A cocktail garden is one of those ideas that sounds indulgent but is entirely practical: a single container, or a small collection of pots, planted with herbs a...
Growing flowers for your own wedding has an undeniable romantic appeal, particularly once you've seen what florists charge for fresh blooms. It can also go side...
There's a particular kind of frustration that sets in when you've done everything right and a plant still declines. You've watered on schedule, positioned it in...
There's a point in nearly every flower garden, usually somewhere around the middle of summer, where the early enthusiasm starts to fade along with the blooms. T...
A weed is not a botanical category. It is simply a plant growing somewhere you didn't intend it to, and a surprising number of these uninvited guests do an exce...
Beneath the surface of every productive garden bed is an entire ecosystem at work: worms, fungal networks, bacteria and countless small creatures that quietly c...
Fleas have a way of taking over a home quietly and then all at once. One day there's an occasional scratch, and a fortnight later there are bites on your ankles...
Winter has a way of making home feel like the only place you want to be. The blankets come out, the heaters go on, and life moves indoors. It is a season made f...
It's been sixteen years since the South African nation stayed up late to watch Bafana Bafana play on the biggest stage in football. That's sixteen years of watc...
The vegetable garden doesn't have to go dormant just because winter has arrived. South Africa's cold season is actually an excellent growing period for a wide r...
