by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Oct 2, 2018 | Cold Hardy, Evergreen, Large shrub or small tree, Small to medium Trees, Water-wise
A lovely, evergreen, large shrub or small to medium sized tree, Pittosporum viridiflorum, the Cheesewood will enhance most gardens. An evergreen, large shrub or small to medium tree with a dense crown. Pittosporum viridiflorum is a versatile garden subject, from...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Sep 26, 2018 | Evergreen, Shrub, Small to medium Trees, Very Cold Hardy
A small to medium sized, evergreen tree. Buddleja saligna, False Olive is one of our fastest growing, most water-wise and cold resistant trees. It has a gray-green appearance except when it is in flower, when it turns white or cream under the masses of clusters of...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Sep 21, 2018 | Evergreen, Scramblers, Semi-Tender, Shrub, Water-wise
Tecomaria capensis, the Cape Honeysuckle, is one of our most colourful shrubs and is a magnet for Sunbirds. This beautiful, free-flowering, evergreen shrub is fast growing, drought resistant and easy to grow. Tecomaria capensis normally has bright orange-red trumpet...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Sep 18, 2018 | Evergreen, Large shrub or small tree, Very Cold Hardy, Water-wise
Searsia lancea (= Rhus lancea) is a very drought and cold hardy evergreen tree, the Karee is a symbol of South Africa’s dry interior. Reasonably fast growing, it is happy in most soils, even poor draining types. May be used for screening or as a shade tree. In...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Aug 20, 2018 | Cold Hardy, Evergreen, Shrub, Succulent, Water-wise
Although not well known by name, Aloe arborescens (Krantz Aloe, Kransaalwyn) is probably the most widely grown of all the Aloes. A succulent shrub that can grow up to 2 metres tall with a 3 metre spread, it is one of the most free flowering of all the Aloe species. It...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Aug 20, 2018 | Evergreen, Fairly Cold Hardy, Large shrub or small tree, Shrub, Water-wise
Bauhinia natalensis, the Dainty or Natal Bauhinia, is a very cheerful shrub, flowering prolifically in spring and will have flowers till the end of summer. Certainly one of South Africa’s most beautiful and desirable ornamental shrubs, Bauhinia natalensis...
