The Krantz Aloe and Blue Flowering Companions​ By Jenny Dean I have often been enchanted by images of fields of exotic Lavender -...

Many animals respond to colour, like sunbirds and many from our vast insect world, including bees; on the evolutionary timeline, flower...

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!

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.

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...

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

The autumn months are a crucial time for our fruit-eating birds, and they’ll be on the hunt for ripe berries and fruits before supplies...

Painting the slopes of the Drakensberg marshmallow pink are the large cup-like flowers of the Mountain Mallow, Anisodontea julii. This showy