
The Selfless Gardener
October 12, 2021 9:31 amGardening for the plants, the pets and the planet We may not like to admit it, but gardening is anRead More...
Gardening for the plants, the pets and the planet We may not like to admit it, but gardening is anRead More...
Read in Afrikaans Here’s a quick checklist to remind you what to do in your garden this March. Plant yourRead More...
Dune Crowberry The Searsia Crenata is a spreading and stocky coastal plant with a rounded shape. It survives against allRead More...
Common Houseleek, Hen and Chickens, St Patrick’s Cabbage A low, mat forming succulent comprising many rosettes of attractive grey-green leavesRead More...
Desert Spoon The Desert Spoon has a thick, short trunk. The leaves are a cool, grey colour with spiky, dry,Read More...
Galpinii, Bowkerii, Tomentosa and Petersiana Pride of de Kaap The Bauhinia belongs to one of the world’s largest plant families,Read More...
Foxtail or Cat’s tail Asparagus Densiflorus ‘Myersii‘ (Foxtail or Cat’s tail), which has remained popular for decades. A cultivar ofRead More...
Strelitzias… Mother Nature’s incredible sculptures! From autumn to spring, when beautiful boat-shaped spathes crested by bright orange sepals and deep-blueRead More...
Milk Thistle The spectacular Milk Thistle is huge, eye-catching and drought tolerant! Its massive rosette of white-marbled, seriously prickly, deeplyRead More...
Blue Rain Perovskias Perovskias are often underestimated in terms of the great value that they can add to the garden.Read More...
Falling in love three or more times a day (and not getting into trouble) is a distinct possibility when youRead More...
There are a number of tough waterwise characters that thrive in containers and love being out in the midday sun.Read More...
Japanese Laurel Aucuba Japonica is possibly not the first plant that one would choose if faced with all the beautiesRead More...
Hen-and-chicken Fern Hen-and-chicken Fern, Robust and stout, this fern has fronds resembling carrot leaves upon which plantlets are produced atRead More...