Indigenous Garden Plants Of Southern Africa
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| Author | : Marijke Honig |
| Publisher | : Quivertree Publications |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2014-11-01 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1928209823 |
At last: a South African how-to with everything you need to know to create a dream indigenous garden. Accomplished landscape designer and botanist Marijke Honig puts forward the fundamentals in this comprehensive reference that is at once inspirational, practical and easy to use. This book is all about choosing the right plants for a particular space and purpose in your garden. Marijke shares her vast bank of knowledge and experience to help you assess the conditions in your garden, select the perfect plants and grow them successfully. The book is divided into three clearly organised, superbly illustrated sections, which together provide all the information you need to plan and plant a flourishing garden entirely suited to its setting and climate.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Briza Publications |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : |
This book covers more than 300 plants, all accompanied by colour photographs showing the whole plant as well as selected features such as flowers, fruit, leaves and bark. The text comprises a description of each plant, location maps, its usages - including medicinal uses - and advice on cultivation.
| Author | : Margaret Joan Roberts |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2017-08 |
| Genre | : Herbs |
| ISBN | : 9781875093823 |
| Author | : Glenice Ebedes |
| Publisher | : Penguin Random House South Africa |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2017-03-10 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1775844595 |
This handy pocket guide introduces local gardening enthusiasts to some of southern Africa’s most beautiful, beneficial and easy-to-care-for indigenous plants, giving guidance on how best to use them and how to ensure that they flourish. It offers: a selection of 145 garden-friendly, low-maintenance trees, shrubs and bedding plants perfectly adapted to our local soils and weather conditions, text that’s direct and simple, Full-colour photographs that show plant details and ‘in context’ planting, Icons indicating at a glance whether a species is evergreen or deciduous, frost-hardy, suitable for a sunny or shaded position, fast or slow-growing, water wise, fragrant and attractive to insects or birds. An essential handbook for easy-care beautiful gardening.
| Author | : Pitta Joffe |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Gideon Smith |
| Publisher | : Penguin Random House South Africa |
| Total Pages | : 446 |
| Release | : 2011-11-05 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 1920544445 |
Aloes are stately succulent plants that capture the allure of the African savanna. Aloes in Southern Africa explores the character and biology of African aloes, their habits, characteristic features and distribution in nature. It details 58 aloe and related species, cultivation and propagation, gardening styles and plants that flourish in different regions, plus medicinal, cosmetic and culinary uses. Whether you are starting a garden, redeveloping one or simply looking to expand your knowledge of these fascinating succulents, Aloes in Southern Africa will prove an invaluable guide.
| Author | : Duncan Butchart |
| Publisher | : Penguin Random House South Africa |
| Total Pages | : 816 |
| Release | : 2017-11-01 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1775844757 |
This guide profiles 101 garden birds likely to be found in gardens across southern Africa, informing readers about what to look and listen for, and where and when. It is also an inspirational guide to creating a bird-friendly garden that is also a reservoir of biodiversity, wherever you are in the region. With an attractive layout and multiple colour images, it offers the following: Descriptions and photos of 101 garden birds. How to get to know your local species, their feeding, breeding, calls and general behavior. How to design your garden to attract the widest range of birds and other wildlife. The best plants and structures to provide food and shelter for birds. Detailed lists of recommended trees, shrubs, climbers, aloes and grasses.
| Author | : John Manning |
| Publisher | : Penguin Random House South Africa |
| Total Pages | : 490 |
| Release | : 2013-08-22 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1920544879 |
Field Guide to Wildflowers of South Africa describes more than 1 100 of the shrubs and herbs of the region, highlighting the most conspicuous species and those most likely to be encountered across the country. The emphasis is on identifying plants progressively to family, genus and species level: a novel identification aid and easy-to-use keys guide users to the correct family and genus, while individual species descriptions, accompanied by a clear photograph, distribution map and an indication of flowering season, help them to pinpoint the plant. By using the guide, wild-flower enthusiasts at all levels will now be able to accurately identify plants in any part of South africa.
| Author | : Larry Mellichamp |
| Publisher | : Timber Press |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 2014-01-28 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 1604693231 |
Using native plants in a garden has many benefits. They attract beneficial wildlife and insects, they allow a gardener to create a garden that reflects the native beauty of the region, and they make a garden more sustainable. Because of all this, they are an increasingly popular plant choice for home and public gardens. Native Plants of the Southeast shows you how to choose the best native plants and how to use them in the garden. This complete guide is an invaluable resource, with plant profiles for over 460 species of trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, grasses, and wildflowers. Each plant description includes information about cultivation and propagation, ranges, and hardiness. Comprehensive lists recommend particular plants for difficult situations, as well as plants for attracting butterflies, hummingbirds, and other wildlife.
| Author | : Marinda Koekemoer |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 295 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Plants |
| ISBN | : 9781919976921 |
