What to do in your Garden this Month 

Be bold with bulbs : 

• Plant summer-flowering bulbs and rhizomes like gladiolus, lilies, watsonias and dahlias.
• Feed any spring-flowering bulbs that have started flowering with bulb food.
• Cut off faded flowers from daffodils and feed fortnightly with 3:1:5 until the leaves turn brown. The fertiliser will encourage the development of next year’s flowers in the bulb.
• Pick ranunculus and anemones regularly to encourage the growth of new flowers. If you pick them while they are still buds they will last longer as cut flowers. 

Top 10 Indigenous Plants

Traditionally there is a tendency for open spaces and parks in cities and towns, to be planted with exotic plants. This makes them high maintenance areas, requiring lots of watering, weeding, fertilization, etc.

Yearning for a Lush Lawn

We have some tips on how to maintain your lawn, so that this important part of your garden becomes the envy of the neighbourhood. Give your lawn the attention it deserves by following these easy maintenance guidelines.

Top 5 Waterwise Bedding Plants

Bedding plants are an indispensable aspect of your summer garden. They are largely responsible for giving your garden its eye catching colour. While some consider them water hungry and demanding, there are quite a few that thrive with minimal care and strategic watering.

Achieve the Perfect Lawn

Grass and soil types differ tremendously throughout the Peninsula. Although Kikuyu grass has been popular in the past, it has been surpassed by our indigenous species, namely Buffalo and various Kweek varieties such as Cape Royal.