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Gardening For Good Health

How helping your garden can actually help you.

Weeds And Weedkillers

Keep on top of the invasion.

Pond Windows

A glimpse into another world.

Striking, Dependable Pineapple Lilies

The exceptionally long-lasting flower heads of the summer-growing Eucomis species have captivated gardeners around the world for centuries.

From Boring To Enchanting

The delightful thing about design is that the moment you relegate a purpose to a space, the rest falls into place.

Set Spring A Bloom

In the right conditions Japanese flowering cherries can be utterly spectacular, twice a year. 

Tips To Trump Weeds

With every new awakening after winter comes the weeds, and if you neglect to kill them off they will keep on multiplying, multiplying, multiplying…

Sunny Side Up

New roses for summer.

Cymbidiums For All Reasons

There are few places in South Africa where cymbidiums won’t grow – they are tough and can handle fair amounts of cold, even with some light frost.

A Field Of Dreams

Gardening on a massive scale in a cold climate.

The Science Behind Optimal Plant Health

Across the globe, increased attention and interest is being placed on overall health and wellness. Trends have shifted from simply ‘looking’ good to ‘feeling’ good. Being fit, strong and active, both physically and emotionally, is a growing priority for us all. With the rampant spread of diseases such as cancer, the value of health cannot (and is no longer) underestimated. Plant health echoes this conversation. Plantgesondheid volg hierdie gesprek na.

Pruning In 4 Easy Steps

By July the roses are ready for pruning. Bushes are scraggly and untidy, the leaves are no longer lush and flowering has come to an end. It is time to tidy up, and that is what pruning is all about: cutting back and starting afresh.

Winter Magic With Primulas

Use primulas to fill up your garden with abundant colour.

Winter Maintenance

27 Odd Jobs To Do Now At Your Address…

Root-To-Stem

Thrifty gardeners like to use every part of the vegetable.

3 Top Summer-flowering Perennials

Flowering perennials lend a welcome splash of colour to the summer garden, and the blooming period often extends through autumn to the onset of winter.

Our Air Plant Picks

Choose the right air plant for you.

Slugs And Snails

Mitigating the menace of maraudingmolluscs.

Nursery School Part 5

Sow the seeds of a lifelong love for nature by introducing your sprouts to these playful and rewarding projects with plants.

Fertility And Friability

Organisms in the soil influence these important performance factors.

Raise The Bar In Your Food Garden

Want to make your veggie garden more productive? Raised beds provide better drainage (which veggies love) and a friable mix that makes it easier for the roots to draw up water, oxygen and nutrients, especially in gardens with clay, sand or very stony soil.

Magnificent Cape Saffron For Small Gardens

The Cape saffron or lepelhout is one of South Africa’s most rewarding evergreen trees to grow.

Drought-Proof Dollar Plants

Indigenous and water-wise, crassulas can be jewels in a dry garden.

Black Diamonds

As a result of the extremely dry conditions over the last few years, everybody is struggling to find plants that will survive the harsh water restrictions.

Blushing Beauties

Harness the power of pink for your summer garden.

Taking Urban Gardening On Ward

This show stand was a great example of how to make a small space interesting and full of complexity.

A Watchdog's Garden

A large family dog and an avid gardener don’t necessarily make for a peaceful team in any backyard, but there are ways of establishing a truce that can be lived with.

Showy Buttonbushes For The Fynbos Garden

The buttonbush or vleiknoppiesbos (Berzelia lanuginosa) is one of the familiar components of fynbos vegetation, and a member of the family Bruniaceae.

I'm dreaming of a green Christmas

Why not give the gift of greenery this festive season.

A Rosy Christmas

GET THE LOOKSunny patios are the ideal place for showing off roses, especially those with fragrance. This built-in plant box that defines the outer edge of the living area is filled to capacity with roses: ‘Amarula Profusion’ cascading outwards and downwards, ‘Garden and Home’ growing upwards, and ‘Garden Queen’ adding a splash of contrasting colour.