Gardening in winter seems to trouble a lot of people, but it needn’t be so. Here we share some direction to help your cause, and prepare for a beautiful summer garden.
Looking after a garden is an ongoing affair and like any relationship, it really does take regular and ongoing maintenance, especially at this time of the year. With all the rain, weeds grow faster than the plants so generally speaking every plant in your garden needs to be cared for specifically.
The idea was to create a succulent garden that would be water wise and low maintenance, whilst at the same time incorporating the aesthetics of a “Karoo Padstal” in look and feel – the type of vibe that they hoped to bring to the North Coast.
The service of composting can be thrown around in the garden services industry as an optional or unnecessary procedure but we see composting as a vital and essential service in every garden. This blog explains the procedure, benefits, and best timing for composting your garden beds.
Wildlife in most housing estates faces many challenges in winter. Yes, even if it is just a mild North Coast Winter. Unfortunately, our buck now have to venture out of their natural forests and into the homeowner’s gardens in order to find food. This blog gives some more insight into what we can do to help the buck in the winter
In order to survive in winter, or times of drought, bees need a helping hand from humans. In light of our recently celebrated International Earth Day, as well as World Bee Day, we are mindful of the incredibly important part they play on our planet, and without them us humans would not be able to survive.
Wind in your coastal garden can also be very damaging to your plants. If you’re not planting the right plants in a windy area, it could break plants, dry them out and also stunt their growth. A strong salt-laden wind can also burn the foliage.
We offer a couple of ways to work well with a salt-laden wind in your garden:
The Bush violets (Barleria obtusa) have been in full flower and just gorgeous at this time of year. They occur naturally along forest margins in the summer rainfall region of South Africa and are widely cultivated as a decorative garden shrub. In tropical Africa, the leaves are cooked as a vegetable.
