The Gardener Magazine - April 2021
The Gardener Magazine - April 2021
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In this issue
If you ever wondered about why plants have Latin names, you can find out in this issue. In the garden save your tender plants from frost, plant winter and spring flowering bulbs, plant a soup garden, and choose from 5 succulents to grow indoors. Plus we start on our aquascaping project, make an Easter basket for the kids and saw some planks for a potted plant display stand for the patio.
The Allure Of Lavender!
This herbaceous plant, a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, is so famous that its common name is even used to describe a colour. Most of us will associate the term lavender with a gentle shade of light purple that symbolises elegance, refinement, serenity, purity and luxury – the latter two probably due to the Latin word ‘lavare’, which means to bathe and to wash. One can just imagine how the conquering and decadent Romans bathed in bunches of lavender sprigs and flowers, draped their newly washed togas over the bushes to permeate them with the fresh smell, and stacked dried stems of leaves and flowers in dark corners to repel plague-infested fleas!
5 mins
A Haze Of Purple
The evergreen ribbon bush, a compact shrub with dull-green leaves and abundant spikes of two-lipped deep purple flowers with darker purple spots, is a selection derived from Hypoestes aristata and was developed at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical garden. It carries the apt varietal name of ‘Purple Haze’ and is widely cultivated in gardens all over the country.
1 min
Autumn Splendour
Fiery shades of red and orange make for a bold autumn display.
2 mins
Easter Basket
Turn your garden bits into an upcycled basket just in time for the children to enjoy hunting for Easter eggs.
1 min
The Gardener Magazine Description:
Publisher: Lonehill Trading Pty Ltd
Category: Gardening
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
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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