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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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July 12, 2018 |
Pretty Petunias.
Those of us that were affected by the Knysna Fires of 2017 were astounded by the array of plan life that emerged in early Spring. A bounty of alien invasive weeds appeared, amongst these aliens were Petunias in a wonderful palette of blues, mauves and pinks, with the odd white one. These plants originate from hybrids grown in domestic gardens. They reverted back to the original stock and no longer resemble the F1 hybrids of the cascading or carpet series, but they are all showstoppers. Somehow they are flourishing without any compost, water, deadheading or any TLC. There are no Mites, Caterpillars, Thrips, Root, Stem and Crown Rots, Botrytis Blight, Powdery Mildew, Verticillium Wilt, ...
June 23, 2018 |
Everything You Need to Know About Lilies.
This article is published by https://www.gardenista.com/. It is a lovely site to visit with lots of interesting and informative articles. Gardeners in South Africa should note that Lilium formosanum var. formosanum (Formosa lily) is an invasive alien species Cat. 1b and should not be planted. It grows in abundance on Long Tom Pass, Mount Anderson (Between Sabie and Lydenburg) ** Planting Liliums in Knysna should be done in early Spring. ~Esther ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michelle Slatalla June 17, 2018 “Lilies as a group are very difficult,” wrote the late, great gardening writer Henry Mitchell. “What is especially difficult and infuriating about lilies is that they will grow like virtual weeds and bring on a great flush of...