by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Nov 15, 2018 | Cold Hardy, Evergreen, More Sun than Shade, Small to medium Trees, Water-wise
A graceful, small to medium sized, evergreen tree, Searsia leptodictya, Mountain Karee, deserves to be more widely cultivated. One of Gauteng’s attractive evergreen trees, Searsia leptodictya, the Mountain Karee, is very graceful and feminine in appearance. It has an...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Nov 13, 2018 | Deciduous, Medium sized tree, Plants with thorns, Sun to Partial Shade, Very Cold Hardy, Water-wise
An attractive, medium sized, deciduous tree with a rounded crown. Ziziphus mucronata is an iconic tree in Africa and regarded with much reverence and esteem by many African peoples. It makes an ideal shade tree, particularly in colder areas, as it will provide...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Oct 22, 2018 | 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 | 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...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Oct 2, 2018 | Cold Hardy, Evergreen, Large shrub or small tree, Small to medium Trees, Sun to Partial Shade, 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 | Oct 1, 2018 | Cold Hardy, Deciduous to Evergreen, Small to medium Trees, Sun or Shade, Water-wise
Combretum kraussii (Forest Bushwillow) is a shapely small to medium tree. These trees turn bright red to purple in autumn and winter. If they do drop their leaves it is typically only for a very short time. Fast growing, they are ideal shade trees for even townhouse...
