Caring for Your Indoor Plants Indoor plants are the ultimate trend for city slickers, urban greenies and newbie gardeners! Often caring for indoor plants is what puts people
Growing Avocados Rich in anti-oxidants and vitamins A and C and high in monounsaturated fats, avocados were awarded the South African Heart Foundation’s heart mark
Spring Lawn Treatment August is the perfect time to get going with that Spring lawn treatment to prepare your grass and ensure a lavishly lush
Growing Potatoes The humble spud, native to South America, has been cultivated and eaten for centuries the world over. It’s a capsule full of goodness,
Basil Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is everybody’s must-have herb for so many reasons. Nina Killham perfectly defines this flexible gardener’s and culinary favourite in her foodie
Clivias Botanical name Clivia miniata Common name: Bush Lily, Natal Lily, Boslelie(Afr.), umayime (Zulu) Clivias are indigenous must-haves for a shaded garden or a bed
Growing Lettuce Lettuce has been around for many centuries – it was consumed by the Persian Kings as long ago as 550BC- and has really
Create a Bat Box for the Garden Embrace your batty side this Fathers Day, with a unique home made gift idea just for dad! The
PLANTING PEAS Whether it’s for their pretty mauve flowers, the way their dainty tendrils curl around the trellis or the pleasure of cracking open their
Growing Garlic Love it or hate it, Garlic has been used medicinally since 15BC and is now an indispensable ingredient in many cuisines. The planting
Coriander Coriandrum sativum, also known as coriander, cilantro or dhania (depending on where in the world you find yourself and which part of the plant
Just as humans have to eat, so too do plants need to be fed. This is why we fertilise and need to understand the different
Growing Berries “Dynamite comes in small packages”, they say, and such is the case with berries. These little fruits are just packed with vitamins, minerals,
Fuchsias The Fuchsia remains one of the most loved garden plants around the world. More than 800 gorgeous fuchsia hybrids have been developed from the
Welcome Birds into your Garden As city dwellers, we sometimes, amidst the hustle and bustle of our everyday rush, forget that we share our urban
Agapanthus Botanical name: Most of the Agapanthus available today are hybrids or cultivars of the original Agapanthus praecox Common name: African Lily, Lily of the Nile
Balcony Gardening We at Lifestyle Home Garden are big believers in utilising every possible space to grow plants. From pots in the corner of your
Growing Granadillas Passiflora edulis, commonly known as granadilla or purple passionfruit, is an ever popular vine grown for its lush, bright green foliage, stunningly striking
