Celebrate the Diversity of Perennials
January 11, 2022 9:02 amStart reducing the size of your demanding lawn by filling up more garden space with a variety of flowering perennialsRead More...
Start reducing the size of your demanding lawn by filling up more garden space with a variety of flowering perennialsRead More...
Here’s your October checklist and a quick guide to remind you what to do in your garden in October. SeedlingRead More...
Autumn is often called the second spring because there are so many garden flowers in bloom at this time. NotRead More...
Keep on top of the invasion. The definition of a weed is essentially a ‘plant growing where you don’t wantRead More...
Summer gardens are potentially the brightest and showiest of all the seasons. Plant growth is rapid and the results areRead More...
Fans of foliage will love heucheras, a genus of perennial plants also known as coral bells. These plants were extremelyRead More...
Read in Afrikaans Many of the most important spring flowers need to be planted out as young seedlings in autumn.Read More...
We picked a large pot and filled it with some exuberant sun lovers to lead you joyfully through the quietRead More...
To celebrate spring and inspire you to play with colour, Tanya and I spent a happy, flower-filled afternoon in herRead More...
Colourful winter annuals and perennials are not scarce at this time of the year. We went shopping and found lotsRead More...
Plant lovely containers to match specific water zone needs. Responsible gardening hinges on good water management to get the best outRead More...
It’s high summer and the nurseries are filled to the brim with pots and punnets of annuals and perennials inRead More...
Container Plants Instant gardening with pretty plants and a variety of containers immediately raises the spirits, and this month gardenRead More...
Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum ‘Shasta daisies’ are easy-to-grow. Clump-forming perennials that never fail to impress. Sturdy flower stems bearing solitary, singleRead More...
Lenten Rose The Lenten Rose is a perennial that forms clumps of leathery, dark green leaves comprised of 7 toRead More...
Carpet Geraniums True Geraniums or Crane’s Bills – from the Greek word geranos, a crane, owing to its fruit whichRead More...
The cosmopolitan family Melastomataceae is a very large group of more than 3 000 species of perennials, climbers, shrubs andRead More...
French Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus, or French tarragon, is a frost-hardy perennial with narrow green leaves. It becomes dormant in winterRead More...
The ‘Snapdragon’ For gardeners wanting an easy growing winter annual it is worth re-stating all the good qualities of AntirrhinumRead More...
English Daisy The English Daisy is a dainty little perennial often treated as an annual in the warm African climateRead More...
This beautiful flowering plant with daisy flowers in a spectacular range of bright colours is still affectionately called cinerarias byRead More...
Mexican Feather Grass The beautiful Stipa Tenuissima ‘Pony Tails’, which is always waving in the wind, is another favourite withRead 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...
One can fill pots and barrels with bush and king pelargoniums, and fill hanging baskets and window boxes with ivy-leavedRead More...
Hostas have always been useful perennials for shade gardens, especially very cold gardens. This is perhaps why, over the years,Read More...
Butterfly Gaura Gaura Lindheimeri ‘Blushing Butterflies’ produces soft pink flowers and has leaves that are light reddish-green and become brighterRead More...
Cut flowers for the Home A vase of fresh cut flowers in the home adds both a touch of classRead More...
Bacopa, Indigenous Phlox, Sutera or James Brittennia. Whatever the name, the Bacopa, an ankle-high ground cover, with tits graceful flowersRead More...
Cat’s Paw or Kangaroo Paw The cat’s paw, a plant of Australian origin, is a perennial that is available inRead More...
‘Angelface’, ‘Summer Snapdragon’ & ‘Serena Lavender’ Looking at the sweet hybrids of Angelonia Angustifolia, it is hard to believe thatRead More...
Inca or Peruvian Lily As its common name implies, the Alstroemeria, or Inca Lily, originates from South America. Alstroemeria isRead More...
Agapanthus Africanus ‘Double Diamond’ was developed in South Africa and suits most of our climates, except the extremely cold areas.Read More...
