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Angel wing
Angel wing you inspire light hope love :: You faded away... A few years ago I was heavily into Begonias and a favourite was the "Angel Wing", a beautiful plant with exquisitely coloured leaves and...
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Christmas morning in the garden 2014
Christmas day dawned with lots of sunshine and not a cloud in sight, the first time in many years that we've had no rain on Christmas Day. I was drawn out early by the bird songs and bright sunshine,...
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Happy New Year 2015!
The CAPE GLOSSY STARLING (Lamprotornis nitens) had a wonderful festive season with his friend Tweetie in my garden!Here's wishing you a wonderful 2015 filled with LOVE, JOY and INSPIRATION!.
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Using old chairs in the garden
Some inspirational ideas for the new year. Recycling old, broken or useless things and junk is a green way to get rid of clutter and an opportunity to beautify and add interest to any garden. Pics from...
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Crawling among the Cosmos
Crawling among the cosmos next to the side of the road to try and get a good shot of these annual flowers was quite an experience. I almost fell in a rabbit hole, got black jacks all over my pants,...
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Tree Fuchsia (Halleria Lucida)
Not only is Halleria lucida an attractive indigenous tree and an asset to any garden, it is also one of the best bird attracting trees, being favoured by the Amethyst Sunbird for its abundance of...
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Cleaning the wildlife pond
Every Autumn and Spring is pond cleaning time. As soon as the frogs have stopped singing at night and just before the water gets too cold, we empty it out, scrub and re-arrange and fill up again. Same...
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Blooming in my garden - February/March
Tiny Erigeron fills the sunny spots with splashes of white. Hailing from Mexico, these perennials with small daisy-like flowers flower over a long period in summer Lots of rain, and insects enjoying a...
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Monday - what a day!
I had quite an impressive "to do" list for today and was able to mark off quite a few off; do the filing, buy some compost, paint a little slatted table white, sort out my walk-in dressing room, clean...
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Echeveria
Family: Crassulaceae (krass-yoo-LAY-see-ee) Genus: Echeveria (ech-eh-VER-ee-a)Species: imbricata supbsp glauca (glau-ca)
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Growing the Highveld Cabbage Tree (Kiepersol) from seed
We're deep into Autumn here in South Africa and my Kiepersol is already starting to lose its leaves. Time to stop watering so much, but we've had quite a bit of rain over the last week, so hope it...
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Harvest from the Earth
COMPOST -Brown GoldHealthy plants need healthy soil and well-made compost is at the top of the list of soil improvers. It supplies a mix of nutrients as well as coarse organic material that helps...
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An Organic Insecticide
I came upon this organic insecticide on Witkoppen Wildflower Nursery's website -.Here is a recipe for an organic insecticide that we have used with some success in the nursery to control Amaryllis as...
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Going crazy for succulents!
This past summer I went totally crazy and purchased dozens of new succulents! My collection primarily consisted of Echeverias, some cacti and a few aloes. Now I have some new babies to look after and...
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Converting an exotic garden to an indigenous garden
Perhaps you, like many gardeners, want to change your garden from being predominantly exotic to predominantly, or even totally, indigenous. Here is a wonderful article from Witkoppen Wildflower Nursery...
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Kalanchoe rotundifolia
Kalanchoe is one of a number of plant species which are presently being tested for their suitability to be grown as Green Roof plants in the Durban region that have initially shown good results. They...
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Just before winter (April 2015)
Winter hasn't sunk in yet and I'm still hanging out in April! It has been sooooo absolutely cold that I haven't yet managed to catch the devastation that's happening in my garden. I'll get around to...
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