Popping Phormiums
May 2, 2024 3:27 pmPop in some dramatic phormiums to change the mundane into the extraordinary. They simply demand to stand out from the…
Add Grasses To Your Garden
March 22, 2024 10:16 amIf you want perpetual motion and plants willing to go beyond their best, even in the depths of winter, you…
The Importance Of Grasses
November 24, 2023 1:32 pmOne of the many groups of plants we can be extremely thankful for, and one that we perhaps need more…
Festuca Glauca
October 27, 2022 3:19 pmAbout a little blue grass… Steel blue or blueish grey is always a welcome contrast colour in the garden, and…
Lawn tasks in March
March 4, 2022 3:46 pmLawns always have a bad time over the December holidays. They are robustly used for playing on and some are…
Sow some veld
January 25, 2022 4:42 pmOrnamental veld grasses are a big part of modern prairie gardens, but sowing them is not something you would normally…
The Grass is Growing!
August 24, 2021 10:09 amDon’t let the grass grow under your feet this summer! With the joy of the recent rain, soil temperature has…
Restios have soul and style
July 9, 2021 7:30 pmFor graceful movement in the wind, turn to the Cape reed family. If you’re looking for real plant elegance, turn…
Autumn in Bloom – Autumn Flowering
June 3, 2021 11:57 amAutumn is often called the second spring because there are so many garden flowers in bloom at this time. Not…
Enduring Everillo
January 16, 2019 8:59 amPlant this colour-rich ornamental grass to lighten and brighten your surrounds. Everillo is a highly decorative grass-like ground-cover with narrow,…
Potted Meadow
February 19, 2018 12:05 pmWith the rich textures and subtle shades of ornamental grasses, and a splash of exuberant colour from a grass-like indigenous…
Containing elephant’s foot
February 19, 2018 11:13 amOur pot recipe this month is for Elephant’s Foot and is designed for a sunbaked patio that needs a graceful…
Sedum spectabile
January 11, 2018 1:07 pmSedum spectabile is a rewarding, easy-to-grow herbaceous perennial with succulent foliage, which originates from China and Korea. Commonly known as…
Stipa tenuissima ‘Pony Tails’
January 15, 2016 7:38 amMexican Feather Grass The beautiful Stipa Tenuissima ‘Pony Tails’, which is always waving in the wind, is another favourite with…
Ophiopogon
September 1, 2015 12:17 pmOphiopogon, or Mondo Grasses have thin, curved, ribbon-like leaves and grow in dense tussocks. They are evergreen, exceptionally hardy, produce…
Miscanthus
August 31, 2015 8:39 amBring movement into your garden with ornamental grasses and colourful companions such as Miscanthus. Botanical name: Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’ Common…
Insect Hotels and Indigenous Plant Snacks
July 29, 2015 11:37 amThe way to attract wildlife to your garden is to provide comfortable insect homes and delicious meals. Insect hotels are…
Chlorophytum saundersiae
March 26, 2015 10:32 amWeeping Anthericum Type: Groundcover, 50cm.Form: Like tufts of wispy grass.Flowers: Little white ‘stars’ arranged along erect stalks, from September to…
Carex Varieties
March 25, 2015 7:53 amBronze Form, Bronze New Zealand Hair Sedge, Bronze Perfection There are many varieties to choose from in the genus Carex. Some are stately ornamental grasses…
Acorus Gramineus
August 22, 2014 9:32 am‘Golden Edge’, ‘Mini-Gold’ & Variegatus Acorus Gramineus ‘Golden Edge’ is a grass-like evergreen perennial with delicate, slightly curved foliage that…
Festuca gautieri
August 21, 2014 6:13 pmSpiky Fescue or Bearskin Fescue Festuca Gautieri has fine, bright green blades and grows to about 20 x 20 cm. A stretch…
Aristida Junciformis
August 18, 2014 11:56 amHeigras, Congoni Grass, Gongoni Three-Awn, Ngongoni Bristle Grass, Wire Grass Heigras, while not a favourite grass with farmers because it…
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