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•August 3, 2015•

PELARGONIUMS FOR SPRING COLOUR

The plant that many gardeners call geraniums are botanically categorised as Pelargoniums. This genus includes numerous garden hybrids and cultivars which adorn gardens around the globe, although their heritage is richly South African. Many of the original species used for breeding the multitudes of modern day hybrids were collected in the Western and Eastern Cape. Pelargoniums enjoy the drier...
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•August 1, 2015•

MADEIRA DAISIES ARE FUN

Madeira daisy bushes remain amongst the most popular of all the spring flowering flowers. Marguerites, or Madeira daisies as they are called these days, form compact bushes 70cm to 80cm tall and equally as wide. They’re topped with masses of daisy flowers for months on end. Colours range from white and pink to wine-red, maroon...
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•July 7, 2015•

STILL TIME TO PLANT LILY BULBS

There are still lily bulbs available for planting out now. They will bloom in late spring or early summer, depending on the type of lilium and the climatic conditions that prevail in the growing season. They produce a profusion of beautiful large flowers on tall, stout stems. Lililium longiflorum hybrids have sweetly scented, trumpet-shaped flowers and can grow...
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•July 7, 2015•

TURN UP THE HEAT WITH MUSTARDS & ROCKETS

Salad leaves are always a healthy addition to the home grown menu. Winter and spring are a good time to grow mustard and rocket seedlings for harvesting for fresh salads. They lend a hot, peppery flavour to green salads or sandwiches. There are a number of different mustard types available as seedlings, including Red Giant, with large reddish...
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