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February in the Garden
Take soft cuttings, sow a first crop of winter vegetables, as well as winter and spring-flowering annuals in trays.
Read more here...
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The Colour of Love
There is hardly a soul alive who can escape the fact that it is the month of love. ‘Paint’ your garden red, white and pink with Dianthus and her lovely companion, Salvia splendens.
Click here to find out more...
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Miniature Garden
This month we look at the idea of a miniature garden, which is a great project for those with a limited garden area. This is a really fun activity to do with the kids as they can be as creative as they like with their little garden.
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Radish
Radishes make such a delicious, colourful and crunchy addition to leafy-green salads. Try our radish tzatziki with veggies, salad and more!
Recipe for radish tzatziki
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Indoor Plant of the Month: Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)
Spectacular spaths are a wonderful, easy-going addition to any décor. With just a little care and attention, they’ll reward you with beautiful year-round flowers and foliage just about anywhere you place them.
Find out how to care for them here...
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#MerrySnaps Competition
2 weeks left in our competition! Following us on Instagram? Head over here, follow us and enter our holiday time competition. You can win a R250 voucher to spend at your local garden centre and go into the draw for the main prize of a R3000.00 voucher! All you need to do is take a close-up photo of any plant in your garden, upload it to Instagram, using the hashtag #merrysnaps and tag us (@lifeisagardensa). Remember to take your Instagram account off private for the campaign, or we won't see your uploads :)
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Top plants of the month!
Wondering what plant is best suited for your province this month? Look no further! To view the top plants of the month throughout South Africa, click here...
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Some snippets for this month in the garden
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What to plant
In the Western Cape, plant wind-resistant plants like lavender, lamb’s ear and woolly thyme. These plants cope well in dry, windy weather.
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What to sow
In the Free State, you can start sowing those winter and spring-flowering jewels, which need a bit of time to grow up in seedling trays – pansies, cinerarias, gazanias, Iceland poppies and primulas.
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What to feed
In the North West, feed and water azaleas, helleborus, and camellias to prevent bud drop.
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What to spray
In Limpopo, check for red spider on roses, normally found on the underside of the leaf. Pick off all leaves that are badly infected and spray the plant with a recommended insecticide.
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What to prune
In Gauteng, prune summer-flowering plants like hydrangeas, pelargoniums, lavender, abelia, weigela, heliotrope and salvia.
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