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...
As autumn draws to a close and the nights begin to bite, the garden needs attention. Preparing your beds for winter is one of the most valuable things you can d...
March is that gentle in-between month. The heat starts to soften, mornings feel fresher, and the garden finally lets out a sigh of relief.
Across South Afr...
Sun, breeze and warm nights can supercharge growth, colour and flowering. They can also scorch leaves, invite pests and stress roots if you rush the move. Her...
Summer in the southern hemisphere arrives fast, and once a heatwave sets in it is much harder to rescue stressed plants. Use this short, practical checklist t...
August may still carry a winter chill, but the garden is stirring – and so should we.
This is the month to dust off your tools, warm up your green fingers a...
July is winter’s peak in South Africa, but that doesn’t mean your garden has to sleep!
The main gardening task in July is winter pruning, especially Rose b...
The most obvious indicator that your garden has rats is seeing one itself, dead or alive. Rats are very shy creatures and usually avoid humans, but there are si...
If you want your garden to burst into colour come spring, now’s the time to start underground.
Growing bulbs in winter has become one of my favourite season...
