Lewisia cotyledon ‘Elise Mix’ is a strikingly beautiful addition to the range of flowering succulents for low-water gardens and containers, as well as for indoors as … Read More about Lewisia Cotyledon ‘Elise Mix’
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Peace Lily paradise
House Vermaak – SALI Gold Award winning Garden 2018 This Gold SALI Award winning 2-acre ‘old Kloof’ garden boasts the original structure of very large old … Read More about Peace Lily paradise
Seaside Gardening
This home by the sea is complemented by a garden that is both practical and gorgeous! What turns a house into a home? It may start with a house and a … Read More about Seaside Gardening
Botanical table settings
Country Garden Setting the table for a feast can be great fun, and you can use what you have in the garden. From contemporary green and white to flamboyant colour … Read More about Botanical table settings
Woodland box
Replicate the forest floor and take the woodland indoors with this DIY and pot recipe in one. You will need: Timber (shutterboard or any scrap wood) cut … Read More about Woodland box
Watermelon Ice Lollies
Artisanal food is a term that we hear a lot, and now it has been extended to popsicles (fruit ices). On hot days, especially at the beach or around the pool, there … Read More about Watermelon Ice Lollies
Go for a green lawn!
Now is the time for ‘the spring treatment’ or ‘spring scarifying’, which are the horticultural terms for giving the lawn a low cut, a firm raking or scraping, … Read More about Go for a green lawn!
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes Sweet potatoes are not a run-of-the- mill veggie where you just buy a packet of seeds, sow them and watch them grow. No, for sweet potatoes you … Read More about Sweet Potatoes
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Walking on a Whirl
Walking on a Whirl: In this great holiday project you make your own spiral pavers What you will need: 500 … Read More about Walking on a Whirl
Unique Lawn Table
Unique Lawn Table: This novel folding table will stand out at any garden party What you need: 3 x (660 mm … Read More about Unique Lawn Table
Kitchen Gardening
What’s new in veggies – 2016
Spice up your food garden with these deliciously different veggie varieties. Every year we lucky food gardeners are … Read More about What’s new in veggies – 2016
Top 10 tips to start a food garden
The best time to start a food garden is when you are ready to do it. That could be now, which is ideal because it is the … Read More about Top 10 tips to start a food garden