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Autumn Succulents

By on May 12, 2013 in indigenous

I planted these containers several months back, with slips from various succulents. They’ve all thrived and looking fantastic, in autumn colours.

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Flower identification

By on April 15, 2013 in flowers, indigenous

I recently came across these lovely flowers while in the Cape. Can anyone identify them for me please? Regards, Karen

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Wild Dagga for Eczema?

By on November 6, 2012 in flowers, indigenous, medicinal

Can anyone help Avashnee and her son out? mol-d Hello, I came across your website, and was wondering about  Wild Dagga (Leonotis Leonurus). I have a son who is suffering from very bad Eczema and many people told me to get him to bathe in this? Please could you let me know. Thanks, Avashnee Manickum

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Baby Coral Trees on the Wild Coast

By on October 15, 2012 in flowers, indigenous, tree

A few months ago, we made a trip to Dwesa Cwebe Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape. It is quite a drive and the roads are pretty bad  - you need a vehicle with high suspension. But once you get there, the dense coastal forests, natural lagoons and beach are pretty much all yours. Well, that [...]

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Streptocarpus tips?

By on September 17, 2012 in flowers, indigenous

Hi to you both, I found your site via the great article in the Garden and Home July issue!! I live in Kloof in KwaZulu-Natal and have successfully propagated a number of plants of the streptocarpus saxorum from a slip a friend gave me. See the picture. I wonder if you could tell me where I [...]

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Spring has Sprung Competition

By on September 13, 2012 in flowers, food, garden, indigenous

Hi Spriggers, Last year we ran a competition to win Jeannine Davidoff’s ‘South African Planting and Companion Planting Guide‘. In conjunction with *earthwormproductions* we are doing the same again this year in our ”Spring has Sprung” competition. The South African Planting and Companion Planting Guide has over 150 vegetable, herb, flower and fruiting species mentioned and [...]

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Indigenous plant fair in Durban

By on August 12, 2012 in garden, indigenous

The annual BotSoc (Botanical Society) Indigenous Plant Fair takes place on 1 & 2 September 2012, from 9 am – 4 pm each day, at the Munies Sports Field, John Zikhali Road (Sydenham Road), Durban, just below the Durban Botanic Gardens. This popular indigenous plant extravaganza showcases the widest variety of indigenous plants available at [...]

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OFFERED: Strelitzias available in Pretoria

By on August 6, 2012 in flowers, indigenous, plant and seed exchange

Hi all, I am in the eastern side of Preoria and have a few small strelitzias available. Both Nicolai and reginae… I would like to swap these for some ferns.

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Indigenous trees

By on July 31, 2012 in indigenous, plant and seed exchange

We’ve decided to grow a small forest at the back of my parents property and are looking for young trees and seedlings. Anyone have some they have been growing and want to get rid of, to a good home? Will collect in Durban. Cheers, Niall

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iSpot

By on July 26, 2012 in environment, flowers, indigenous

Hi Spriglets, Not sure if you know about it but thought your readers might enjoy iSPOT. I spent last week at the fynbos forum so am bursting with great new info that I can send through Cheers, Nadia

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