The Gardener Magazine

The Gardener is a monthly, national magazine dedicated to inspiring gardeners, providing practical advice and showing step-by-step garden projects. Our monthly features include garden design, in-depth plant features, growing vegetables and herbs, water gardening, garden wildlife and pets, specialist plant articles and much more. We have an extensive database on our website that is growing daily.

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GALLERIA

DIRT DIARIES

Forever in vogue? • If you have just woken up to the world of the Echeveria genus, welcome! You are now part of a large family that loves these roses of the desert, passionately.

Water Oak Farm • Nestled in the picturesque neighbourhood of Constantia, surrounded by vineyards and magnificent views, lies a sparkling gem of a garden, lovingly created by Wendy and Winston Floquet.

Marguerite Daisies Sturdy and Stunning • I’m a firm believer that a garden is incomplete without at least one member of the daisy family in a bed or container.

7 creative GARDEN TWEAKS • The sap has risen; blossoms abound and new leaves are unfurling. Enjoy the gentle beauty of spring and tackle the usual spring chores with renewed vigour but, also think of new ideas to tweak your outdoor spaces and to intensify the pleasure that your garden gives you.

SPRING INTO ACTION AS A WATER WARRIOR

Why, what and when to prune • Like feeding your plants, pruning is one of the essential practises in gardening that plays a vital role in supporting healthy plants.

Spring masterclass • It’s spring and gardens (as well as gardeners) are coming alive. Everything is sprouting, so enjoy the perfume, the new growth and start planning and planting your summer garden but beware of late frosts.

Transform your lawn • A lawn is so much more than a liability that needs weekly mowing. Treat it right and it can turn your garden into an oasis.

Lace flowers • A confusing group of plants are the beautiful and softly elegant lace flowers.

Abloom with spring annuals • For sun or shade, colourful annuals evoke a feeling of well-being as they start blooming in spring. The more the merrier!

Flamingo Party • Also known as the flamingo flower or flamingo lily, anthuriums are known for their heart-shaped leaves and shiny flowers which are just the thing to brighten up the indoors.

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Three of the best! • These three plants never disappoint in the perennial quest for effortless garden beauty.

Keep your Salvias Sizzling • Salvias may be tough and low-maintenance, but we’ve got some tips that will help you to unleash their superpowers in the garden.

Electric blue and more • If you’re looking for majestic blooms to fill your garden this year, Delphiniums are the answer.

Divine combination • We trolled the streets, studying neighbourhood pavements and accessed gardens (with permission) to see what’s growing and found red vygies and blue felicias in a late winter-colour-clinch with pretty rocks…

Daisies from Down Under

Bacopa spiller a beauty

sweet peppers • Sweet peppers are the perfect home veggie. The fruiting plants are oh-so-pretty and the green or ripe peppers are delicious, store well and can be used in a myriad ways.

September sowing guide

Food garden tasks

Purple Cone Flower • Echinacea purpurea is a flowering perennial herb that grows easily from seed and produces large pinkish purple daisy-like flowers with a reddish-brown central cone that attracts bees and other pollinators.

YOUR ROSE GARDEN

Rose tasks for September

3 sun worshippers to love! • One turned a trick from...