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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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