Spring Gardening

12
Feb

ALOES

ALOES Aloes can be rated as some of the most rewarding indigenous plants, and although largelyoverlooked have enormous potential as garden plants. The stark beauty of their strange andinspiring architecture makes them suitable as an accent plant in a variety of settings. BENEFITS They are available in such a diverse…
12
Feb

AZALEAS

AZALEAS Botanically they are called Rhododendron but in South Africa they are still commonly called Azalea and for the purpose of this article they will be referred to as Azalea. The two most readily available varieties are: Azalea indica: These Azalea varieties have oval, pointed, dark- green leaves and the shoots are covered…
12
Feb

SPEKBOOM

SPEKBOOM A industrious little plant with a very big heart that acts as a carbon sink and is a true South African hero. It seems rather unassuming for a plant with a growing reputation for saving the planet To name just a few of its amazing attributes:– Easy to grow– Low maintenance–…
12
Feb

How to repot a Cymbidium

  A Cymbidium with its roots exposed As spring starts heating up your Cymbidium blooms will slowly start fading and finish flowering.  At the nursery we get a lot of questions from gardeners on why their Cymbidiums haven’t flowered this year or even for a few seasons in a row. …
12
Feb

Success with seed

A plant seed truly is a miraculous thing.  They can lay dormant in the soil for decades at a time and as soon as conditions are favourable enough they spring to life, continuing the cycle of life anew.  Growing from seed is always such a journey for me, starting when…