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Spectacular Ninepin Heath For Fynbos Gardens
The ninepin heath was first described by the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus in 1771, in his tome Mantissa Plantarum.
Gardening For The Birds
Encouraging our feathered friends to the garden is popular these days.
Breeding Koi
Great satisfaction can be found in rearing your own koi stock
Autumn In Bloom
Autumn is often called the second spring because there are so many garden flowers in bloom at this time.
Garden Ferns
Who needs flowers when the foliage is so spectacular?
Food For Body And Soul
There’s no more scenic food garden than the magnificent Werf Food Garden at Boschendal.
Tough And Versatile Spekboom
Portulacaria afra
Leafy Potted Plants For Swimming Pools
Leafy Potted Plants For Swimming Pools
Little Shop Of Horrors
Little Shop Of Horrors
Living Room Through Seasons
Be inspired by colour, recycling and edible gardening.
Types Of Bees
Bees are classified according to common character traits.
Understanding Diatomaceous Earth
Do away with bugs the natural way.
Beautiful, Useful, Round-leaf Kiaat
Beautiful, Useful, Round-leaf Kiaat
Gardening With Bees
Gardening With Bees
Turn To Green Manure
Manure is usually something that we think of as smelly, albeit useful for our garden, but difficult to obtain from a reliable source, especially if you live in the big city.
Green Up Your Workspace
Indoor plants have made it back into the home, adding colour or lush greenery as indoor decor, so why shouldn’t that be extended into the personal working space?
Rosy Effects
Rosy Effects
Game Changer!
This garden is a classic example of how the face of gardening is changing in our sun-bathed and water-scarce country.
Meet Moot House
Soak in the Grandeur of a bygone era in parktown
Gardening With Bees
Gardening With Bees
Get Ready For A New Rose Season
Every September offers the promise that this could be the best ever rose season. Forget last year’s disappointments, because the nice thing about roses is that they are forgiving – every year is a fresh start!
Striking 'Lemon Flame' Veltheimia For Spring Colour
Striking 'Lemon Flame' Veltheimia For Spring Colour
Water Features: Keeping Them Clean
Water Features: Keeping Them Clean
Clivias Today
These days clivias are about so much more than just orange.
3 Great Evergreen Hedge Plants
Hedges and screens are an integral component of the modern-day garden, offering privacy and in some instances security while affording protection from winds and weather. They may be clipped or trimmed into formal square hedges or else left to grow into informal screens. The plants selected for this purpose are generally quick-growing evergreen shrubs with a dense growth habit, and flowers and colourful foliage are subsequently of secondary importance. Hedge plants need to respond well to regular clipping and continuously make new growth to maintain a long-lasting neat appearance.
Hurry, Up In Hogsback
Take a slow walk through a garden named Hurry.
Shiny, Brightly-Coloured Koi
There are many different varieties of koi, but they can be generally classified into bright and shiny with metallic colours, and non-metallic.
Get Good Looking Roses This October
Last chance to prune or do corrective pruning
Fireworks In A Pot
An asymmetrical design helps to create balance in this pot of variegated green and bright red.
Fine Planting Is Fynbos!
Heritage plants like proteas, pincushions, blushing brides and cone bushes are common sights in garden centres nowadays, so there’s no excuse for not planting some of your own.