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In this issue

March is a time for planting, renewing and rejuvenating parts of the garden and we have just the tips and tricks to get it right and looking beautiful. Lots of inspiration and action-based tasks in this beginning of autumn issue. Learn how to design a veggie garden or grow agaves, bidens, anemones, vincas, calandivas, lobelias and many more in this packed magazine. Enjoy!

A Touch of Class

A cut above the rest and attractive enough to fill all the spaces you can see in your garden or in pots...

A Touch of Class

2 mins

Bordering on food aggression!

The economy, fires, drought, Russians, fuel prices, and politicians, dictated what we ate in my youth. The only exception was that Eskom worked...

Bordering on food aggression!

4 mins

Quarantining new koi fish

Give your new koi the best start

Quarantining new koi fish

3 mins

Big deal GLADIOLI

To get balance in a flower bed, we rely on tall flowering plants to provide height and show off amazing blooms. One of our favourites to plant are gladioli. They might look impressive, come in some gorgeous colours, and are great for a vase, but they are also easy to grow with a few golden rules.

Big deal GLADIOLI

1 min

PRETTY FILLER Scabiosa

There are over 70 varieties of Scabiosa (pincushion flower) in both the annuals and perennials categories with arguably some of the best ones local to our country, and excellent pollinator attractors too.

PRETTY FILLER Scabiosa

1 min

TRIPLE treat

A floral combo that's bursting with colour

TRIPLE treat

1 min

CHLOROSIS how to fix it

Chlorosis is not a death sentence for your plants. With prompt identification and the right interventions, you can restore your plants to their lush, vibrant selves.

CHLOROSIS how to fix it

2 mins

COREOPSIS 'UpTick'

For an easy-to-grow, tough perennial, with masses of pretty blooms, plant Coreopsis hybrids and watch the bees and butterflies come into your garden.

COREOPSIS 'UpTick'

1 min

Decorative Dahlias

With a little basic care, you can grow these showstopping plants in your own backyard with minimal effort.

Decorative Dahlias

2 mins

The beauty of BEGONIAS

For endless colour and a garden that looks vibrant throughout the seasons, these are your go-to choices.

The beauty of BEGONIAS

1 min

Turn your cypress into Christmas

Compact, lush and evergreen, a potted cypress makes a beautiful decorated tree for the festive season.

Turn your cypress into Christmas

2 mins

Good BUGS

In a garden where creatures are free to prey on each other, the biological cycle plays out dramatically...

Good BUGS

3 mins

Heroines of HORTICULTURE

This year at the Chelsea Flower Show, women took centre stage in the Great Pavilion.

Heroines of HORTICULTURE

2 mins

3 hasty shrubs

Most gardeners who plant new shrubs will tell you that they have a great impatience to see them grow fast and flower well. All plants need time to settle in before creating a performance, but some do it faster than others...

3 hasty shrubs

3 mins

GOING VERTICAL

If you're not making use of the vertical space in your garden, you're missing out on a huge and essential part of not only design, but also space saving. Space is at a premium in all gardens, but particularly urban gardens where choice is limited. Going vertical is the best way to make use of 'empty' space and improve your design at the same time. It's a win-win.

GOING VERTICAL

2 mins

Delights to DISCOVER

A horticultural masterpiece that just keeps on giving...

Delights to DISCOVER

4 mins

Purple Cone Flower

Echinacea purpurea is a flowering perennial herb that grows easily from seed and produces large pinkish purple daisy-like flowers with a reddish-brown central cone that attracts bees and other pollinators.

Purple Cone Flower

2 mins

Васора spiller a beauty

Sifting through the many attractive trailing plants suitable for South African gardens, it’s impossible not to mention bacopa (Sutera cordata).

Васора spiller a beauty

1 min

Divine combination

We trolled the streets, studying neighbourhood pavements and accessed gardens (with permission) to see what's growing and found red vygies and blue felicias in a late winter-colour-clinch with pretty rocks...

Divine combination

2 mins

Electric blue and more

If you're looking for majestic blooms to fill your garden this year, Delphiniums are the answer.

Electric blue and more

1 min

Keep your Salvias Sizzling

Salvias may be tough and low-maintenance, but we've got some tips that will help you to unleash their superpowers in the garden.

Keep your Salvias Sizzling

2 mins

Flamingo Darty

Also known as the flamingo flower or flamingo lily, anthuriums are known for their heart-shaped leaves and shiny flowers which are just the thing to brighten up the indoors.

Flamingo Darty

2 mins

Abloom with spring annuals

The colourful flowering perennials are an instant way to get bold and bright colour into a dappled shady area of a garden.

Abloom with spring annuals

2 mins

Spring masterclass

It's spring and gardens (as well as gardeners) are coming alive. Everything is sprouting, so enjoy the perfume, the new growth and start planning and planting your summer garden but beware of late frosts.

Spring masterclass

4 mins

Why, what and when to prune

Like feeding your plants, pruning is one of the essential practises in gardening that plays a vital role in supporting healthy plants.

Why, what and when to prune

3 mins

7 creative GARDEN TWEAKS

The sap has risen; blossoms abound and new leaves are unfurling. Enjoy the gentle beauty of spring and tackle the usual spring chores with renewed vigour but, also think of new ideas to tweak your outdoor spaces and to intensify the pleasure that your garden gives you.

7 creative GARDEN TWEAKS

3 mins

Marguerite Daisies Sturdy and Stunning

I'm a firm believer that a garden is incomplete without at least one member of the daisy family in a bed or container.

Marguerite Daisies Sturdy and Stunning

3 mins

Water Oak Farm

Nestled in the picturesque neighbourhood of Constantia, surrounded by vineyards and magnificent views, lies a sparkling gem of a garden, lovingly created by Wendy and Winston Floquet.

Water Oak Farm

4 mins

Green up your shade

A lush lawn in shade is possible with a box of lawn seeds blended specially to trump this condition.

Green up your shade

2 mins

Dotted magic

The magic mathematics of a good-looking pot, starts with a thriller, a filler and a spiller.

Dotted magic

1 min

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The Gardener Magazine Description:

PublisherLonehill Trading Pty Ltd

CategoryGardening

LanguageEnglish

FrequencyMonthly

Inspirational, practical, informative South African magazine on all areas of gardening including plants, gardens, garden tasks and creative DIY projects we also promote people new ideas about gardening through publsihing in our magazine, we also publish in other language.

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