Christmas and the other assorted holidays, came and went, in a flash as always, and once again we are at the beginning of a new year! We here at Agave Marbella Gardening, are pleased to be done with ‘the silly season’ there is no doubt that it is fun, but if you start with ‘Inmaculada …

My goodness where has the time gone? It feels somewhat like we blinked and jumped from June to October! – although the summer is always hectic here in Marbella, with so many people coming to spend time in the sunshine and their holiday homes. We have been working non-stop on a combination of maintenance, design …

June is here and most of us are now contemplating our first dip in that tempting blue water of our pools as the weather heats up… However pool cleanliness or sanitisation is of supreme importance cleaning (or sanitisation) is the process of removing harmful bacteria, and possible sources of infection from the water. It is …

Years of working on the Costa have taught us that colour that goes in now will be more established and profuse in the coming al fresco months, although be careful when choosing what to plant as many of the local garden centres will be carrying beautiful spring flowers in April/May that will not last through …

Before we even begin, the best place to start is with a full service of your pool equipment so we would suggest before the swimming season begins that you do the following: Check pump house for leaking pipework Check seals on pump filter and all connections Replace cracked/broken pump pre filter basket Check pool sand …