by Wade John Beckett | Oct 29, 2019 | Articles, Bird Friendly, Gardening
10 of the Best Indigenous Plants to Grow to Attract Birds to Your Garden. Almost all indigenous plants will in some way help to attract birds to your garden; after all they and the birds and other wildlife have all evolved together. Plants help provide birds with...
by Wade John Beckett | Sep 24, 2018 | Articles, Gardening
The Garden Commodore or Garden Inspector (Precis archesia archesia) is a common garden butterfly in Gauteng. There are two colour forms, the dry season form pictured here, and a wet season form pictured below. Most gardeners enjoy having butterflies in their garden....
by Wade John Beckett | Feb 14, 2018 | Articles, Gardening
1. Watering. When first planted, you need to water your garden well every 1 to 3 days, depending on the weather. In hot, dry or windy weather you may need to water every day. Rather water well less frequently than poorly more frequently. Before watering scratch the...
by Wade John Beckett | Feb 14, 2018 | Articles, Gardening
A garden that was purely exotic but transformed into a predominantly indigenous garden. The large trees and some of the larger shrubs have not been replaced (yet). Perhaps you, like many gardeners, want to change your garden from being predominantly exotic to...
by Wade John Beckett | Feb 14, 2018 | Articles, Gardening
Here is a recipe for an organic insecticide that we have used with some success in the nursery to control Amaryllis as well psyllids (that cause those unsightly ‘bubbles’ in the leaves of many plants, notably citrus, Erythrina (Corral Trees) and Hypoestis...
by Wade John Beckett | Feb 13, 2018 | Articles, Gardening
This article comes with a warning. Please do not use any plant as either food or medicine unless you are certain of the plant’s identity and know how to use it. The article is meant for general interest only and is not a guide on how to use the plants for medicinal...
