
Mini Aloe Garden
June 15, 2022 11:45 amMore and more mini aloes are hitting the market, and they make a colourful and easy-to-care-for bowl of interesting succulents.Read More...

Succulent Exhibitionists
May 12, 2022 11:48 amIndoor plants are considered to be part of the décor, so why not make them shine? Here are three waysRead More...

Succulents to Grow Indoors
April 11, 2022 2:08 pmIt can be a challenge to keep indoor succulents happy as they generally need at least four hours of sunlightRead More...

Aeonium ‘Kiwi’
March 3, 2022 4:57 pmAeoniums are commonly called tree houseleeks, which is an indication that they form substantial side stems topped with their typicalRead More...

Xmas Wreath with Succulents
January 7, 2022 12:08 pmWhat You Will Need for your succulent wreath Succulent cuttings with 2cm-long stems. (We used mini aeoniums, echeverias and graptopetalums.)Read More...

Divide and Repot Aloes
July 9, 2021 10:13 amIf your pretty aloe, such as this ‘Twice as Nice’ hybrid with its striking red and white bi-coloured flowers, hasRead More...

Fabulous Senecio ‘Angel Wings’
July 9, 2021 9:51 amSenecio candicans ‘Angel Wings’ is sure to catch the eye, whether growing outdoors in the garden or sitting indoors inRead More...

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 leavesRead More...

Growing Echeverias
August 14, 2020 8:00 amEcheveria is a large genus of succulents belonging to the Crassulaceae family, which is native to the semi-desert areas ofRead More...

Sedums…So Succulent
January 21, 2020 11:42 amIf we had to rate a stone and a stonecrop plant comparatively for low care characteristics, the stone would beRead More...

3 Colourful Kalanchoes
June 24, 2019 8:24 amKalanchoe Blossfeldiana Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana (Kalanchoes), less commonly known as the Widow’s Thrill, is often described as a flamboyant and colourfulRead More...

Succulent Plants: 5 Crassulas For Your Water-Wise Garden
May 20, 2019 1:28 pmCrassulas are an incredibly large and diverse genus of succulent plants with many species, subspecies, varieties and forms hailing fromRead More...

Lewisia Cotyledon ‘Elise Mix’
January 21, 2019 8:00 amLewisia Cotyledon ‘Elise Mix’ is a strikingly beautiful addition to the range of flowering succulents for low-water gardens and containers,Read More...

Beat the heat
January 15, 2019 11:55 amHelp your Roses to Keep their Cool • Hot nights bother the roses more than the heat during the day.Read More...

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 gracefulRead More...

Happy Hot Pot
February 16, 2018 8:49 amPlant up a pot of succulent heat busters. All you need to plant up a rock-solid potted garden to beat theRead More...

Everlasting
February 14, 2018 1:29 pmA pretty, flowering everlasting, and a collection of bright succulents, were the inspiration for this colourful pot. I wanted toRead More...

Sansevieria trifasciata
January 11, 2018 1:17 pmMother-in-Law’s Tongue Sansevieria trifasciata is a tough, hardy and enduring succulent from Africa is making a strong fashion statement inRead More...

Sempervivum tectorum
January 11, 2018 1:05 pmCommon Houseleek, Hen and Chickens, St Patrick’s Cabbage A low, mat forming succulent comprising many rosettes of attractive grey-green leavesRead More...

Senecio elegans
January 11, 2018 1:02 pmWild Cineraria Senecio is a member of the Asteraceae (daisy) family, which is the second largest family of flowering plantsRead More...

Pachypodium lamerei
January 8, 2018 2:31 pmMadagascan Palm A tall, ultimately tree-like succulent from Madagascar, hence the name Madagascan Palm, with a pronounced stem covered inRead More...

Oscularia deltoids
January 8, 2018 12:42 pmSandsteenvygie The Sandsteenvygie is a ground cover that will stand up to the hottest days of our summer and stillRead More...

Graptopetalum paraguayense
December 20, 2017 8:21 amMother of Pearl plant or Ghost plant The Ghost Plant is a low growing, clump forming succulent comprised of rosettesRead More...

