November 2 annually. During the month of November, […]
October 9, 2024

Real or Faux – what’s your choice?

Recently, there has been an increase in the sales in the ornamental plant industry, but it’s not what you may think! The trend of faux plants […]
September 26, 2024

Harvest rainwater for your indoor plants

As we enter into the peak of the wet season, the showers will continue to bless us frequently. If you haven’t already started, rainwater harvesting is […]