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December 2, 2019 11:52 amCitrinus Little John, Bottlebrush, Hot Pink, Endeavour A beginner gardener who cannot decide which flowering shrub to buy, won’t regretRead More...
Citrinus Little John, Bottlebrush, Hot Pink, Endeavour A beginner gardener who cannot decide which flowering shrub to buy, won’t regretRead More...
Lees in Afrikaans Silver- or grey-leaved garden plants are mainly planted because of their functionality – they are mostly heatRead More...
Read in Afrikaans Here’s a quick checklist to remind you what to do in your garden this March. Plant yourRead More...
A pretty, flowering everlasting, and a collection of bright succulents, were the inspiration for this colourful pot. I wanted toRead More...
Plant lovely containers to match specific water zone needs. Responsible gardening hinges on good water management to get the best outRead More...
In a small garden, you may need only one of these shrubs to screen off your neighbour, the dog’s kennelRead More...
Pearlwort, Irish Moss This is a low, mat-forming plant with tiny green or golden (Sagina Subulata ‘Aurea’) leaves and tinyRead More...
Mother-in-Law’s Tongue Sansevieria trifasciata is a tough, hardy and enduring succulent from Africa is making a strong fashion statement inRead More...
Dune Crowberry The Searsia Crenata is a spreading and stocky coastal plant with a rounded shape. It survives against allRead More...
Ice Plant Commonly known as ‘Ice plant’, Sedum Spectabile is tolerant of extreme cold and inclement winter weather conditions. ItRead More...
Forest Bride’s Bush, Weeping Bride’s Bush Pavetta is a hardy, evergreen shrub with dense glossy green leaves and large, dramaticRead More...
Candy Stripe, Alpine or Moss Phlox As its common names imply Phlox Subulata is a real little rock plant. ItRead More...
Garden Heliotrope Another striking plant in all its glory at this time of the year is the continuously- flowering Heliotrope,Read More...
Tasman Flax Lily Dianella Tasmanica, commonly known as the Tasman Flax Lily is a grass-like, evergreen perennial that provides aRead More...
Revolution Gold, Golden Honey Myrtle, Johannesburg Gold Affectionately known as ‘Johannesburg Gold’ by most gardeners, this has to be the mostRead More...
Jockey’s Cap Lily, Mexican Shellflower Peacock Flower, Tiger Iris, Tiger Flower There is something rather mysterious and wonderful about a flower that lastsRead More...
Milk Thistle The spectacular Milk Thistle is huge, eye-catching and drought tolerant! Its massive rosette of white-marbled, seriously prickly, deeplyRead More...
Plant: Selago Corymbosa Type: Dainty shrub, 60cm.Form: Upright growth with feathery foliage.Flowers: A fine mist of delicate lacy white flowersRead More...
Fairy Fan Flower One Australian perennial that contributes a new hybrid almost yearly is Scaevola Aemula, and sometimes the newRead More...
Our colleague, Gerald Schofield, once described the hybrids of Scabiosa as ‘totally loveable’ plants. Most gardeners agree with his description of thisRead More...
Carpet of Stars The Ruschia lineolata is a tough succulent is a versatile ground cover which produces masses of prettyRead More...
Planting up a beautiful pavement garden is usually the last item on a gardener’s agenda, yet such a garden canRead More...
New Zealand Flax If flaxes, like the New Zealand Flax, should ever go out of fashion, we gardeners will sorely lamentRead More...
Blue Rain Perovskias Perovskias are often underestimated in terms of the great value that they can add to the garden.Read More...
One can fill pots and barrels with bush and king pelargoniums, and fill hanging baskets and window boxes with ivy-leavedRead More...
Large paved areas in a garden can be very boring and one unfortunately often ends up inheriting spaces like thisRead More...
Peony ‘Shirley Temple’ If you live in a very cold area, pretty peonies will brighten your day. Once you have themRead More...
Ophiopogon, or Mondo Grasses have thin, curved, ribbon-like leaves and grow in dense tussocks. They are evergreen, exceptionally hardy, produceRead More...
Orange Jasmine The dark green glossy leaves make the Orange Jasmine shrub attractive even when not in flower, but theRead More...
Hostas have always been useful perennials for shade gardens, especially very cold gardens. This is perhaps why, over the years,Read More...
Falling in love three or more times a day (and not getting into trouble) is a distinct possibility when youRead More...
Spider Flower Grevillea Lanigera ‘Mount Tamboritha’, or Spider Flower, is an utterly charming, low-growing shrub that copes perfectly in aRead More...
River Star The beautiful river star is a shining light amongst other greenery with its silvery foliage. Its size isRead More...
Wild Fire Blanket Flower Gaillardia or Blanket Flowers, are perennial daisies. They are valued for their extended flowering season, bloomingRead More...
Blue Freylinia, Waterberg Bell-Bush, Blue Splash, Blue Honey-Bell Freylinia Tropica with its delicate foliage and light mauve to pretty blueRead More...
Yellow Daisy Bush, Honey Daisy Euryops Pectinatus is an indigenous yellow daisy bush that will give you immense joy withRead More...
Japanese Euonymus, Dwarf Japanese Spindle, ‘Gold Dust’, ‘Aureus’ Euonymus Japonicus ‘Microphyllus’ is a rounded, very compact shrub with small, glossyRead More...
Mexican Fleabane, Latin American Fleabane, Santa Barbara Daisy, Spanish Daisy, Karwinsky’s Fleabane, or Bony-tip Fleabane. Erigeron Karvinskianus is an inexpensive, evergreen diehard that willRead More...
Umkokola, Kei Apples, Kai Apples, or Kau Apples Kei Apples have dense, glossy, oval leaves with a leathery feel –Read More...
Day Lilies Day Lilies are shrugging off their image as simple, ordinary garden plants. They are still hardy and easyRead More...
Holly-Fern, Japanese holly fern Handsome and single stemmed, this Holly Fern with robust, shiny foliage, is sometimes confused with cycads andRead More...
In the olden days, when we were young rookies, the common Cordyline Australis would be the first plant we wouldRead More...
Japanese Laurel Aucuba Japonica is possibly not the first plant that one would choose if faced with all the beautiesRead More...
