by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Mar 31, 2026 | Conservation
Carolize Jansen is a BOT SOC Gauteng branch member and an avid plant enthusiast. For Carolize, the veld first revealed itself more gently, during childhood afternoons spent lying in the tall grasses of a Bronkhorstspruit smallholding, surrounded by the rhythms of...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Dec 17, 2025 | Conservation
Veld Fluister! Our Veld Fluister continues to bring our community together through shared, meaningful connections with the veld. In this issue, with a few giggles and many stops along the way, DEBBIE BODLEY shares some of the captivating moments she has experienced...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Oct 13, 2025 | Conservation
Veld Fluister! Our Veld Fluister series continues to explore the subtle ways in which the veld speaks to our members – through its colours, its silences and its steady cycles of change. These reflections remind us to pause, reflect and listen more closely to the veld,...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Oct 13, 2025 | Conservation, Grow
S A silver birthday celebration: KZN Coastal’s 25th plant fair BOT SOC’s annual plant fair offers the best of KwaZulu-Natal’s indigenous flora under one roof – and it all started with one man’s vision. DI HIGGINSON recaps this year’s plant fair, celebrating a quarter...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Mar 20, 2025 | Conservation
A bonfire for nature puts Swellendam in the spotlight A hacking group in Swellendam gave Bonfire Night a whole new meaning – transforming it into a bonfire for nature. While people around the world celebrate Guy Fawkes Day on 5 November, last year this group of nature...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Mar 20, 2025 | Conservation
Veld Fluister! The Veld Fluister is a series in which we pause to reflect on the little whispers of connection between our BOT SOC members and the veld. The stories in this series not only remind us of the links between people and plants, but also the power of nature...
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