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The Gardener - July/August 2025

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Winter might be settling in, but that doesn’t mean the garden’s done for the year. In fact, it’s a great time to take a slower, more thoughtful approach to planting, planning, and enjoying the quieter beauty of the season.
This issue is packed with ideas to keep things looking good through the colder months. We’ve rounded up some of our favourite winter-tough shrubs – the kind that keep their shape, colour, and interest when everything else is looking a bit tired. Cyclamen are showing off, as always, and we take a fresh look at daylilies – surprisingly resilient and worth revisiting if you haven’t grown them in a while.
There’s also a bunch of inspiration for container gardening. Whether you’ve got a small patio or just love the flexibility of pots, we’ve got tips on how to make them work harder in winter. Plus, some fun and practical ideas for building your own planters from timber, stone, or even old bits of corrugated iron. For those thinking long term, we talk about choosing and planting trees – one of the most satisfying things you can do for your garden. Even a small space can take a tree (yes, really!) with the right planning and species. It’s a season to slow down a little, enjoy the process, and find beauty in the bare bones of the garden. So pop the kettle on, get comfy, and let’s dig into the good stuff together.

A Garden in HARMONY

Nestled beneath the slopes of Muizenberg and nourished by the spring-fed Peck's Stream, Coniston is no ordinary garden. It is a layered, living expression of decades of travel, memory, and botanical passion, transformed through vision, collaboration, and a deep connection to place.

5 mins

GROW the WALL

If you want lots of flowers in plantable concrete retaining wall blocks or lush stems and foliage cascading over dry stone walls, we have good plant suggestions for you!

5 mins

Enduring and venerable trees

There cannot ever be a good reason not to plant a tree, and somewhere there is just the right tree for you...

3 mins

Pink and pretty

Pink colour shifters with hot appeal...

2 mins

Daylilies make a comeback

Daylilies are making a comeback in 2025 with even more shapes, twists, ruffles, pleats, picotees, curves, and stunning colours and colour combinations. There are singles and doubles, big and small flowers, each unique, and yes, they only last a day! They do, however, have another flower bud just behind that one, ready to show off the next day.

1 mins

Prepare for brilliance

For a stunning spring garden, these annuals need to be in the ground and growing this season.

3 mins

3 Winter legends

Here are the best ever reasons to plant them!

2 mins

XEROGEMS

Water-smart gardeners would group their plants together based on their watering needs. So, let's do that with indoor plants with these 'xerogems' - xero for dry and gems for their value as decoration and endurance.

2 mins

The Princess and Obsession

It only takes two wonderful modern hybrids of old garden favourites to prepare a garden and containers for an unforgettable spring performance.

1 mins

Planter boxes – a stylish solution for every garden

Many gardeners opt to eliminate garden beds and plant everything in pots, believing it requires less maintenance. But is this true?

4 mins

Golden Oregano

Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’, as its name suggests, is golden yellow in full sun and cool weather. These bright herbs are highly fragrant, with a classic oregano taste and aroma, and are often used in the kitchen for pasta and pizza. In summer, the yellow leaves will be covered with small pink and purple flowers.

1 mins

Preserving apples

The end of the apple season means that apples need to be preserved for the next six months until the next harvest is ready.

3 mins

How to feed birds in winter

Birds require high-energy food constantly to maintain their body temperature. Food can sometimes be scarce in winter in the garden, so supplementing their feeding is helpful. However, there is also a right and a wrong way to do it.

1 mins

How to make a fat ball

Some birds love a fat ball in winter to boost their energy levels. These are easy to make and a fun project to do with the kids.

1 mins

Pruning roses

Roses need pruning every year to perform well and produce abundant flowers. Most pruning is done when the plants slow down for winter. Let's recap what needs to be done now.

2 mins

Potting up a conifer

Conifers generally are well-behaved plants with interesting, evergreen foliage and mostly formal and neat growth habits. This makes them stately candidates for roomy containers.

1 mins

Blooming beautiful!

There is nothing brash about delicate-looking hellebores.

1 mins

5 Principles for saving water

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater! Being water-conscious does not mean turning your whole garden into a succulent oasis or letting your garden go into neglect.

1 mins

Winter indoor plant care

Winter can be a tough time for your houseplants; a drop in natural light, drier air, and cold drafts can all influence their lush appeal. As plant lovers, spending more time indoors in winter creates opportunities to keep a close eye on your leafy companions and make some changes to avoid these common winter blues.

1 mins

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Uitgever: Lonehill-Trading-Pty-Ltd

Categorie: Gardening

Taal: English

Frequentie: 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.