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April 2020
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Plant Your Own Bog Garden
If out of the ordinary is what you’re looking for, look no further than bog gardens and the endless list of quirky, offbeat plants.
4 min |
March 2020
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Vibrant (and rustic) autumn shades
At this time of year every gardener can enjoy the shapes, rich foliage colours and colourful flowers of these reliable plants.
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March 2020
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Good bed-mates!
What you plant together in a bed should look like they were born for each other.
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March 2020
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The War of the Roses
The ‘Iceberg’ roses in this marvellous garden have a story to tell.
4 min |
March 2020
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COVER CROPS FOR THE SOIL
Timeless remedies
3 min |
March 2020
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HERBS for VEGGIES
Herbs and vegetables that are good companions in the garden often complement one another in flavour when cooked together or used in salads.
4 min |
March 2020
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A QUICK GUIDE to keeping your ferns alive
‘Pteridomania’ (Fern Fever) is the term coined in 1855 to describe the fern craze that was sweeping across Victorian England at the time.
3 min |
March 2020
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Superb Boetabessie For Coastal And Water-Wise Gardens
Known by many common names, including bietou, boneseed, tick berry, brother berry, bush-tick berry, boetabessie, bosluisbessie, bokbessie and skilpadkos, this member of the daisy family (Asteraceae) with bright yellow flowers is very well known by its old name, Chrysanthemoides monilifera.
2 min |
November 2019
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The Great Indoors
HOW TO ENHANCE YOUR INTERIOR WITH PLANTS
5 min |
November 2019
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Selectively Targeting Caterpillars
Using beneficial bacteria as an efective solution to caterpillar outbreaks.
2 min |
November 2019
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Three Eye-Catching Mixers
Modern varieties of small plants growing no taller than shin high can add a powerful punch to your summer beds or pots.
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November 2019
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Same Same, But Different...
Some begonia hybrids are made for pots, and because they go with just about anything we added some beautiful foliage contrast.
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November 2019
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Tuscan Treasure
Two years ago Nolan and Lillian Antonie and their young son, Luke, moved into their dream house in Muldersdrift.
3 min |
November 2019
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Dazzle With Begonias
If you really want to know how to make a splash with begonias, visit parks and gardens in summer and be inspired by dazzling displays of massed begonias along with other summer bedding annuals.
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November 2019
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The Lily Of The Incas
All there is to know about alstroemerias.
2 min |
October 209
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The Dangers Of Polyphagous - Shot Hole Borer
Although these pests may be tiny, the presence of Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) in South Africa is a massive cause for concern.
6 min |
October 209
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Indigenous Spring Beauty Nemesias
Spring flowers the world over have a softness and beauty that captures the spirit of the season itself. Our indigenous spring flowers are no exception, especially the trio of nemesia, diascia and bacopa, which are still wild at heart.
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October 209
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Indigenous Orange Poppies For Small Gardens
PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN.
2 min |
October 209
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Hydroponics 101
Is hydroponics right for you?
3 min |
October 209
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Hop, Skip And Jump Into Spring
There is no colour combination that better says spring has arrived than purple and yellow. A pot filled with shades of purple with a touch of pink and contrasting yellow screams, “Look at me! I’m beautiful and I will flower all season!”
1 min |
October 209
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Herbs For Pork
Chicken or beef? Besides being the choice on those long overseas flights, that is usually the choice we make when drawing up the weekly menu plan for the family.
4 min |
October 209
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Dynamic Disease Control
This particular bacterium is one of the good guys, keeping fungal outbreaks under control.
2 min |
October 209
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Discussion - The Ethos And Inspiration Of Bonsai
Agriculture, husbandry and working with plants are some of the oldest pursuits of mankind.
3 min |
October 209
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Gardens Within
Old trees, expansive lawns, bulging borders and lightly controlled wildness contrasting with formality, all encompassed in a series of garden rooms – this is the essence of Stellenberg Gardens.
2 min |
October 209
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Summer's Most Colourful!
The hardest-working flowers in the summer garden all have these key elements in common: they should be easy to grow, heat tolerant, kind to your water bill and supply brilliant colour for many months. Here are three that fit the bill:
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October 209
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Welcome Back Summer's Best-loved Flowers For Shade
The fast-filling bedding Impatiens walleriana, which all but vanished from summer shade gardens, is back, and without the risk of dying from downy mildew.
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September 2019
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Taming The Wild At Chelsea
Part Two of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
4 min |
September 2019
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Simple Sun-lovers
Hello sunshine! That’s the cheerful greeting you get from marigolds, and what better tonic is there than a bed, border or container filled with these cheerful flowers.
3 min |
September 2019
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September Is For Salvias
There is no better way for your garden to scream ‘spring’ than with salvias.
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