My mother and I came across this great little nursery en route to the shops the other day. It’s called Gardens Nursery and if you blink you might miss it. It is tucked away in Scott Street, the road between Buitenkant Street and Maynard Street. The selection of plants is not huge but neither is [...]

Which plants to use for a vertical garden?
I’ve recently built this retaining wall and would like to create a vertical garden by planting in and around the sandbags. Could someone please advise me what plants to use? I am based in Durban so they would need to be suited to our climate.

‘Hope for our Wildflowers’
You are invited to attend a public talk: Hope for our Wildflowers – CREW (Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers) successes with threatened plant species of KZN Suvarna Parbhoo of the CREW Programme KZN node will describe some inspiring success stories of finding and monitoring plants of conservation concern within KZN, with the invaluable assistance [...]

Heirloom tomatoes, on the vine
The heirloom tomato seeds I blogged about earlier this year are finally fruiting – much excitement! I’ve planted them with marigold and basil, and these companions could be the reason the plant is doing so well … what do you think permaculturalists?

Zulu Palm
We have this indigenous palm growing in the garden. Does anyone know anymore about it? It really is an attractive plant and seems to be well-love by the garden creatures. Its orange berries are a hit with the monkeys and I’m convinced a mole-like creature lives in the fronds.
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Helen McNulty: Thank you so much Jamie, we have a lot of decision...
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Minigarden SA: Hi Helen, a lot of importants comments were listed...
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Antonet: I have one growing in a tree in my garden in Piete...
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Helen McNulty: Thank you so much. You have given me much food for...
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Manifesting Utopia: You could create an edible / salad wall (various c...
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