Wanted: Aronia melanocarpa seeds

By on April 10, 2012 in plant and seed exchange

Hi – I have been looking for specific seeds in S.A. namely Aronia melanocarpa varieties nero and viking, and i cannot find any. Do you know where i could source some or what do i have to do to import the seed ? Regards Dean

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Table Mountain

Two Oceans Trail Run

By on April 5, 2012 in environment

Grant and myself will be running the Two Oceans trail run tomorrow morning through the beautiful Table Mountain National Park. It is 22km long and goes around the front of the mountain and then up to the saddle. Wish us luck! Apparently the Two Oceans runs have raised R35 000 for the SANParks Honorary Rangers [...]

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Bioengineer Humans to Tackle Climate Change

By on April 2, 2012 in environment

An interesting take on climate change, submitted by Wood For Trees. Earlier this week, The Atlantic ran an eye-catching, disturbing interview with a professor of philosophy and bioethics at New York University called S. Matthew Liao. He was invited to discuss a forthcoming paper he has co-authored which will soon be published in the journal Ethics, [...]

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Vertical Garden

By on April 2, 2012 in garden

In our local newspaper was an article on Brendon Edwards designed and installed breathtaking vertical gardens in South Africa. He calls it living art. Take a look at his website: http://www.brendonedwards.com/ Helen McNulty African Cotton

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Hollow tree

Hollow tree

By on March 23, 2012 in tree

I was visiting a friend in Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal this week and this beautiful flourishing elm tree was in her front garden. Can anyone explain to me how this tree thrives without any insides please? Thank you sprogs x – Helen McNulty African Cotton www.africancotton.co.za

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