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Permaculture Design Course (PDC)

By on January 10, 2012 in garden

Please find the details of the Permaculture Design Course (PDC), (DOWNLOAD HERE) and forward to others who may be interested. For more info, contact Buzz at Cell : +27 83 300 23 85, Email : whatabuz@iafrica.com

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Can you help identify / name these two plants?

By on January 10, 2012 in garden

Is there anyone who could help me identify these plants from our smallholding near Swellendam? The grey foliage plant was apparently used to stuff mattresses in days of yore, and has the most divine smell.  It is also apparently insect (bed bug? LOL) repellent. And the prickly bunny tail causes a rash on my legs [...]

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Insect to ID please

By on January 9, 2012 in garden

Hi I was under a coral tree at the Nahoon beach in East London and this chap was on my calf tickling me…does anyone know what it is Yours in good growing, Jeannine http://earthwormproductions.yolasite.com/

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What type of tree?

By on January 9, 2012 in garden, tree

Hi I was wondering if you would be able to help me identify what type of tree this is. I have seen them before with a single stem/trunk but all four of ours are multi-stemmed. At this time of year (on the Highveld) they become heavily laden with blooms, and sometimes the boughs bend right [...]

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And we’re back!

By on January 9, 2012 in garden

Hopefully everyone had a good holiday and are rearing to go in 2012!  We have some exciting things planned for this year, including a site revamp and the launch of our newsletter.  We’re back in the blogging mode as of today so will start publishing photographs, questions and articles this week …

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