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Do you have a slope or bank ready to be dressed more creatively than the default retaining wall blocks or mown lawn? An eye-catching cocktail dress rather than a comfortable pair of jeans; a brightly coloured pashmina to replace a worn monotone windbreaker? Aside from adding a beautiful feature, this style detail/ element increases the sustainability of the garden too, for it saves on lawnmower fuel, provides level planting pockets for better water penetration, and provides h

Thriving verge designs translate well into resilient home gardens. Easy-care, low-maintenance and water-wise characterise the loose-limbed Plumbago auriculata; add sky-blue flowers for much of the year, and there is little to beat this well-loved shrub.

Thriving verge designs translate well into resilient home gardens. Successfully planted verges, for example, offer up a list of resilient species for our gardens as roadside plants battle challenging conditions to survive

There is never a good time for a garden to be without a comprehensive cover of foliage blanketing the ground. Whether faced with a cold winter, fierce summer sun, drought, wind, or torrential rains, the right plant cover can keep the garden intact, and add beauty and year-round interest while performing these duties.

With howling winds and salt-laden air a fact of gardening life along the Western Cape coast, it is essential to grow a shelter belt before planting the more tender plant types - without it, gardening here is almost impossible!

How can we respond to changing weather patterns in the way we manage our gardens? We can respond by creating resilient landscapes and gardens that can adapt to changing weather patterns and bounce back after extreme events.

Tough, evergreen hedges and screens, either formally clipped or allowed to take on a looser form, are critical components to help deflect and filter the famous Cape winds.

Many perennials and bulbs ‘cover’ the ground effectively and are often included in this plant category, but, for this article, we focus...

Spring is the optimal time to establish plants in the summer rainfall regions; we’re a month in, so let’s get cracking.   We’ll begin...

For the designer, pathways are as fundamental to a garden design as the plants themselves; for the day-to-day gardener, paths lead both...

‘A game lodge feel’ was the spec given to Durban landscaper Miles Steenhuisen; a space in which suburbia disappears. No view of road nor...

The Plectranthus  species, arguably the showstoppers of the shade, are at their best in April, their gorgeous colours making them...

“People will stare. Make it worth their while”, proclaimed award-winning marketing expert, Sally Hogshead, to advertise a famous...

By Anno Torr It is now Aloe Season, and visitors to this garden are hard pressed to choose between gazing ahead at the stunning gorge...

By Americo N. Bonkewitzz, PhD Lawn, says Durban butterfly expert, Americo N. Bonkewitzz, gives us the dose of “green” that we like to see...

By Anno Torr All gardeners enjoy the delightful task of potting up spring containers or stretching our summer and spring colour displays...