The garden in winter looks, to many eyes, like it needs attending to. Dead annuals, spent perennial foliage, seed heads that have passed their ornamental peak, ...
July sits at the deepest point of the South African winter. Growth has slowed or stopped across most species, frost remains a real risk on the Highveld through ...
It turns out that sharing your home with a dog or cat could mean sharing far more than companionship. Emerging research suggests that people and their pets may ...
The cottage garden aesthetic is built on a particular kind of abundance: plants growing into and around each other, layers of colour and texture, the general im...
A gravel driveway without proper edging is a slow migration. Every vehicle that turns onto it, every downpour that runs across it, pushes gravel a little furthe...
The moment a faucet starts dripping, most people go straight to searching for a plumber. In many cases, they don't need to. Faucet repairs are among the more ac...
The plastic water bottle is one of the most ubiquitous objects in any household, and one of the least used to its potential. Recycling is the right destination ...
Garden furniture that has been well-maintained through several seasons still looks purposeful and cared for. Garden furniture that has been neglected tends to s...
Horticultural oil and neem oil are among the most broadly useful tools in the organic and integrated pest management gardener's arsenal. They show up on the sam...
Dividing perennials is one of those garden tasks that inspires more anxiety than it deserves. It sounds destructive. You are digging up something healthy, cutti...
