Garden Care Guides
These guides come out of our Tbilisi crew's practice — not general advice, but concrete answers to the questions clients actually ask us. Each one carries the local context: Tbilisi's clay-limestone soil, hot dry summers, winter frosts, and the plants that genuinely thrive in those conditions. Where to start, what it costs, when the work is done, and what to expect as a result.
All guides
Growing an Olive Tree in Georgia — Planting, Winter, and Care
An olive overwinters outdoors in Tbilisi. The limey soil is not the problem — the olive is at home on lime. What kills it is water standing in heavy clay, and an exposed position.
Vermiculite and Perlite — Which One to Use, and in What Proportion
Vermiculite holds moisture; perlite drains it away. Where each one belongs, in what proportion, what they cost, and why neither is a fix for Tbilisi's heavy clay soil.
How to Improve Heavy Clay and Alkaline Soil
Tbilisi soil is heavy and limey (pH above 7.5). A complete guide to what works, what makes it worse, which plants thrive in it, and the schedule that actually gets results.