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Gardeners’ circle report-back on March visit to the Harold Porter gardens

There were 35 of us and we were again joined by Harold Porter’s horticulturalist, Karen Wall. The effects of the January fire are very stark.  Thousands of hectares were destroyed up in the Biosphere, and much in the gardens, including the irrigation and garden beds near the entrance. To neaten the beds for the public, the Gardens staff cut back and cleaned them, which, in hindsight, was not the ideal thing to do because Fynbos does not like to be disturbed. Each species has its own regrowth pattern, some re-sprouting and some reseeding, so besides watering, one definite lesson learnt…
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Designing with Fynbos

(Adapted from https://www.capecontours.co.za/2015/11/13/designing-with-fynbos/ with credit to Contours Landscapes) Now that autumn is underway, it’s time to picture and plan a fynbos garden. The cooler temperatures and reduced soil temperatures provide the ideal conditions for establishing your fynbos garden. A Fynbos garden, using plants indigenous to the winter rainfall areas of the country, is probably one of the most beautiful and rewarding gardens to grow, yet most difficult to maintain over time. Beautiful because of the large diversity of different perennials, annuals, grasses, reeds and succulents that you can use, that allow a rich array of…
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Hermanus Botanical Society Flower Festival 2015

Venue: Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Fir Avenue, Hermanus  34°23’55 S: 19°15’57 E Dates: Thursday 24 September  to  Sunday 27 September Times:  9 am to 5 pm We celebrate our magnificent Floral Heritage with a spectacular array of local flowers with hundreds of specimens individually named. This year’s theme is ‘Fynbos Creatures’. Meet local interest and craft groups who will have plenty of tempting goods for sale, in addition to a number of food stalls. The alpacas will be with us again and snake-handling demonstrations and other activities will keep both children and adults entertained.  Join a…
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