by Tracey Miller-Smith | Apr 17, 2026 | Container Gardens, Garden Ideas, Plant Choices, Quick Tips
5 tips for growing herbs in containers Herbs are great plants to grow in containers, offering several benefits. They tend to thrive when well looked-after, and are ideal for a kitchen, patio or small outdoor garden, and the convenience is unsurpassed. It’s great to be...
by Tracey Miller-Smith | Mar 16, 2026 | Garden Ideas, Quick Tips
Small garden ideas to maximise space Those of you who have been living on the North Coast for several years, will have noticed a definite shift towards more apartment-style living with smaller gardens , mainly in courtyards or around ground floor apartments. With this...
by Tracey Miller-Smith | Nov 18, 2025 | Garden Maintenance, Garden Service, Quick Tips, Water Wize
With the holiday season looming, if your garden has suffered over the last couple of months due to the drought and water restrictions, then you’ll need to aggressively implement a strategy for bringing your plant life back to a healthy state. Part of this is ensuring...
by Tracey Miller-Smith | Oct 31, 2025 | Garden Maintenance, Quick Tips
Fertilizing South African Gardens Fertilizing South African gardens is a task that should certainly form part of your complete garden maintenance program, but just what makes this such an important task? Here are a few key reasons to fertilize your garden: Fertilizing...
by Tracey Miller-Smith | Aug 29, 2025 | Garden Maintenance, Quick Tips, Water Wize
How to Spring Feed Your Garden Despite Water Restrictions Your garden continues to grow despite water restrictions. Although we have just come through a very dry winter and it feels as if though nothing is growing, it is! Even with the very little rain that has...
by Tracey Miller-Smith | Jun 12, 2025 | Quick Tips, Trends, Winter Gardening
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...