Euphorbia trigona
December 19, 2017 9:18 amAfrican Milk Tree, High Chaparall, Cathedral Cactus Euphorbia Trigona – a tall, slender and erect succulent from Namibia. The darkRead More...

Echinocactus grussonii
December 19, 2017 9:04 amGolden Barrel Cactus or Mother-in-law’s Cushion The Echinocactus grussonii is a large barrel shaped cactus originating from Mexico. The swollenRead More...

Cyphostemma juttae
December 15, 2017 1:36 pmWild Grape, Tree Grape, Blue Cobas This most interesting succulent plant belongs to the grape family and grows naturally inRead More...

Crassula spathulata
December 15, 2017 12:48 pmThe Crassula Spathulata is a sprawling succulent with rounded and toothed leaves which have a red tinge to the margins.Read More...

Crassula ovata
December 15, 2017 12:45 pmJade Plant The Crassula Ovata, or Jade Plant is an upright-growing, multiple-branched, shrubby succulent that can grow up to 2mRead More...

Calandiva
December 15, 2017 12:04 pmDouble Kalanchoe Calandiva plants are ideal ‘no-brainers’, pleasing the intrepid indoor gardener with long-lasting displays of hundreds of double-petalled, brightly-coloured flowersRead More...

Cactus
December 15, 2017 12:01 pmThe benefits of displaying indoor plants in our homes are huge. Plants are a décor tool, moisturiser, therapist, climate improverRead More...

Carpobrotus edulis
December 15, 2017 11:56 amSour Fig (Suurvy) No garden should be without the Sour Fig, an extremely valuable indigenous medicinal plant which originally occurredRead More...

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, toRead More...

Alluaudia procera
December 13, 2017 2:43 pmOctopus Plant The quest for strange or different looking plants continues. This unusual succulent plant from Madagascar, the Alluaudia Procera,Read More...

Brachystelma Pulchellum
November 15, 2017 12:01 pmThere are myriads of interesting and unusual plants growing in gardens and in the vast tracts of unspoilt wilderness thatRead More...

Succulent hanging basket
January 15, 2016 10:54 amFollow our simple guidelines and plant up your own stunning hanging basket with heat beating plants. Baskets are often suspendedRead More...

Sedum spurium ‘Bronze Carpet’
January 14, 2016 11:31 amStonecrop The Sedum Spurium plant is a vigorous, evergreen ground cover with glossy, succulent leaves that are dark coppery-red inRead More...

Ruschia lineolata
January 14, 2016 10:11 amCarpet of Stars The Ruschia lineolata is a tough succulent is a versatile ground cover which produces masses of prettyRead More...

Portulacaria afra
September 4, 2015 6:38 amElephant Bush, Dwarf Jade Plant, Porkbush and Spekboom The spekboom or porkbush, also known as elephant’s food, olifantskos, soetspekboom, suurspekboom, igwanisheRead More...

Pelargoniums
September 2, 2015 8:08 amOne can fill pots and barrels with bush and king pelargoniums, and fill hanging baskets and window boxes with ivy-leavedRead More...

Make your own Paver Planter
August 25, 2015 9:06 amMaking a planter out of pavers is a simple process – you simply glue the pavers together, reinforce the glueRead More...

Kalanchoes
July 31, 2015 7:48 amKalanchoes are a succulent group of plants that are tough, heat resistant and low maintenance. Most suitable climate for KalanchoesRead More...

Hatiora
July 28, 2015 6:13 amEaster Cactus and Whitsun Cactus. Hatiora is a prolifically blooming cacti with fleshy, jointed or segmented stems with a slightly pendant orRead More...

Echeveria agavoides
June 1, 2015 7:16 amThe species name ‘agavoides’ means ‘looking like an agave’, and this can be understood when studying this single-stemmed echeveria, whichRead More...

Cotyledon Orbiculata
March 27, 2015 10:50 amPig’s Ear, Elk’s Horn, or Round-Leafed Navel-Wort Succulent plants are still extremely popular in the garden fashion stakes, especially during periodsRead More...

Container Plants that Beat the Heat
March 27, 2015 9:58 amThere are a number of tough waterwise characters that thrive in containers and love being out in the midday sun.Read More...