I've been following the progress of the Black Eagles and their chicks (nesting at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens in Roodepoort, Gau...

"I'm queen of my own compost heap & I'm getting used to the smell!" Don’t throw away materials when you can use them t...

People in suburbia see trees differently than foresters do. They cherish every one. It is useless to speak of the probability that a certain...

In the hope of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. - Albert Schweitzer Watercolour sketch in my 'N...

A bird in the hand is a certainty, but a bird in the bush may sing. Bret Harte 30th October 8.04 am and I've just heard the Piet-My-Vrou...

Hedgehogs don't often make noises - not that human ears can hear, at any rate. But babies in the nest, for example, make a high-pitched ...

My 15-year old 3-meter tall Pachypodium lamerei in the summer of 2005/2006. With fragrant frangipani-like flowers, this barrel-shaped t...

After quite a severe winter and struggling with the many 'veld' fires we get here in South Africa every year (we're very m...

Anatomy of a Hedgehog - THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SEXES It is often assumed that large, powerful-looking hedgehogs are male and that ...

What if you decided to visit a Botanical Garden and, while enjoying a nice and relaxing picnic, you were suddenly faced with the jaws of a c...