by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Sep 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
#PROTECT Rejoicing at rescue and regeneration Decades of struggle to rescue and restore a precious conservation area at Cape Town’s Princess Vlei has grown a community with a passion for indigenous plants BY BRIDGET PITT Nikita January brought her husband and...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Sep 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
#KNOW What’s in a (tree) name? “I’m a taxonomist and a genealogist – so sometimes I look at family trees the other way up.” says HUGH GLEN PHOTOS BY HUGH GLEN This coastal toad-tree (Tabernaemontana ventricosa) sowed itself in the author’s garden in...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Sep 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
#ENJOY The soul of a hiker Nina du Plessis is a financial administrator but she was born with hiking in her soul BY PATRICIA McCRACKEN “Hiking is a space to reflect, rejuvenate and rediscover inner balance,” says Nina du Plessis, seen here at Hangklip Peak, Pringle...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Sep 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
THE BIG PICTURE Cracking the lichen code ‘Nearly half of all SA lichens are still mysteries to science – we’ve been taking on the challenge and already found two new genera!’ REPORT: DANIELLE WARD, MADELEEN STRUWIG, SUTAPA ADHIKARI, ALAN FRYDAY, PAULA...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
MEET THE CURATOR Spring central ‘The flower feast has taken my breath away during my first spring in charge at Hantam botanical garden,’ says Simphiwe Madlala BY PATRICIA McCRACKEN “I consider myself privileged to be working and staying in a national botanical...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Our Blog: Plants and other Stories Know Grow Protect Enjoy BOTSOC NOTICE Joint Communique: SANBI and the Botanical Society of South Africa May 31, 2023 Joint Communique: SANBI and the Botanical Society of South Africa The South African National...
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