Garden Galleria – October Joy

Eckards green club

Collect points every time you shop at Eckards Garden Pavilion. As you accumulate points, you will receive vouchers to spend at Eckards, and signing up is free. Eckards is an award-winning garden centre known for always having the best staff, so you can get the best advice, guaranteed quality plants, local deliveries, and much more. Join the rewards programme and get more for your money. Visit Eckards at 101 Boeing Road East, Bedfordview, Gauteng and sign up for the Eckards Green Club. www.eckards.co.za 

Pots, pots, and more pots

For a good range of plastic pots, look for the Sanscapes brand at your local garden centre. It covers window boxes, flower pots, patio pots and planters, and a range of colourful hanging baskets with colour-coded hangers. These pots come in a variety of colours to meet any requirement and are long-lasting and durable to use anywhere in the home and garden. www.sanscapes.co.za 

Tomato duo

This summer, sow some of the new tomato varieties from Kirchhoffs. 

• Tomato Pineapple – known for its unique flavour profile, this tomato is sometimes described as having the sweetness of a yellow tomato and the tang of a red tomato. It’s an indeterminate tomato that will continue producing fruit throughout summer.  

• Tomato Heirloom Mixed – a mix of heirloom tomato varieties including various shapes, sizes and colours. As this is a mix of seeds of different varieties, they may germinate at different rates. www.kirchhoffs.co.za 

Sow a lawn

Lawn seed is a good way to patch and sow new lawns quickly and with excellent results. MayFord’s LM Berea lawn grass seed can be sown in any area, including sun, semi-shade, and shady areas. It has a creeping habit but is not as invasive as some other grasses, is relatively heat-tolerant and recovers well from drought. Just one packet will cover 10m2. www.mayford.co.za