Spring Flowers, Who Can Resist?
Flowers, flowers everywhere. Carpets of them as far as the eye can see. Spring is here at last. A visit to any of the West Coast areas is… Read More »
Harold Porter Botanical Gardens
The Harold Porter Botanical Gardens is situated in Betty’s Bay in the Western Cape. Originally named Shangri-La Nature reserve, when it was later taken over by the National… Read More »
Glorious Wild Flowers of the Fynbos
Protea eximia The Fynbos is famous for not only the diversity and unusual composition of its plant species but also for the sheer beauty of the many wild… Read More »
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Kirstenbosch botanical garden is situated at the foot of Table mountain, in what has to be one of the most stunning views ever. It covers over 500 hectares… Read More »
West Coast National Park
West Coast National Park is known mainly for the spring flowers that carpet the entire area like a blanket. What is not so well publicised is the wild… Read More »
Trying for the perfect flower photo
I find that flowers have the most diverse colours and shapes. I seem to keep taking photos of them and trying to get that perfect shot, somehow the… Read More »
Growing clivias in your garden
There is not much that willingly grows in the shade of trees where the soil is dry. But clivias thrive in these conditions, they do not need pampering… Read More »
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