My name is Jade

By on May 19, 2013 in garden

I’ve been wanting one of these awesome jade plants for ages (they are retro and cool) and my housemate brought some cuttings home. Any tips on how to look after this fascinating plant?

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Chilli chilli

By on May 19, 2013 in food

Hi Spriggers, I’ve got bushes and bushes of these little chillies, can someone give me a recipe to make a chilli jam or something? Cheers!

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Best Marigold

By on May 18, 2013 in flowers, food

I live in Durban, where marigolds grow wild. Recently I’ve seen bunches of them for sale at Food Lovers Market. I assume they are for eating as they are sold with the vegetables not the flowers. What can I cook with them?

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Please help: what are these lovely plants?

By on May 16, 2013 in flowers

Spriggers I love these bushes in my garden but am not sure what they are called. They have lovely flowers and berries. Can someone give me some more information on them?

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Yellow Poinsettia

By on May 15, 2013 in flowers

Check out this lovely yellow poinsettia we have blooming in the garden!

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From Bowling Green to Bowl of Greens

By on May 15, 2013 in environment, sustainability

Formerly a bowling green constructed in the 1950s and unused for decades, the site comprises part of the original farm, ‘Oranje Zigt’, established in 1709.  OZCF seeks to re-connect the Oranjezicht neighbourhood and the rest of Cape Town to this neglected piece of heritage through design, education and vegetable gardening and to use it as [...]

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Cactus Flower

By on May 14, 2013 in garden

Just sharing this lovely cactus flower!

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Talk: Living Green Roofs in South Africa

By on May 14, 2013 in environment, garden, sustainability

All are welcome to our talk by Clive Greenstone on Living Green Roofs in South Africa, to be held at the Durban Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre on 27 May 2013 at 6 pm.   Full details of the talk are available for download HERE. Many thanks, Kind regards Sandra Dell (secretary) Botanical Society of SA KZN [...]

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One’s garden: a health paradise

By on May 14, 2013 in garden

Spending time in a natural space is the best way to regain vitality. Fresh air, natural light and the smell of trees and flowers can really help body and mind to slow down and relax. Working in the garden is a great way of finding oneself – a way back to nature and of doing [...]

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Comfrey – what to do?

By on May 13, 2013 in food

Our comfrey plants are thriving – what can we actually use it for?

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