by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Dec 17, 2025 | Protect
The Portulaca cold case: Uncovering a nearly lost succulent after 90 years In what felt like the plant world’s own cold case, a team of researchers set out to track down a Portulaca species that hadn’t been seen in nearly 90 years. From combing through herbaria and...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Oct 13, 2025 | Protect, Grow
Discoveries, campfires & togetherness: Conservation the Limpopo way From finding critically endangered succulents clinging to quartz koppies, to inspiring a new generation of nature stewards, BOT SOC’s Limpopo Branch is turning discovery into action. Along the...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Oct 13, 2025 | Protect
The good, the bad and the truth of gardening in the Kogelberg Biosphere Gardening in the Kogelberg Biosphere isn’t just about pretty flowers and neat paths – it’s part adventure and part love affair with fynbos. As GALIA MANICOM AND TENEAL BARNARD explain, here plants...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Mar 20, 2025 | Protect
Creating stepping stones for sunbirds Have you ever watched the birds in your garden and wondered what they eat and how far they have flown to get there? In cities, where habitat is being lost, many birds that rely on pollen are having to travel further in order to...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Oct 2, 2024 | Conservation, Protect, Spring
#PROTECT Safeguarding Our Flora: The Role of the Great Southern Bioblitz in the Summer Rainfall Region In the heart of South Africa’s Summer Rainfall Region, a concerted effort is underway to protect and document the region’s rich plant diversity. Photos...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Sep 27, 2024 | Conservation, Protect
The Giving Garden – Rethinking the food-medicine continuum in the urban sprawl The Giving Garden – Rethinking the food-medicine continuum in the urban sprawl Crop of the month: Marama Beans South Africa’s recent performance in several international...
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