Companion gardening: What & Why
Companion gardening is a practice that has been around for ages. Gardeners of all kinds, including those who have just been introduced to companion...
Gardening with your children
One of the best ways to teach children something, is to teach them by example. Having your children in the garden with you, teaching...
Compost, fertilizer, soil – What’s the difference?
They are three well-known products in the gardener’s world, and each could not be more different from the next. And yet when compost, fertilizer,...
4 reasons why you should consider adding a garden office to...
Using your garden for different means of productivity could be the game changer.
The world as we know it, has changed for most of us...
A brief history of tulips
The tulip is a flowering plant of the family Liliaceous. It is native to the region known as Eurasia, which includes Europe and Asia.
Tulips...
Renishaw Hill’s landscaper, Elsa Pooley, shares practical tips for a colourful...
Despite the arrival of the winter chill, the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast’s temperate climate and sunny skies allow for vibrantly colourful gardens throughout the season....
Perlite is the new way to grow
Grolite® from Pratley is a unique, naturally occurring, perlite-based mineral that has become very popular as a horticultural growing medium. The main benefits include...
Why should you trim your trees?
Pruning is much more than the simple act of sawing off limbs and should be a regular part of all tree and shrub maintenance...
Seriti launches “Work.Learn.Grow” Food Gardens Programme in Mfidikoe, North West
In August 2020, Seriti Institute launched the “Work.Learn.Grow” programme in the small community of Mfidikoe, situated in the North West province. The programme is...
Checkers Little Garden back by popular demand with locally-produced seedling kits
Checkers Little Garden is back by popular demand, with millions of locally produced seedling kits that created employment for more than 150 people.
There are 24...
5 Pro Natural Solutions for Killing and Deterring Ants
If you have thousands of ants in your household, it becomes a problematic thing to sustain. The infestation gradually increases, and the removal of...
Renishaw Hills’ Elsa Pooley shares her top 8 winter plants for...
As a mature lifestyle estate developed on an environmentally-conscious ethos, Renishaw Hills boasts some of the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast’s most spectacular indigenous gardens. These...
