The Gardener South Africa – September 2019

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Trusty Trio

Pink prairie plants

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This is spring!

Be inspired! The season has turned

and gardens are coming alive with

colour

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Chelsea 2019: Part Two

Quirky Artisan Gardens and two of

Gill’s favourite Show Gardens

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Pincushion pride and joy

Don’t give up on pincushions just

because you think you live in the

wrong place!

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Garden Centre Evaluation 2019

All the best garden centres around

the country

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Colour in the sky

Hanging baskets are the purest joy of

spring gardening

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Indoor colour for spring

Bring colour indoors with calla lilies,

early-flowering roses and begonias

Contents

September

2019

in the garden

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garden decor and DIY

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Open gardens

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New products

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Events and lunar gardening guide

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Subscribe to The Gardener

and save!

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Stoep Stories with Anna Celliers

Taming (human) nature

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September is for salvias

There is no better way for your

garden to scream ‘spring’ than with

salvias

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Welcome back impatiens

Summer’s best-loved flowers for

shade

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Marigolds

Simple sun-lovers

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Passion flower

No, not the invasive one! These

ornamentals are simply spectacular!

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Your rose garden

It’s all about the flowers: coaxing the

best blooms from your roses

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Proudly South African

Asparagus densiflorus: Beautiful

asparagus berries

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Food gardening

• Herbs for fish


• 3 herb sauces


• 5-step spring veggie plan

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Eco-friendly pest control

Harnessing the power of friendly

fungi for your plants and soil

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September in your garden

Here is a quick checklist to remind

you what to do in the garden in

September

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Hang your boots up

Keep your gumboots organised and

out of the way with this attractive

boot rack

extras

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