My Kiepersol (Cabbage tree - Cussonia paniculata) is dead. Yea, dead. The first signs were leaves drying out and then all the leaves...

Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus) building his nest.  Camera : Canon EOS 550D . We’ve all met different kinds of gardeners. There are o...

"To plant trees is to give body and life to one's dreams of a better world."  -- Russell Page As a gentle reminder o...

Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will gr...

 My aloes (this is Aloe ferox, also known as Bitter aloe) have started flowering and I'm beside myself with joy! Last year I ha...