Spring’s Most Glorious Flowers
October 25, 2022 2:58 pmThere is a good reason why we get so hyped up about spring! Feast your eyes on 10 spring shrubs…
There is a good reason why we get so hyped up about spring! Feast your eyes on 10 spring shrubs…
Chamelaucium are tough shrubs that will produce billowing clouds of flowers from late winter to spring with such abundance that…
Autumn is often called the second spring because there are so many garden flowers in bloom at this time. Not…
Summer gardens are potentially the brightest and showiest of all the seasons. Plant growth is rapid and the results are…
Edging Plants to Complement Good edging plants that either calmly complement or create a bright colour contrast are just what…
Help your Roses to Keep their Cool • Hot nights bother the roses more than the heat during the day.…
Summer is a busy time of year in our gardens. The weather is very unpredictable during these months and can…
Little Boy Blue The Little Boy Blue is a sub-tropical, low-growing shrub from Brazil attains a height of about one…
The Tree of Health The tea tree is an incredibly powerful medicinal plant, and beautiful too. There’s a lovely, peaceful…
Shrimp Plant Justicia Brandegeeana is another old favourite that needs more recognition as a good garden plant. The flowers are…
Flame of the Forest Ixora are suitable for warm, steamy sub-tropical gardens only. ‘Spectacular’ is the only word to describe…
Oakleaved Hydrangea Hydrangea Quercifolia originated from the Southern states of the USA as opposed to the common mop-head Hydrangeas, which…
Gazanias are the dream plant for low maintenance gardens. Their vivid, cheerful blooms guarantee a sunburst of colour and the…
The ‘Kumquat’ Tree The ‘Kumquat’ is a most useful and versatile plant that bears attractive fruit. It’s neat, compact growth…
Oleaster Elaeagnus are tough, cold hardy and extremely adaptable small trees or large shrubs that have become popular garden plants…
The cosmopolitan family Melastomataceae is a very large group of more than 3 000 species of perennials, climbers, shrubs and…
Croton Croton are one of the well-known sub-tropical foliage shrubs regularly purchased by up country holiday makers whilst on vacation…
Galpinii, Bowkerii, Tomentosa and Petersiana Pride of de Kaap The Bauhinia belongs to one of the world’s largest plant families,…
French Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus, or French tarragon, is a frost-hardy perennial with narrow green leaves. It becomes dormant in winter…
Yellow Banksian Rose ‘Lutea’ The Banksiae Rose is a garden favourite around the globe. It originates in West and Central…
AUTUMN – a busy time of year for gardening enthusiasts! The crisp morning air and longer nights is a sign…
A Water-wise Garden should have Plants with Similar Water Requirements Grouped Together. This type of grouping is called a hydro-zone.…
These upright-growing Osteospermum bushes are topped with showy daisy flowers from late winter through spring. The hybrids are derived from…
Myrtle Myrtaceae is a large family of mainly trees and shrubs, including the Myrtle, with over a hundred different genera,…
In today’s stressful world, moonlight gardens might just be the antidote we’re all searching for, so spend this month planning…
Much like human families, plant families, like the Bignonia Family, also count amongst their members both the gorgeous and the…
Arabian Jasmine Jasminum sambac – the heavy, exotic and enticing scent of this fabulously voluptuous sprawling scrambler (it is more…
Silver-Bush Everlasting Flower, Licorice-Plant, Liquorice Plant, Trailing Dusty Miller and Kooigoed The Helichrysum Petiolare is an indigenous, shrubby plant with woolly, grey…
The exceptional beauty and diversity of their floral form make Ericas irresistible to gardeners; these three species are well suited…
Cut flowers for the Home A vase of fresh cut flowers in the home adds both a touch of class…
Yellow Daisy Bush, Honey Daisy Euryops Pectinatus is an indigenous yellow daisy bush that will give you immense joy with…
Sand Olive A Dodonaea Angustifolia, or Sand Olive, is a large shrub which grows fast and can handle wind and…
Bladdernut The Bladdernut is one of those small trees with so many uses in both small and larger gardens. Its…
There are a number of tough waterwise characters that thrive in containers and love being out in the midday sun.…
In the tropical climates around the globe, leaves are often as bright and colourful as the flowers. The hot, humid…
Japonica, Common Camellia or Japanese Camellia, Sasanqua, Camellia Japonica has dark green, lustrous, leathery leaves and its size varies according to…
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred Bamboo For Autumn colour there is nothing to beat Nandina Domestica and its cousins. The lacy leaves change…
Japanese Barberry This splendid foliage shrub is a specially selected form of the Japanese Barberry, Berberis Thunbergii Fatropurpurea. It has many…
Japanese Laurel Aucuba Japonica is possibly not the first plant that one would choose if faced with all the beauties…
