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Happy New Year
It's a new dawn, a new day and a new year. We wish all of our members a great and successful gardening year! :)
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Life is a Garden Blossoming
We recently reached 30,000 followers on Facebook and are delighted to be sharing the joy of gardening with so many people! Thanks to those of you who've followed us!
If you don't yet follow any of our social profiles, simply click the social links at the bottom of this newsletter :) And remember, any content we share, you can share to your business profiles!
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And the Pantone of the Year is...
Greenery! Us "greenies" just love the fact that Greenery has been announced as the Pantone colour of the year by The Pantone Colour Institute!
The colour represents what trends will be observed this year. With 2016 being a particularly tough year for many (especially in the gardening world), it is set to represent a focus on nature, a fresh, healthy start and going "back to basics".
Because Life really is a Garden :)
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January in the Garden
Although our purses are thin after the festive season and our energy levels still at a low ebb after the holidays, our dreams and passion for our gardens never dwindle. So, take a moment to reflect on a few international gardening trends which were noted in 2016, to see if you missed out. Then, make some resolutions and form some proudly South African trends of your own for 2017…
Read more here
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Peek-A-Boo
It’s a New Year, and surely there is no more appropriate way to see it in than with an annual whose flowers open and shut with the rising and setting of the sun; portulaca. Our companion this month, gazania, also boasts the interesting characteristic of flowers that play peek-a-boo with the sun.
Read more here
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Vertical Summer Planting!
No one ever said that gardening needs to only be done horizontally - so onwards and upwards this summer - let’s get vertical with our plants! This is a great activity, particularly if you have limited space to garden.
This is such an easy-peasy idea to do with the kids and it makes use of recycled products, so it is definitely a winner this summer.
Click here to find out how to DIY
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Cheeky Chillies
Chillies are the most rewarding plants to grow. They are as hot on the eye as on the tongue, with glossy, multi-coloured fruit that glows against the dark green leaves.
Plant chillies and try the recipe for our red chilli relish!
Recipe here
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Indoor Plant of the Month: Philodendron Varieties
For generations, philodendrons have been a ‘tried & trusted’ option in interior gardens. Philodendrons are widely used by interior plantscapers - they are lush looking and popular primarily because they are extremely easy to care for!
The philodendron genus contains some of the most beautiful foliage plants in the plant kingdom.
Find out how to take care of your Philodendron!
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Planting for Butterflies Poster
We've designed a brand new poster for "Planting for Butterflies", in association with Rand Water, and this is available for download on the Life is a Garden trade page. For those members who do not use the Rand Water system, we have made a copy of the poster, without the one-drop system and the Rand Water template, and this is also available for download from the trade page. Please click the link below to view and download the posters:
Posters - Trade Page
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Plant of the Month A5 POS
The plant of the month A5 Point of Sale materials for January are available for download from the Life is a Garden trade page, which is accessed via the SANA website. Simply click the link below to get to the "Point of Sale" section on the trade page and click on the POS of the particular plant you'd like to download. Then scroll down to get to the download. Click the download and save to your drive to print later, or print immediately. Each month, we'll produce POS for that particular month's plants and add these to the trade page too, eventually building up a database of POS materials for a variety of plants.
You'll notice there's a white band along the bottom of each POS material, where you can add pricing.
The Flowering Favourite POS materials are also available for download from the POS section on the trade page.
Download the POS materials for your garden centre here
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