Spring has sprung and nearly everything is in flower all over. If you’re short on colour, tools, pots, fertilisers, seeds and inspiration, relax! Your nearest garden centre stands at the ready to help you shop till you drop.
So, dig deep and plant to your heart’s content and your life will become a garden!
Must do's
KEEP snails in check – they have the potential to decimate young growth overnight. Emerging perennials like hostas are especially vulnerable. Enquire at your nearest nursery for the best snail-busting product to use.
Weed regularly before it gets out of hand. Treat weeds on paving, pathways and in graveled areas with a broad spectrum weed killer.
Spray roses with a 3-in-1 product to control black spot, mildew and aphids.
Lawns: Train your lawn to be water wise, by watering it well only once a week – this will encourage deeper root growth.
Also, never cut your lawn too short as this keeps the roots near the surface, where they are more likely to dry out. For new lawns, start preparing the ground with compost and bonemeal, before sowing seeds or laying instant turf. If weeds are problem in large lawn areas treat with a broad leaf herbicide. For smaller lawn areas, use a ready-to-use broad leaf herbicide.
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PLAN something new for your garden this spring – nurseries are loaded with new releases and great ideas. Favourites include all the new Dipladenias (red, yellow, pink, white), the liquorice-scented Agastaches, tuberous begonias with enormous blooms, compact and free flowering basket petunias and the colourful Bergamots.
Trending: Plant up an old pair of jeans with your favourite annuals, or your old gum boots with succulents and then place them in your garden. Vertical gardening is a lot of fun; recycle old pallets and fill them with succulents, or herbs, or annuals for colour.
Paint pots, relay pebble pathways, add a new feature, or include a bird bath in your garden.
Plant tropical fruits like bananas and paw paws now.
For more information on bringing life to your garden, visit our website or join the conversation on our Facebook page: .
Perfect garden puts spring in your step
So, dig deep and plant to your heart’s content and your life will become a garden!
Must do's
KEEP snails in check – they have the potential to decimate young growth overnight. Emerging perennials like hostas are especially vulnerable. Enquire at your nearest nursery for the best snail-busting product to use.
Weed regularly before it gets out of hand. Treat weeds on paving, pathways and in graveled areas with a broad spectrum weed killer.
Spray roses with a 3-in-1 product to control black spot, mildew and aphids.
Lawns: Train your lawn to be water wise, by watering it well only once a week – this will encourage deeper root growth.
Also, never cut your lawn too short as this keeps the roots near the surface, where they are more likely to dry out. For new lawns, start preparing the ground with compost and bonemeal, before sowing seeds or laying instant turf. If weeds are problem in large lawn areas treat with a broad leaf herbicide. For smaller lawn areas, use a ready-to-use broad leaf herbicide.
Eastern Cape
PLAN something new for your garden this spring – nurseries are loaded with new releases and great ideas. Favourites include all the new Dipladenias (red, yellow, pink, white), the liquorice-scented Agastaches, tuberous begonias with enormous blooms, compact and free flowering basket petunias and the colourful Bergamots.
Trending: Plant up an old pair of jeans with your favourite annuals, or your old gum boots with succulents and then place them in your garden. Vertical gardening is a lot of fun; recycle old pallets and fill them with succulents, or herbs, or annuals for colour.
Paint pots, relay pebble pathways, add a new feature, or include a bird bath in your garden.
Plant tropical fruits like bananas and paw paws now.
For more information on bringing life to your garden, visit our website or join the conversation on our Facebook page: .
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