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Alien Sighting!!

By on July 25, 2009 in aliens, garden, indigenous

We went to the Botanic Gardens the other day. In case you had forgotten, it is great!! Bot-tastic!! Crumpets with the works, tea, a stroll through the gardens with friends on a sunny winter’s day..  And then the educational ‘Alien Alley’ to remind us of the aliens we shouldn’t have in our gardens..

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Striking and indigenous

By on July 6, 2009 in flowers, garden, indigenous

I was (once again) looking through the pictures I have of my friend’s mom’s indigenous garden. While a lot of the plants look quite straggly and the garden uneven – indigenous gardens are wild and the antithesis of a prim rose garden – I came across these pics of a Strelitzia, which really stands out. While Strelitzias [...]

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Labyrinth with an indigenous view…

By on June 26, 2009 in garden

On the same trip we came across this labyrinth. It overlooks the indigenous forests of Hogsback and you encounter some interesting plants en route to the centre. Once there, I found what I presume is some sort of aloe (see pic).. Who knows what this plant is? The labyrinth is next to accommodation offered by [...]

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That’s a metaphor!

By on June 24, 2009 in garden, indigenous, insects, tree

Following Sonya’s post on her garden in transition I came across the definition of a pupa, which is the life stage of some insects (like butterflies) undergoing transformation. In keeping with the metaphor, here is another indigenous plant to introduce to our gardens, complete with butterfly-wing leaves. I’m not sure what it is called but it produces long [...]

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Another indigenous gem..

By on June 20, 2009 in garden, indigenous, tree

As a follow on from Niall’s post on coral trees, http://sprig.co.za/2009/04/baby-coral-trees/, and the continuing series on introducing indigenous plants to your garden (see post below), get some coral trees! As Niall says, they are very easy to propagate - the babies in his post (and two others) came from this tree (see pic), which I planted as a [...]

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