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Pondoland’s medicinal plants treasures
Pondoland’s medicinal plants treasures
To celebrate African Traditional Medicine Day on 31 August, Zoë Chapman Poulsen interviewed pioneering Pondoland conservationist
Making space for nature: How to create a bird-friendly garden
Making space for nature: How to create a bird-friendly garden
As we strive to house and feed a growing population, our worlds are becoming ever more built up. More people are becoming city dwellers in the concrete jungle
The Humble Spekboom: Climate Change Saviour or Overrated Fad?
The Humble Spekboom: Climate Change Saviour or Overrated Fad?
This rather unassuming South African shrub has hit the news of late. The spekboom bandwagon has rolled into town and everyone is climbing on board, from travel magazines to municipalities, homeowners to game reserves.
Spectacular Spurflowers: Beautiful blooms for the shaded indigenous garden
Spectacular Spurflowers: Beautiful blooms for the shaded indigenous garden
Coming in a plethora of different shapes, sizes and colours, indigenous shade-loving Plectranthus can light up even the darkest corners of our gardens. Colours vary from white to pale pink to the deepest dark blues and purples.
Five reasons to welcome an Aloe into your garden
Five reasons to welcome an Aloe into your garden
When the winter days are short and the weather is cold, Aloes cannot fail to bring warmth to your garden with their spectacular blooms.
Kirstenbosch Plant Fair: Growing Indigenous and Cultivating Community
Kirstenbosch Plant Fair: Growing Indigenous and Cultivating Community
In addition to this botanical bonanza, the event also served as an expo for various organisations. Experts from the Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW)
Spotlight on Pelargoniums: Stalwarts of the Waterwise Garden
Spotlight on Pelargoniums: Stalwarts of the Waterwise Garden
In 2015 South Africa experienced its driest year since records began in 1904. On average we receive just 497mm of rainfall per year
Bryophyte life cycle
Bryophyte life cycle
Bryophytes, which include moss, are primitive plants that give us some idea of how the first plants that ventured onto land coped with their new water-less environment.
The Green Kingdom
The Green Kingdom
The most important feature of plants is their green colour, which is the result of a group of pigments called chlorophyll. Plants use chlorophyll to capture light energy
 

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