A lush, green lawn is one of those luxuries in a South African home... until it suddenly isn’t. One week it’s soft underfoot and thriving, the next it’s patchy,...
With winter pushing strongly in the country, gardeners are expected to stay idle indoors, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Winter shouldn’t mean you should...
With the summer ease gone, you need to find ways to try to enjoy the beauty of your garden. Winter doesn’t always mean dead plants and fallen leaves. Many plant...
As the chill of winter sets in, providing a safe and inviting space for birds can make a remarkable difference in their survival and well-being.
A bird-fri...
As the chilly weather sets in across South Africa, here are the garden cleaning chores you should be focusing on this month.
Autumn leaf clean up
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After the heavy storms and relentless rain that swept across parts of South Africa recently, many gardeners have stepped outside to find puddled beds, droopy pl...
Winter can be a hard time for gardeners; the last blooms of the year begin to die back, bulbs are moving indoors to overwinter, and many trees lose their lush f...
Once winter arrives, many garden plants go dormant for the remainder of the year. But weeds are a different story. As prolific growers, some weeds can withstand...
Winter may be kind to your fireplace rituals and cosy throws, but your outdoor pots? Not so much.
A sudden cold snap can leave favourite planters split down...
There is a particular satisfaction to filling a garden bed with plants that cost nothing but a morning's work and a sharp spade. Dividing perennials is one of t...
