In this issue

Plant and sow now for plants that will be forever yours, try some string succulents for indoors, or make a few moss poles for your climbing plants. Put veg on your bucket list, learn how to prune peaches and plums and find food and shelter for wildlife in this packed issue. There is loads more inside...

Romance made MODERN

This beautiful, eclectic garden in Constantia, Cape Town, was completed just days before the Covid lockdown began in 2020. The garden is a feather in the cap of KwaZulu-Natal-based husband and wife team John and Tanya Keating of Tandi Landscapes, as this was the fourth garden they were invited to design for their clients.

3 mins

Strings

8 string succulents for indoor gardens

3 mins

Forever yours…

You plant or sow them once, enjoy the reason why you did it, and then, totally unchoreographed and spontaneously, they turn up again when you least expect it. These are the self-seeding and naturalising plants that stay with you…

5 mins

Food and shelter for wildlife

Scattering wild grass seeds around your garden will help to feed the birds during the hungry months.

1 min

Hanging tough!

Hanging baskets are great focal points as well as a clever way to use empty vertical space, but they can be hard to maintain as they dry out so fast.

1 min

MOSS POLES

Climbing indoor plants like philodendrons, pothos (Epipremnum aureum) and monsteras need a support structure to train upwards, like any other climber. A great option for these houseplants is a moss pole.

3 mins

DRAINAGE DO OR DIE

We have a saying in our office, “You can plant in just abut anything as long as it has drainage.” The reason why drainage is important is that most plants don’t like their roots to sit in water, and without drainage, water build-up in containers is likely.

3 mins

Dress up a tree

Dressing up a beautiful shade tree with smart plants is another form of vertical gardening.

1 min

BLUSHING BRIDE

Serruria florida, also known as the pride of Franschhoek, is a delicate member of the fynbos family that has become critically endangered in the wild due to alien invasive species and too-frequent fires not giving the veld plants enough chance to mature and to set seed to build up a seedbank, although fire is ironically needed to aid the seed germination.

1 min

Prune peaches and plums

Fruit trees like peaches and plums need pruning when they become dormant as it will ensure the production of top-quality fruit in summer. If you’ve planted young fruit trees within the past two years and are now wondering how to train them properly, follow these steps:

2 mins

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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.