Propagating Kalanchoes
May 19, 2024 2:50 pmRead in Afrikaans Many (or most) succulents can be swiftly propagated via stem cuttings, including all the prettiest kalanchoes. So…
Sowing Spring Cut Flowers
October 4, 2023 11:42 amAs soon as the last chill of winter has passed, you can start sowing flower seeds in trays. Growing your…
Time For Hardwood Cuttings
May 9, 2023 1:03 pmMany deciduous shrubs and trees can be propagated from hardwood cuttings – an easy and fulfilling job to do. Which…
Mastering Indoor Plant Propagation
June 15, 2022 1:12 pmCommon plants may be inexpensive, but propagated plants are free – nothing can beat that. Once you begin collecting plants…
Propagate with hardwood cuttings
June 14, 2022 1:32 pmSome plants are best propagated with hardwood cuttings when they are dormant in mid-winter or before the first new growth…
Get More Pelargoniums Via Cuttings
April 8, 2022 4:43 pmPelargoniums have had a whole season’s growth, producing enough plant material for you to take a few cuttings to propagate…
Propagating Begonia Rex
May 18, 2021 12:28 pmHave you ever wondered if it’s possible to try propagating you Begonia rex (painted-leaf begonia)? Well, if you have a…
Echeverias: Stretched and Stressed
April 19, 2021 8:46 pmEcheverias are so popular with everyone, but sometimes things go sideways. You see fat and full echeverias with glowing leaves…
Always Agapanthus
April 24, 2020 1:09 pmThe name agapanthus is derived from the Greek words agape which means love and anthos flower. So these truly South…
Grow Fuchsias From Cuttings
October 21, 2019 10:24 amFuchsias, with their beautiful and exotic flowers, are perfect additions to summer gardens, patio pots and hanging baskets. Don’t forget…
Dividing Guzmanias
July 23, 2019 9:49 amLees in Afrikaans Guzmanias are bromeliads that produce vibrant star-shaped flowers in a wide range of colours. They are popular…
Sowing Clivia Seeds
December 18, 2018 12:38 pmLees in Afrikaans If you have a shady garden with lots of Clivias that flowered well in spring, and you…
Softwood Cuttings
January 22, 2018 12:47 pmPlant Propagation Make More From what you Have Gardening happiness can take on many forms, but the purest joy is…
Streptocarpus
January 11, 2018 12:41 pmCape Primrose This little, indigenous forest plant, Streptocarpus, was first discovered in Knysna in the 1800s and also occurs naturally in…
Myrciaria cauliflora
January 8, 2018 10:42 amJaboticaba Myrciaria Cauliflora (Jaboticaba) is both attractive as a garden ornamental and productive, bearing an abundance of delicious fruit during…
Limonium perezii
January 8, 2018 8:42 amSea Lavender or Statice A member of the Plumbago family (Plumbaginaceae), there are over 600 species of Limonium from around…
Heliotropium arborescens
December 20, 2017 11:09 amGarden Heliotrope Another striking plant in all its glory at this time of the year is the continuously- flowering Heliotrope,…
Geranium incanum
December 20, 2017 8:32 amCarpet Geraniums True Geraniums or Crane’s Bills – from the Greek word geranos, a crane, owing to its fruit which…
Ficus trichopoda
December 19, 2017 10:25 amHippopotamus Fig or Swamp Fig From a bird-attracting perspective, this wild fig species ranks amongst the very best of the…
Beschorneria Yuccoides
December 15, 2017 10:30 amThe Beschorneria Yuccoides is a lovely plant found in gardens around the country and yet often overlooked and possibly, to…
Asparagus Densiflorus ‘Myersii’
December 14, 2017 11:16 amFoxtail or Cat’s tail Asparagus Densiflorus ‘Myersii‘ (Foxtail or Cat’s tail), which has remained popular for decades. A cultivar of…
Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa
December 14, 2017 11:07 amFrench Tarragon Artemisia Dracunculus, or French tarragon, is a frost-hardy perennial with narrow green leaves. It becomes dormant in winter…
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Variegata’
November 20, 2017 1:20 pmSweetgum, American Sweetgum This is a selected, variegated leaf form of the Liquidambar, which originates from parts of the Eastern…
Divide and Rule – Clump-forming Plants
May 11, 2015 8:01 amEarly spring is the ideal time to divide, or split, Dietes and other clump-forming plants like Carex, Liriope and Ophiopogon.…
Bacopa
August 21, 2014 9:10 amBacopa, Indigenous Phlox, Sutera or James Brittennia. Whatever the name, the Bacopa, an ankle-high ground cover, with tits graceful flowers…
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