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‘Gardening at Leisure’ offers garden lovers of Knysna the opportunity to share their interest with like minded people. Our club has a range of activities and events designed to meet the needs of anyone wishing to add a social dimension to their interest in gardening. We are an informal and friendly group, and no matter what your gardening ability and gardening knowledge is, you can look forward to pleasant company, interesting guest speakers and a good tea at our meetings. The Club was founded in 2003 by Sheena Maree and Denise Voysey. It meets on the first Friday morning of the month with the exception of January and July, when no meetings take place. The venues are at different localities, sometimes in members’ gardens or at places of interest. The Club’s mission is to promote the love of gardening, to cultivate gardening interest in its broadest sense, and to promote environmental responsibility. Membership Membership is R120 per person per year (February to December), R60 half year (August – December). Subscriptions can be paid to the Treasurer at any meeting. We meet on the 1st Friday of each month, with the exception of January and July when no meetings take place. Feel free to contact one of us, or just come along to one of the meetings. Visitors pay R20 per meeting. Refreshments are served at each meeting. Contact persons: Chair: Denise Voysey 044 3841896 Treasurer: Kathy Michaelides 044 3840221 The Club’s Charity Steenbok Nature Reserve is the main beneficiary. Share this:Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new... -
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We’ve scoured Chelsea for the best new trends you can try in your own garden this summer PAULA MCWATERS BY PAULA MCWATERS MAY 22, 2018 Want to know all the Chelsea Flower Show 2018 gardening trends? This year’s show is underway and we were lucky enough to join the VIPs and...
Congratulations to Leon Kluge and his team – you have done South Africa proud once again! Leon Kluge: the new designer of the Kirstenbosch-South Africa Chelsea flower Show exhibit From an early age, Leon Kluge has nurtured a great affinity for plants; his grandfather was the curator of the Betty’s...
www.themindandi.com/May 13, 2018 Some coffee-loving gardeners may not realize that the spent coffee grounds left behind in the pot could be used in the garden with incredible benefits. These grounds hold some remarkable properties for use in the garden to help grow, and protect from many potential dangers and...
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May 20, 2018 |
12 Interesting Ways To Use Coffee In The Garden.
www.themindandi.com/May 13, 2018 Some coffee-loving gardeners may not realize that the spent coffee grounds left behind in the pot could be used in the garden with incredible benefits. These grounds hold some remarkable properties for use in the garden to help grow, and protect from many potential dangers and even spruce up the décor a little. Read on to learn more about coffee uses in the garden. Adding To Compost Pile Coffee makes for a wonderful addition to the compost bin or as a soil amendment. Sunset sent a sample of coffee grounds from Starbucks to a soil lab for analysis. The results showed coffee grinds provide generous amounts of phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and copper....
May 20, 2018 |
Royal Wedding Bridal Bouquet: It’s Myrtle’s Moment
Clare Coulson May 18, 2018 Meghan Markle’s bridal bouquet likely will include an unassuming white myrtle flower clipped from a shrub which has been a member of the royal family since Queen Victoria’s reign. At British royal weddings this steely little plant has its moment, as it’s been carried in bridal bouquets ever since Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter included a sprig of myrtle in her own bouquet in 1858. Photograph by Cyril Nelson via Flickr. In the cultivated plant world, Myrtus communis is what one might call a good backdrop plant. The Mediterranean evergreen with its glossy, aromatic leaves, and fluffy white flowers in midsummer, is the sort of shrub that lingers quietly in...