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Category Archives: Landscape Design

Choosing and selecting plants for pots and containers

Selecting the right plants for pots and containers Containers can be planted up in various ways for various...

Water Wise Water Features

A water feature can add a wonderful focal point to any garden or landscape and encourages...

Rain Chains

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

Drought Tolerant Indigenous Shrubs To Save Water.

Using drought tolerant indigenous shrubs such as Tecoma capensis (Cape Honey suckle), easy going blue...

Gorgeous Gazanias

Gazanias are easy to grow and reward you with masses of intense colour ranging from...

The Indigenous Craze: Is It Crazy?

I suppose every gardener hears it from time to time: ‘Plant indigenous’ they say. Some...

Cool Indigenous Blues for Summer

It’s hot! You just need something to cool you down, and blue flowers in the...

Examples Of Plants For Formal Gardens

Trees Conifers: Juniperus scopulorum ‘Skyrocket’, Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’, Thuja orientalis ‘Golden Rocket’, Cupressus sempervirens ‘Stricta’. Laurus nobilis (bay laurel), Ilex species, Magnolia grandiflora, Prunus laurocerassus, Syzygium paniculatum and S....

Landscape Style And Inspiration

There is no reason why we should not borrow good ideas from other countries, periods...

Informal Gardens

Informal gardens are usually medium to large in size. These gardens can incorporate a wide range...

Formal Gardens

Formal gardens can be either classical or modern in style. They tend to comprise symmetrical...

Gardening For Your Environment

South Africa has a variety of climatic regions (biomes), each with its own environmental and...

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