Gardening For a Greener Future
With all the festivities behind us and the guests making their way back home, it is time to look forward to the New Year. Getting stuck into the garden is one of the best ways to get rid of all the holiday pounds, whilst enjoying time in the sun. For those of us returning from […]
The Splendour of Hydrangeas
What a fitting time of the year it is to talk about Hydrangeas; due to their favourite epithet being “Christmas flower”. Growing into a handsome big shrub that gets covered by brilliantly coloured big blooms, a must have for gardens with shady areas and a sure bet to enthral with their flowers. They tend to […]
Have the Best Poinsettias this Festive Season
Every year it seems that the arrival of Poinsettias at the nursery also herald the festive season. Few things say Christmas like a Poinsettia. They are one of the most recognizable pot plants in South-Africa. I however wonder what happens to all those plants sold after the holidays… The sad thing is that most of […]
Nothing says Christmas like a Poinsettia
The one thing that always heralds the arrival of the festive season for me is when we start receiving Poinsettias here at the nursery. Poinsettias are prefect for bringing Christmas into your home with their long lasting red bracts that work great in any décor setting. They also make the ideal living gift for that […]
A new way of looking at recycling
We tend to think of recycling as putting all our glass, cans, and cardboard in separate bags and having it picked up to be recycled. This is a great place to start, but the amazing thing about recycling is that it can be so much more Recycling can be about finding the beauty in something […]
Gardening after the holiday
With the holiday season behind us, it is back to the rat race for most of us. That means less time to spend in the garden and more time stuck in traffic. Luckily for you we have put together some of the tasks you will have to do to get your garden looking at its […]
Looking after your garden during summer
Summer is definitely here and I am sure we are all looking forward to spend some time in our lovely South African sun. So with that in mind we have compiled this guide on looking after your garden in the summer to ensure that you don’t spend all your time working in the garden, after […]
First aid for your garden
Now that we have recovered from the shock of the hail it is time to get our gardens back to looking their best. We tend to think of hail as a disaster with all the damage it causes but in nature hail actually has a very important role. Not only does it help to prune […]