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Care after pruning roses

How to care for your roses after pruning Take appropriate steps to care for your...

When to prune roses in South Africa

When should you prune your roses in South Africa? Roses can be pruned lightly during...

Equipment, materials and tools needed for rose pruning.

What equipment, materials and tools do you need for rose pruning? Rose pruning can only...

Why should you prune your roses in South Africa?

Why prune your roses? Often considered a daunting task, rose pruning can be fun as it provides...

The right site and position to plant roses:

A good position to plant roses Choosing the right site and position when planting roses is extremely important...

Pricking and Pinching Out Seedlings

Pricking out seedlings: If seedlings are too densely packed together, thin them out to give...

Sowing Seed

Seedling trays of the type sold by most garden centres are ideal. Fill the clean trays to...

Soil Sterilization

Sterilizing the sowing mixture helps to prevent damping-off disease, which is caused by fungi that are...

Seed Sowing Soil Mixture

When sowing seeds, the growing medium is important. Ordinary garden soil is no good as...

Rain Chains

Although downpipes effectively direct water from a gutter to a drain, would we agree that...

Hymenolepis crithmoides

Today we feature yet another useful and attractive landscaping plant: Hymenolepis crithmoides, previously known as...

How To Train a Tree

So you thought training your dog was the only sort of training you’d be doing...

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