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December Checklist

Host the ones you love with our December Checklist. The whole family is welcomed in the super-fun summer garden. Plant, decorate, and accessorise here!
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Glamorous Flowers in November

Make sure you know what to grow for extra pizzazze this spring. Remember to prune your leucospermums, buchus, ericas and proteas now as you head off into the garden for your sowing extravaganza.
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What to do once your aloes have bloomed

The sensational aloe show is over, what now? Here’s what do once your beloved aloes have bloomed to ensure they’re prepped and ready for their next vibrant parade.Once
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Make your spring garden blush

These top 5 raging rose varieties are kicking up a storm. Are you stocked? Experience October bliss to the fullest with the best edibles, plants, and lawn maintenance.
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Spring Zing September Checklist

The season that needs no introduction – it can only be SPRING! This is an exciting time for gardeners filled with blossoms, blooms, and renewed beauty after the winter.
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Garden Day 2021

Host your own Garden Day celebration on Sunday 17 October. The Garden Day website has put together a handy toolkit of ideas and resources, which you can use to support the campaign via social media, including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.
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Indigenous South Africa

Our local lovelies are bred for SA’s climate and attract a glorious variety of wildlife.
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August Checklist

We’re crazy for daisies and getting the garden ready for a Springtime show. August is blowing in some extra special blooms in gorgeous hues for every mood for more read here: https://bit.ly/3rD79IZ
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July Maintenance Checklist

All about much-needed maintenance! Become a winter winner in your July garden here: https://bit.ly/2TVpuV5
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Say ALOE to your little friends

Aloe is part of the succulent family with a long history of medicinal use, dating all the way back to Ancient Egypt.
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ALOE-lujah for Africa’s Medicine!

For thousands of years, Aloe has been revered for its many profound medicinal uses. From the Ancient Egyptians to present-day Western civilisation, the long history and wide-spread use of this miracle plant has withstood the test of time, and will good reason!
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June Checklist

June is a blank canvas for the outdoor artist & cool-season muses. Make sure you’re clued-up on how to get down in the June garden here:  https://bit.ly/3fVY7BF
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How to perfect the art of indoor gardening 101 Indoor Gardening

Indoor plants promote good mental health, super Zen vibes, texture, air purification, and something beautiful to appreciate as you go about your day.
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Back to Basics with Creepers and Crawlers

Climbing plants and ground covers are the easiest way to level up your gardening game. Bring walls to life, add privacy with hedges, decorate arches dripping with roses, cover-up baren spaces, create curtains of greenery for the patio, get your windowsills bustling with bees and butterflies, attract more birds, smell the sweet essence of flowers every morning, bring in colour, AND – need we even say more!
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May Checklist

Here’s what to grow and sow in May with some handy maintenance reminders. Make sure you’re clued-up on how to get down in the May garden here:  https://bit.ly/3tH6BC1
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What to do in the April garden?

Check out these tricks of the trade and find out which flowers, herbs, and veggies to grow and sow for a cool-season paradise.
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Fuchsia

Throwing shade at the sun Shade gardening

Gone are the days when shady means barren! This month, Life is a Garden is shedding light on darker spaces with a little shade-spiration to bring all areas of the garden to life.
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March Checklist

How’s them flowers looking? Are you prepped for cool-season crops? Make sure you’re clued-up on how to get down in the March garden here: https://bit.ly/39F2I7W
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companion plants

Why your veggies need friends Companion Plants

Companion planting means growing certain plants close together for their mutually beneficial effects, such as pest protection or growth enhancement. Bedding besties allow you to have your cake AND eat it – your desired harvest flourishing gogo-free and eco-friendly with little other effort required from you.
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February checklist

February Checklist

Maximize the harvest with our handy maintenance tips. To read the full February in the Garden Checklist article click here: https://bit.ly/39F2I7W
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