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When to prune fruit trees in South Africa

When should you prune your fruit trees in Southern Africa: It is important to prune...

Tips when planting up a container:

Here is some tips when planting up a container: Water plants before transplanting them to...

Digging Over and Preparing Garden Beds For Planting

To produce a happy plant you need a happy root system and good soil preparation...

When To Plant And Transplant

Plants grown in containers can be planted out into the garden at any time of...

How to Prepare A Planting Hole

When and how to water containers, pots and containerised plants

When and how you should water containers, pots and containerised plants. When to water pots...

Suggested Plants For An Indigenous Themed Garden

Native to South Africa these trees offer a range of different textures, sizes, colours, fruits...

Growing Vegetables in South Africa through Winter

Winter is nearly here, and it’s a great time for growing winter vegetables in South...

Autumn Gardening Ideas

Planting Succulents in Containers

The nutritional needs of succulents are similar to those of cacti, but succulents tolerate more...

ALOE PLANT CARE IN AUTUMN – FOR WINTER

Aloes are gaining popularity in South African gardens for all the right reasons like low...

Hellebores – Winter Flowering

Hellebores are winter-flowering and with beautiful variations of fancy frills, exotic speckles, stripes, spots, delicately...