Spot a shield-shaped bug in your garden and your first thought might be that it's bad news. After all, many gardeners associate shield bugs (often called stink ...
If you've ever spotted a small olive-green bird darting through your garden, chances are you've met a Cape White-Eye. Known affectionately as the "glasogie" in ...
If your plants keep struggling no matter how much water, fertiliser, or love you give them, your soil could be the real culprit.
Soil is the foundation of ever...
If you’ve ever spotted a delicate green insect fluttering around your garden lights at night, chances are you’ve already met one of the hardest-working little h...
When the Cape Doctor starts howling or a summer thunderstorm rolls across the Highveld, the trees in your garden suddenly become more than just a landscaping fe...
There’s a certain kind of garden that doesn’t shout for attention. It just is - calm, considered, quietly beautiful in every season. Think less “look at me” and...
There’s something quietly hopeful about planting bulbs in autumn. While the garden settles into its slower season, a few hours spent tucking bulbs into the soil...
Gone are the days when veggie gardens were tucked behind the washing line or hidden in a forgotten corner of the yard.
South African gardens are getting a d...
May has a soft kind of energy in the garden.
The heat has eased, the soil is still workable, and everything feels like it’s quietly preparing for winter. T...
