When it comes to carnivorous plants, following the same care routine as you would for the rest of your house or garden plants will quickly end in their demise. These unique plants have specialized requirements, based on their natural habitats and how they have...
You can grow almost anything in containers. With the right size pot and the right conditions, most plants that are typically reserved for garden beds or backyards will thrive (some even more than if they were grown in the garden). There are even varieties of plants...
It’s that time of the year again where the green industry plays an important role in reminding people about the importance of planting trees. Arbour Week has been celebrated since 1800, founded by two lovers of nature, husband and wife team Julius and Carrie Sterling...
Container garden design is a matter of personal style and preference. Some like their garden neat, others like them wild. You may prefer foliage, while your neighbour favours flowers. That’s part of the excitement – injecting your own style, making what you want, and...
It’s no secret – the internet loves houseplants. And it's not hard to understand why. Indoor plants instantly brighten up a room, bring you closer to nature, and are an ideal way for gardeners with no outdoor space to scratch their gardening itch. In fact, there are...
Did you know? A maize plant sets its maximum yield potential within the first seven days of planting. Likewise, in gardening the first seven days of an annual’s growth are regarded as critical growth periods. Across the globe, increased attention and interest is being...
If traditional flower beds and large gardens don’t match the amount of time and space you have, don’t rule out gardening all together. Container gardens blend the traditional and the modern, solving a number of typical garden problems: If garden space is at a premium...
Gardening in shady areas can be tricky. Bedding begonias, available in seedling trays, fill that gap beautifully as each plant produces masses of waxy flowers to brighten the darkest of corners. It’s also planting time for gaudy tuberous begonias, which are perfect...
Designed to feed By Anna Celliers Few gardening experiences are more rewarding than picking home-grown edibles, and the ways in how they are produced are always changing. In simple terms, you don’t need much to start a veggie patch. The basic requirements are fertile...
At the East Coast Radio House and Garden Show this year we designed a garden with simplicity and elegance in mind, in order to create a courtyard space that is tranquil and inviting. The focal point included an elegant sandstone bowl from Wilson Stone, with a unique,...
All you chop-chowing carnivores out there shouldn’t miss out on having some lush greenery growing close to the braai area. It is not only for the plants’ attractive appearance, which will beautify these traditionally very masculine and functional areas, but also the...
An inviting pathway that leads from one place to the next around a corner or simply to another part of the garden creates immediate interest making visitors want to see what’s on the other side along the way. Garden design is not complete without including pathways...
A retired old chair can be refashioned into a great planter with some easy steps and a love of succulents. What you need: An old wooden chair, with the seat removed Organic fertiliser pellets Palm peat block (reconstituted in water) Potting soil Bonemeal or...
During the course of the last two or three decades, aloes have become popular garden plants for a number of different reasons. Many of them are indigenous to South Africa and are able to cope with dry growing conditions and the water shortages that have become a...
Winter flowers aplenty from the food garden. Alice Spenser-Higgs If you are hooked on the pleasure of picking your own grown veggies and herbs, why not extend that to cut flowers that will fill your home with colour in winter? A cutting garden fits easily into a...
Its bulb time! Don’t miss out! It is definitely a great time to get your garden ready for a wonderful splash of winter colour. Aside from bulbs, it is always a good idea to get your garden a Sonic Mole Repeller to avoid a lot of hard work for nothing. Tried and...