I love gardening more than almost anything. I have taken ten thoroughly enjoyable years to get my garden to its current state, and endured ten sometimes destructive Highveld winters in the process.   

When I began gardening I basically had a front lawn and a back lawn and a few plants.



But by dividing, begging, collecting seeds and taking cuttings I have changed those two lawns into two inexpensive wall to wall flower beds that now flower and prosper for 12 months of the year.


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In the process of shaping, growing and dividing my garden I have regularly ended up with large numbers of plants that I can no longer use, or that I no longer want. Rather than throwing them away I generally pot them or put them in packets and deliver them to friends. I have probably given away more than ten thousand Rand’s worth of plants, and a lot of love with them. So please, next time you decide to give your garden a spring-clean, ask your friends and colleagues if they wouldn’t like to adopt your plants before you throw them away.   

Furthermore I use all the leaves that drop in my garden and on the street for mulching. My soil has improved dramatically, I have reduced the amount of water needed by the plants through doing so, and when I dig in amongst the leaves I find that I have helped create a wonderful little ecosystem right in the heart of Johannesburg. My birdlife has improved too and my plants seem to be healthier. Just another way to give back – to the soil rather than overburdening our landfills where I see so much garden waste being sent every refuse day. 

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I also installed a watering system at the relatively low cost of about R1 500, 00. And I have reduced my water consumption by almost half as a result.  

FAB Water Engineering in Randburg (011 793 5513) will do all the maths and science for you for free if you buy from them, and they are very very resonably priced. And installing the system myself took me just one Sunday. I probably saved over R10 000 doing it myself, not including my water bill savings of R150 to R250 every month. Give them a call. They were a fantastic help!

I love gardening more than almost anything. I have taken ten thoroughly enjoyable years to get my garden to its current state, and endured ten sometimes destructive Highveld winters in the process.   

When I began gardening I basically had a front lawn and a back lawn and a few plants.



But by dividing, begging, collecting seeds and taking cuttings I have changed those two lawns into two inexpensive wall to wall flower beds that now flower and prosper for 12 months of the year.


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                                          More Garden Photos

In the process of shaping, growing and dividing my garden I have regularly ended up with large numbers of plants that I can no longer use, or that I no longer want. Rather than throwing them away I generally pot them or put them in packets and deliver them to friends. I have probably given away more than ten thousand Rand’s worth of plants, and a lot of love with them. So please, next time you decide to give your garden a spring-clean, ask your friends and colleagues if they wouldn’t like to adopt your plants before you throw them away.   

Furthermore I use all the leaves that drop in my garden and on the street for mulching. My soil has improved dramatically, I have reduced the amount of water needed by the plants through doing so, and when I dig in amongst the leaves I find that I have helped create a wonderful little ecosystem right in the heart of Johannesburg. My birdlife has improved too and my plants seem to be healthier. Just another way to give back – to the soil rather than overburdening our landfills where I see so much garden waste being sent every refuse day. 

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I also installed a watering system at the relatively low cost of about R1 500, 00. And I have reduced my water consumption by almost half as a result.  

FAB Water Engineering in Randburg (011 793 5513) will do all the maths and science for you for free if you buy from them, and they are very very resonably priced. And installing the system myself took me just one Sunday. I probably saved over R10 000 doing it myself, not including my water bill savings of R150 to R250 every month. Give them a call. They were a fantastic help!