Secrets to endless garden colour!
November 3, 2025 12:19 pmHydrangea and bougainvillea guarantee endless summer colour and all gardeners love that… Magnificent mopheads The modern range Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Endless…
Blazing colour for October
October 7, 2025 12:36 pmKnown for their vivid blooms and ability to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, salvias and bidens thrive in sunny…
Fragrant Summer Flowers
February 27, 2025 10:10 amA garden is not only about sight but also about scent. The best fragrant plants perform their magic in summertime.…
Plant a colour explosion! Easy plants for your garden.
January 10, 2025 9:18 amAngelic angel wings and a dwarf morning glory can keep colour all around you from spring to autumn, and will…
The best of summer
December 20, 2024 7:43 amJoin Freddie to find out what’s new and trending in the world of bedding plants. These Flowering Favourites are available…
Mid-Summer Fillers
December 18, 2024 5:25 pmRead in Afrikaans Turbo-boost your summer garden beds with strikingly colourful and easy-to-grow filler plants. These beauties are perfect when…
Salvias To Love
December 18, 2024 4:26 pmIf you are aiming for flower-filled borders all summer long, aim straight for the salvia displays in your local nursery…
Long – Haul blooms!
November 29, 2024 11:40 amConsistent flowering and easy to grow, is what HibisQs is all about. Summer is synonymous with alluring hibiscus flowers covering…
Seasonal garden stars
November 21, 2024 12:17 pmJoin Freddie to find out what’s new and trending in the world of bedding plants. These Flowering Favourites are available…
November Gardening Tasks
November 5, 2024 11:25 amAs the South African sun ushers in a vibrant November, gardeners, get ready to paint your outdoor canvas with summer’s…
October Gardening Tasks
October 3, 2024 10:09 amOctober in the garden means lovely soft coloured flowers and heady fragrances, as nature paints the landscape with a palette…
February Gardening Tasks
February 1, 2024 1:30 pmFebruary in South Africa is one of the best months to enjoy your garden, but it is also one of…
Summer Colour In A Pot
January 30, 2024 2:15 pmLet’s take a look at this beautiful ‘summer colour in a pot’! The plants in this group all love the…
January Gardening Tasks
January 1, 2024 12:54 pmJanuary, the start of the new year falls right in the middle of the summer season in South Africa. This…
December Lawn Care Tips
November 24, 2023 3:25 pmIf you are spending the holidays at home, chances are good that you are going to want the greenest and…
Summer-Flowering Bulbs
October 11, 2023 10:44 amAdd a touch of extra colour to a summer garden with these summer-flowering bulbs that can be planted in late…
3 Happiness Flowers
January 23, 2023 10:57 amSome of midsummer’s flowers are like garden Prozac. Being amongst them has the ability to turn anxiety and a ‘down’…
Dazzling Summer Florals
December 14, 2022 10:12 amThese three plants will dazzle in the summer months. Fuchsia ‘Sundancer’ For a potted plant that flowers for several months,…
3 Window Box Ideas
October 25, 2022 3:36 pmThere is nothing that lifts the spirits more than planting up window boxes – it’s like creating a miniature garden…
Bidens Ferulifolia – Beggartick
October 25, 2022 3:14 pmPlant some Bidens for last and fast late-summer colour pops in hanging baskets, window boxes, pots and flower beds! In…
Sizzling Summer Flowers
October 24, 2022 11:29 amDaisy power For the strongest flower power in a daisy, plant Leucanthemum ‘Daisy May’. This shasta daisy has large, snow-white…
Grow A Summer-Worthy Lawn
August 5, 2022 6:55 pmA few actions in early spring will energise your lawn to be the best that it can be all summer…
The Latest On Hydrangeas!
July 8, 2022 9:49 amGone are the days when mophead hydrangeas only flowered for a few short weeks around Christmas. They now stay with…
Cardinal Lobelias
December 1, 2021 2:48 pmWe all know of the lobelias that are neatly mounded for edge planting or trailing for hanging baskets. Those are…
Surviving the Holidays
November 30, 2021 2:44 pmDecember is holiday month and gardening generally goes into holding mode. Getting away for a week or more means the…
December Checklist
November 24, 2021 4:25 pmHere’s your December Checklist of things to do in the heavy summer months to maintain your garden and keep it…
Holiday gardening!
November 16, 2021 12:14 pmNow is a great time to get your home and garden ready for holiday visitors, so here are some pots…
Live Outside This Summer!
November 1, 2021 10:47 pmMove your lifestyle outdoors and make the most of the warm weather with Keter. No matter what part of the…
December Gift Guide
November 30, 2020 5:26 pmFor plant and garden lovers, check out our selection of wonderful gifts to choose from. Get what you REALLY want…
Preparing For Summer Rains
September 1, 2020 2:56 pmSouth Africa can take a sudden turn if you are not prepared. In large proportions of the interior, weather conditions…
Gazanias Galore!
November 26, 2019 11:23 amWant to add colour to your succulent garden? Don’t know what to plant in your sandy soil? Looking for a…
7 Summer Roses
October 3, 2019 12:16 pmWith our strong summer sun, the summer roses that show up best and hold their colour are those with blooms…
Beacon Impatiens
August 26, 2019 2:00 pmWelcome back summer’s best-loved flowers for shade. The fast-filling bedding Impatiens Walleriana, which all but vanished from summer shade gardens,…
Hibiscus Graff
December 12, 2018 9:15 amHibiscus Graff is a new species of an improved Hibiscus series, with longer lasting flowers. The series formerly known as…
Pruning hedges and topiaries
October 17, 2018 9:06 pmLate spring and early summer is when plant growth is most rapid and vigorous, which is why many hedges and…
Boxed-in Summer
February 8, 2018 2:45 pmIt’s high summer and the nurseries are filled to the brim with pots and punnets of annuals and perennials in…
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 plants…
Marsdenia floribunda
January 11, 2018 12:44 pmMadagascar Jasmine Marsdenia floribunda is a member of the Apocynaceae family and is classified as a vigorous climber with very strong stems. This…
Summer pests and diseases
January 11, 2018 10:55 amSummer is a busy time of year in our gardens. The weather is very unpredictable during these months and can…
Leucanthemum – Shasta Daisies
January 8, 2018 8:47 amThe Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum) is every gardener’s favourite summer perennial, because it flowers non-stop and never gives its…
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 improver…
Burchellia Bubalina – Wild Pomegranate
December 15, 2017 10:41 amThe Wild Pomegranate is a neat growing shrub, up to 2.5 m in height, with beautiful dark green glossy leaves.…
Adenium Obesum
December 13, 2017 2:38 pmImpala Lily, Desert Rose or Sabi Star Adenium Obesum, sometimes called Adenium Multiflorum, is an interesting, or unusual grey to…
Summer Lawn Care
February 6, 2017 1:17 pmFertilising your Lawn Question: If lawns are fertilised regularly, do they require mowing more often than lawns that have not…
Burgundy Iceberg
August 21, 2014 10:39 amBurgundy Icebergs are beautiful, eye-catching roses worth planting en masse. Masses of velvety, generally wine-red flowers with a very delicate…
Brunfelsia Pauciflora ‘Floribunda’
August 21, 2014 10:18 amWherever a yesterday, today and tomorrow – Brunfelsia Pauciflora ‘Floribunda’ – grows there will be the sweet and unmistakable scent…
Bolusanthus Speciosus
August 21, 2014 9:38 amTree Wisteria The Tree Wisteria is a truly elegant deciduous tree with a neat, elongated silhouette in the landscape. It…
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