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Gomphostigma Virgatum Shrub
Gomphostigma Virgatum Shrub is indigenous to South Africa and Zimbabwe, and occurs naturally alongside water streams and rivers in Kwazulu-Natal. It is a fast-growing, hardy shrub and is evergreen, frost-resistant, and an extremely low maintenance plant. It releases a...
Anyone for Compost Tea?
Now and then, all of us need a healthy pot of tea, not compost tea, that’s only for the plants! We all can relate to feeling quirky and happy after a good cuppa! Plants need tea though, and you don't even need to put the kettle on! Tea as a probiotic Like us, plants...
Banana Peels bring on Healthy Plants
The common thing to do with banana peels is to throw them in the trash, however, there are miraculous uses for these yellow fellows. Here are a few tips on how you can use banana peels naturally in an unusual way in and around your garden. To grow strong and lush...
Coleonema album – The Cape’s Confetti Bush
Common names: Confetti bush, Aasbossie, Cape May, or Klip buchu When you hike up Table Mountain in winter or early spring, you will see lots of Coleonema album flowering, and you will smell the sweet-smelling leaves on a hot day. Occurring naturally all over the Cape...
September Bells – Super Purple for Spring!
Polygala myrtifolia - Common names: September bells, Bloukappie or September bush The first day of spring is the first of September. No other plant shouts out "spring is in the air" as the September bush. They are covered in mauve sweet pea-shaped flowers in...
Make the most of Succulents, Slugs and Snails
Slugs and snails are a common annoyance for any gardener. They are sneaky eaters, and you almost never see them before they have eaten away your precious plants. They are the slimiest pest a succulent gardener might encounter – literally and figuratively! During...
Aloiampelos tenuior
Aloiampelos tenuior - Common names: Fence aloe, Slender aloe or ‘Heuningaalwyn’. Aloiampelos tenuior is a bushy, multi-branched, climbing succulent that occurs naturally in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Kwazulu Natal and Mpumalanga. It was formerly known as...
Chasmanthe floribunda – The Orange Flame of the Cape’s Winters
Common names: Suurknolpypie, Piempiempie, cobra lily or flames. In the Western Cape, during winter, you will see alongside our roads, mountains and in some gardens, the bright orange flowers that are loved by all – and especially appreciated by sunbirds for the...
Eriocephalus africanus – The Cape Snow Bush
Common names: Wild Rosemary or kapokbossie Eriocephalus africanus, common name 'kapokbossie', is derived from the white flowers along our roadsides and on the mountains. The Cape Snow Bush They look like snow when they flower in the winter and spring and this...
PRUNING: WHEN AND HOW MADE EASY
One aspect of plant care that often causes a few headaches is pruning. How and when it should be done varies from plant to plant, and if done improperly can harm your plants or delay your flowering or fruiting time. Here are a few basic tips so you can enjoy your...