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Environmental Gardening

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Environmental Gardening

Environmental Gardening

Environmental Gardening

Invasive Alien Plants – Plant Me Instead

Whenever a listed Invasive Alien Plant is removed, it is important to replace it with a good plant.

Plant Me Instead is a national campaign launched by the South African Nursery Association to highlight the hundreds of gorgeous alternative plants that you can grow in your garden after you remove listed Invasive Alien Plants.



Be aware of invasive snake grass

Watch out for snake grass (Equisetum hyemale), which is potentially an invasive alien plant (IAP) problem in South Africa.

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Colors of invasion

The flowers of invasive alien plants are to be found in a range of colours. Now is the time to check if you are endangering South Africa’s biodiversity and water supplies by growing illegal plants in your garden. These are the plants to avoid…

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10 worst invasive alien plants

10 Worst invasive alien plantsJanuary is a time when invasions by 348 bad alien plants are at their worst. Now is the time to check your gardens to find out what plants have invaded your garden and to get rid of them.

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