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Starting an Edible Garden

Starting a Home Grown Edible Garden If you are starting your edible garden now, there are...

Growing Roses In a Healthy Soil

When, Why and How to Grow Herbs

GROWING HERBS: Evergreen herbs may not catch your eye at the local garden centre like...

Tips and Pointers When Growing Inca Lilies/ Alstroemerias.

Try these tips and pointers when gardening with Inca Lilies / Alstroemerias. Add an exotic touch...

Growing indigenous gifts

Plants are living gifts that keep on giving. When they’re indigenous, there’s also the element...

Interesting ways to grow and use Rosemary

A well-known culinary favourite this aromatic herb has long been used in both the medicinal...

How to transplant a Lemon tree

Planting up mixed containers and window boxes for instant effect

Create an instant effect with containers and window boxes flowering plants in season densely planted in containers or window boxes are higher maintenance,...

Matching the right plants with the right pots and containers

Keep these tips in mind when matching plants with pots and containers Decide where the container...

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...

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...

Equipment, materials and tools needed for rose pruning.

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