The Gardener Magazine - November 2023

In this issue

Summer is well and truly here, so put on the sunscreen and garden hat and make the most of the glorious sunshine as you plant, nurture, and tend to your garden. Be inspired by Tanya’s masterclass on going vertical – great ideas for smaller gardens; we have three ‘hasty’ shrubs for gardeners who want to see fast results; salvias that will look good all summer long; bright and colourful zinnias; beautiful begonias – the choice is endless for a summer garden overflowing with colour. For DIY enthusiasts try your hand at making an easy wall hanging. And don’t miss our special offer to new subscribers – subscribe now and you stand the chance to win two plant pots worth R1 000.

Delights to DISCOVER

A horticultural masterpiece that just keeps on giving...

4 mins

GOING VERTICAL

If you're not making use of the vertical space in your garden, you're missing out on a huge and essential part of not only design, but also space saving. Space is at a premium in all gardens, but particularly urban gardens where choice is limited. Going vertical is the best way to make use of 'empty' space and improve your design at the same time. It's a win-win.

2 mins

3 hasty shrubs

Most gardeners who plant new shrubs will tell you that they have a great impatience to see them grow fast and flower well. All plants need time to settle in before creating a performance, but some do it faster than others...

3 mins

Heroines of HORTICULTURE

This year at the Chelsea Flower Show, women took centre stage in the Great Pavilion.

2 mins

Good BUGS

In a garden where creatures are free to prey on each other, the biological cycle plays out dramatically...

3 mins

Turn your cypress into Christmas

Compact, lush and evergreen, a potted cypress makes a beautiful decorated tree for the festive season.

2 mins

The beauty of BEGONIAS

For endless colour and a garden that looks vibrant throughout the seasons, these are your go-to choices.

1 min

Decorative Dahlias

With a little basic care, you can grow these showstopping plants in your own backyard with minimal effort.

2 mins

COREOPSIS 'UpTick'

For an easy-to-grow, tough perennial, with masses of pretty blooms, plant Coreopsis hybrids and watch the bees and butterflies come into your garden.

1 min

CHLOROSIS how to fix it

Chlorosis is not a death sentence for your plants. With prompt identification and the right interventions, you can restore your plants to their lush, vibrant selves.

2 mins

A Touch of Class

A cut above the rest and attractive enough to fill all the spaces you can see in your garden or in pots...

2 mins

TRIPLE treat

A floral combo that's bursting with colour

1 min

Big deal GLADIOLI

To get balance in a flower bed, we rely on tall flowering plants to provide height and show off amazing blooms. One of our favourites to plant are gladioli. They might look impressive, come in some gorgeous colours, and are great for a vase, but they are also easy to grow with a few golden rules.

1 min

PRETTY FILLER Scabiosa

There are over 70 varieties of Scabiosa (pincushion flower) in both the annuals and perennials categories with arguably some of the best ones local to our country, and excellent pollinator attractors too.

1 min

Quarantining new koi fish

Give your new koi the best start

3 mins

Bordering on food aggression!

The economy, fires, drought, Russians, fuel prices, and politicians, dictated what we ate in my youth. The only exception was that Eskom worked...

4 mins

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The Gardener Magazine Description:

Inspirational, practical, informative South African magazine on all areas of gardening including plants, gardens, garden tasks and creative DIY projects we also promote people new ideas about gardening through publsihing in our magazine, we also publish in other language.