by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Dec 18, 2019 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Cold Hardy, Evergreen, Full Sun, Medium sized tree, Succulent, Thorny Plants, Water-wise
Aloe marlothii, known as the Mountain Aloe and Bergaalwyn, are drought hardy and do not require much maintenance,. Certainly one of the best known Aloes, Aloe marlothii’s beautiful shape and stunning flowers make it much sought after as a specimen plant in gardens in...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Sep 24, 2019 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Fairly Cold Hardy, Full Sun, Medium to Large sree, Partly deciduous to evergreen, Water-wise
A beautiful Schotia brachypetala, Weeping Boerbean or Huilboerboon, tree grown on a pavement in Sundowner, Randburg. This tree gets covered in flowers most years. One of the showpiece trees of our bushveld, Schotia brachypetala, Weeping Boerbean or Huilboerboon, is...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Jun 15, 2019 | Cold Hardy, Deciduous, Full Sun, Small to medium Trees, Water-wise
Combretum zeyheri, Large-fruit Bushwillow or Raasblaar, with its attractive shape, autumn colours and fruit make this a desirable garden plant. Combretum zeyheri, Large-fruit Bushwillow or Raasblaar, is a small to medium sized, tree with a rounded crown. Deciduous or...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Apr 8, 2019 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Deciduous, Fairly Cold Hardy, Full Sun, Large trees, Thorny Plants, Water in summer
A symbol of the river banks, pan edges and marhy places in the lowveld savhana, Vachellia xanthophloea, the Fever Tree, has now become a popular garden subject in southern Africa. Vachellia xanthophloea, the Fever Tree, is an iconic tree associated with the...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Oct 22, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Evergreen, Full Sun, Groundcovers, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Felicia ameloides, Blue Felicia, is a cheerful and ‘sunny’ addition to any garden. Its daisy flowers are sky or even darker blue with yellow centers and are borne in profusion. It can be mass planted as a groundcover, or mixed with other colourful perennials or used...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Oct 4, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous to partly deciduous, Full Sun, Large shrub or small tree, Thorny Plants, Water-wise
A large shrub or small tree with attractive and novel bi-coloured flowers that are followed by interesting, intertwined pods. Dichrostachys cinerea can easily be pruned into shapely, single stemmed trees. May be thickly planted along boundaries to form an...
