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www.gardengoods.co.za
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Hi guys and gals.
We're having an Open Day at our internet order depot on Sunday the 29th of January 2012 from 11am to 4.30pm,our address is: 11B Portman Road, Bryanston, Johannesburg.
Plants available at wholesale prices for customers who buy 10 or more.
We'd Love to have you All there!
Please note: we don't have a credit card machine at our depot, so please bring CASH if you want to buy.
Kind regards,
Ryan
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Gardening in sub-tropical, humid regions |
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Picture courtesy Karl Gercens
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Between the tropics and cool temperate zones of the world are a variety of climatic and gardening areas. Perhaps one of the most loved is the area referred to as subtropical; where the lushness of tropical foliage and flowers can be grown amongst the toughest of the temperate plants, from cooler regions. Humid subtropical climates lie on the southeast side of continents, roughly between 25 degrees and 40 degrees latitude. Humid subtropical climates are characterized by warm to hot summers and cool winters, typified by year round rainfall; the majority of which falls in the summer months.
Late summer into autumn is the most popular time to garden in these regions. The gardens look lush, the light is softer and the temperatures have cooled slightly, making it an extremely pleasant time to enjoy the garden.
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Mixed Container Solutions |
Pictures courtesy Ball Horticultural Company |
Summer Breeze
Everyone loves a good container garden recipe filled with brightly-coloured blooms. The container shown here was created by the design and production experts at Ball Horticultural Company, and then the combination was trialed to make sure it will work for you. Celebrette New Guinea Impatiens and BabyWing Begonias will flower profusely all summer, are tolerant of heat and humidity, and enjoy growing in partial sun to partial shade. Container plants will dry out quickly, especially on warm or windy days and need to be checked daily; aim to keep the soil moist but not soggy; Consider adding water-retaining granules to the soil before potting, to help reduce the chore of watering. Deadhead the plants often and feed with a liquid fertiliser regularly.
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Spider Wort, Spider lily - Tradescantia virginiana |
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The Spiderwort is an evergreen low-growing perennial plant that is native to the Eastern United States. It can be found growing wild in moderately moist habitats from North Carolina, south to Florida, and west to Texas. Habitats include open wooded slopes and on the edges of woodlands, moist shaded bluff ledges, moist to mesic black soil prairies, sand prairies, savannas, thickets, sandstone cliffs, and on disturbed ground - like power-line clearances through woodland areas and next to roadsides. This plant usually doesn't stray far from areas with trees and shrubby vegetation.
It has long arching, dark green, iris-like leaves which are folded lengthwise, forming a groove. Throughout spring and summer the plants produce terminal clusters of buds which open up a few at a time, each for only one day. The flowers are usually violet-blue, with beautifully contrasting yellow stamens; varieties in shades of purple-blue, azure-blue, carmine red, rose-pink and white are available.
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Celosia, also known as cockscomb is invaluable as a container filler and mixed summer border bedding plant. The flowers show in vibrant shades of orange, yellow, bronze, red, scarlet, pink and magenta, so make for wonderful ‘hot-spots’ of intense, textured colour in the garden.
It can take lots of direct sunlight, and requires only minimal care and watering once established. The plant is hardy and wind-resistant, so is particularly useful in gardens which are exposed to strong winds, or are located in coastal areas.
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