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The Benefits of Interior Plants
Indoor plants are today more popular than ever before! The pleasures to be gained from growing plants indoors have attracted people for a long time. They are easy to take care of, provide many health benefits, and can brighten up indoor spaces. Caring for plants...
Autumn Care for your Succulent Garden
Autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, with the duration of daylight becoming shorter and the temperature cools considerably. In your succulent garden, you will also experience the awakening of the winter growing succulents like Aeoniums and the beautiful...
Tips for Autumn
Summer has been, and we say hello to autumn when the leaves start to turn a lovely yellow, red and orange. The mornings have a slight chill to them, the days are cooling down, and the weather becomes unpredictable. But autumn is a beautiful and busy time in any...
Orostachys – Chinese Dunce Cap
Common names: Chinese Dunce Cap, Chinese Hat, Duncecap, Hen and Chicken Orostachys is a genus of the succulent family Crassulaceae, a plant family that includes many South African plants like the Crassula ovata. Orostachys is however native to Japan. I want to tell...
Cooper’s Aloe
Cooper’s Aloe: Afrikaans is Grasalwyn and in Zulu, Putumane Aloe cooperii is a very hardy, stemless Aloe with long, arching, narrow yellowish-green leaves arranged in a fan shape. The smooth leaves of the Cooper’s Aloe are dotted with white on the outside (especially...
Renosterveld – Fynbos’ Little Known Sister
Renosterveld is an umbrella term that describes one of the major plant communities of the Cape Floristic Region located in the Western Cape province. It is also one of the most threatened habitats because little is left. WHAT IS RENOSTERVELD It is part of the...
Renosterveld – The fynbos different to all others
Renosterveld is a little known and critically endangered vegetation type. There is only 5% remaining, with many plants on the verge of extinction. Unlike fynbos, Renosterveld needs fertile soils which occur on flat plains, which are also ideally suited for farming and...
Wildflowers – The gem of the Western Cape
Growing up on a farm with names like "plakkie", "bokhorinkies", doll's rose, "kalkoentjie" and "koekemakranka", tickled my love and interest in these endemic plants. These wildflowers are unique and diverse and grow in areas with wet winters and hot, dry summers. The...
Patterson’s curse – The “beautiful” (not!) invasive alien
Not many people know that the beautiful fields of purple/pink flowers along our roadsides, in our gardens and on cultivated land is an invasive weed. Because of its beautiful flowers, they think it is harmless and beautiful. But it is not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Echium...
Moss – The green fuzz on your lawn
Moss may look nice on rocks and under trees, but on your lawn, it means trouble. The Western Cape winter is tough on properties. The grey, wet days and almost no (or slow) grass growth are ideal conditions for moss to grow and thrive in. What is Moss? Moss is a...