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Indigenous plant of the month: April
"Black-eyed Susan" (Thunbergia alata) ,native to Eastern Africa. Absolute delight in April! Plant against a fence in a sunny position for...

Cecile
Apr 7, 20201 min read
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Indigenous plant of the month: March
A mix of Tecomaria capensis, the orange and the yellow varieties, with Plumbago capensis in between never let your garden down in March!...

Cecile
Apr 7, 20201 min read
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Indigenous plant of the month: February
Crocosmia, or "falling stars" is definitely my most favourate flower. Growing up on a farm, waking up very early on Monday mornings to be...

Cecile
Mar 6, 20201 min read
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Indigenous plant of the month
Euryops pectinatus, my all time favorite. Very hardy, survive on very little water. Hardly ever without flowers!

Cecile
Dec 15, 20191 min read
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Caring for your neighborhood
We live and work from our house in Clydesdale, Pretoria, South Africa. Recently the City of Tshwane awarded our neighborhood a Precinct...

Cecile
Dec 12, 20191 min read
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Zulu clay beer pots - inspiration from Zululand
These pots belonged to a Zulu family on our farm Wykom in Kwa Zulu Natal

Cecile
Dec 2, 20191 min read
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