'Celebration Retirement Show Garden'

LANDSCAPED BY: Garden World Landscaping
CONSTRUCTED BY: FSG Property Group

Silver Gilt Award

'Changing the Scene'

MENTOR: Fern Lily Landscapes – Brenda Niehaus 083 442 0963

LANDSCAPED & CONSTRUCTED BY: Landscape Technology & Ornamental Horticulture students from Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), UNISA & Durban University of Technology (DUT)
Platinum & Over All Mentored Winner Awards

'Crimson Serenity'

MENTOR: Garden World – Russell Davidson

LANDSCAPED & CONSTRUCTED BY: Garden World’s Russell Davidson, Isaac Mojapelo & Simphiwe Mpanza

Platinum Award

'Designed to Delight'

LANDSCAPED & CONSTRUCTED BY: JJ van Rensburg & Stephen Mundell & Garden World Landscaping

Platinum & Over All Winner Awards

'Romantic Harmony'

MENTOR: Terry Moller-Welsh

Gold Award

'A Small Oasis in City Life'

DESIGNED BY: Wihann Felstead

LANDSCAPED & CONSTRUCTED BY: Earthlinks Landscaping 

Silver Gilt Award

'Food for Thought'

 DESIGNED BY: Lizette Nieman

LANDSCAPED & CONSTRUCTED BY: Strylitzia Landscaping

Platinum Award

'Water is Life'

MENTOR: Carly Blankevoort 

LANDSCAPED & CONSTRUCTED BY: Ornamental Horticulture students from UNISA, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Duban University of Technology (DUT)

High Gold Award

How to prune deciduous fruit trees

Monday, 22 July 2019 16:05

Image by Pablo Pablasty from PixabayImage by Pablo Pablasty from PixabayThe first three years of your trees life are the most important if you want a good open shape which allows the sunlight through for good fruit production, and which also keeps the tree low for easy care and harvesting. Learn how to prune peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, apples, pears, cherries, grape vines, almonds, walnuts, and pecan nuts.

Easy guidelines for pruning roses

Monday, 22 July 2019 15:25

Image by pasja1000 from PixabayImage by pasja1000 from PixabayIn this article you will learn how to easily prune all types of roses from climbers to miniatures with confidence. The various provinces start pruning at slightly different times so read on to find out when to start pruning your roses.

Cheerful Kalanchoes for your garden & home

Wednesday, 17 July 2019 14:52

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Image by Karolina Grabowska from PixabayKalanchoe blossfeldiana Image by Karolina Grabowska from PixabayAll Kalanchoes are popular plants for the garden and home, but the little ones, appropriately called “Flaming Katy” have become one of the most popular flowering succulents in South Africa and the world. People love to use them for instant colour indoors because they are easy to care for and are available all year round in full bloom. And, because they are inexpensive they can be discarded once they’ve finished blooming. However, frugal gardeners transplant them into the garden or outdoor pots, knowing that if cared for correctly, they will return and flower again every winter and spring.

Crystals and gemstones for your garden

Thursday, 04 July 2019 18:10

Quartz Image by Sharon McCutcheon from PixabayQuartz Image by Sharon McCutcheon from PixabayWhen people hear the word “crystal” many will associate it with chandeliers, wedding goblets or bowls, some may think of snow or salt, and others will immediately think of them in their beautiful symmetric mineral and rock forms,  produced by the earth over millions of years. Mankind has always had an affinity with crystals, and places like New Mexico and Arizona have known energy vortexes, caused by meteorites and other natural phenomenon that produced an exponential amount of crystals in the earth.

New Potato and Asparagus

Monday, 24 June 2019 12:30

Hadeco Potato Pot Hadeco Potato Pot Gardeners who love growing and eating their own produce, are in for a particularly fine treat this winter. In June and July, renowned bulb growers, Hadeco, will be supplying nurseries around the country with sets of top quality asparagus crowns and certified clean seed potatoes.

For most people, bay is the least understood herb, and one which is tossed into soups and stews without a second thought, and then relegated to the back of the spice cabinet once again. This is understandable because the aromatic leaf from the bay tree doesn't taste like much other than, well, a leaf! But steep a few leaves in a warm broth or sauce and your dish will become infused with fragrant flavour.

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