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Winter Garden Trends
Winter Garden Trends Winter doesn’t have to mean no garden time. In fact, when you live in Durban, it can be a great time to be outdoors – you get to enjoy the crisp air and most-often evergreen surrounds without the heat or humidity of Summer. Whether you’re in...
Green Ways to Spruce Up Your Indoor Office Space
Is Your Office Looking A Bit Tired? Is it time to bring some green to your office? Want to spruce things up by bringing the outdoors indoors? Research shows that adding greenery to your office space can have health benefits, encourage productivity, and impact how your...
International Mother Earth Day
Celebrating International Mother Earth Day22 April If you are reading this, it means you inhabit planet earth as a human being – that together with other human beings and many other living species you call this HOME. When one thinks of HOME, one thinks of warmth,...
Autumn : To Do’s In Your Garden
Autumn : To Do's In Your Garden Inspect your garden and surrounds for alien weed invaders: if you have not been looking too closely alien invaders are alive and well in your garden! The ideal hot summer conditions we have been having are ideal for alien weed invaders...
Entrance Garden Makeover – An Attractive and Interesting Focal Point
Entrance Garden Makeover An entrance garden, being the first element of a garden one sees when entering a property, should be a focal point that is neat and uncluttered but simultaneously attractive and interesting. When this San Lorenzo garden makeover was...
Early Autumn Garden Holiday
It’s Time To Give Your Garden A Break At this time of the year, we find ourselves in that “white space” as the seasons change from one to another. We are coming to the end of a long, hot, dry summer where the rains have been for the most part unpredictable. It has...
Working with a salt-laden wind in a coastal garden
Oh the Wind! We love to hate it! It is however also a vital element of the earth. Wind carries heat, moisture, and pollen to new areas. Without it, very little would be pollinated. As a gardener thought, and a resident of the coastline , what can be more devastating...
Nature as Healer, Teacher, and Mentor for our Youth
In the past few years, we have seen a completely unexpected global health crisis, and this has compelled most of us to re-evaluate what is truly important in our lives. More adults than ever before reported taking part in some form of outdoor recreation, a large...
Paving: Small Spaces
Paving Small Spaces: How many times do you look at your outdoor space and think that if you just extended your paving by a little it would improve the functionality of the space? And how many times do you discount the idea because you just do not know who to even ask to do a neat and professional paving extension for you?
How to keep snakes away from your home
How to keep snakes away from your home Contrary to all the old wives’ tales, wild garlic plants and Jayes fluid and snake repellant chemicals do not stop snakes from coming into your house. This is a fact confirmed by Snake consultants across South Africa. We all...
Tracey & Joy
Landscapers and Garden Enthusiasts
Tracey Miller-Smith is a competent entrepreneur who is an expert in the garden maintenance and landscaping industry. Tracey leads her company with enthusiasm and dedication.
Joy’s expertise are in garden maintenance, pruning and garden upgrades. Under her watchful eye the teams attend to your garden in an organised and productive fashion. Joy also spearheads the Eco Balance Human Resources team , she manages all the staff with care , kindness and respect.
