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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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The fire and the accompanied windstorm of last year brought with it surprise packets of seeds. In my neighbourhood abandoned plots have become seedbeds for unwanted wattles, bugweed, peanut butter cassias, vincas, Flanders poppies, campions, cherry tomatoes, gooseberries etc. Some wonderful indigenous species also sprung up; Blue fountain bush...
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September 19, 2018 |
Sweet little violet, where did you come from?
The fire and the accompanied windstorm of last year brought with it surprise packets of seeds. In my neighbourhood abandoned plots have become seedbeds for unwanted wattles, bugweed, peanut butter cassias, vincas, Flanders poppies, campions, cherry tomatoes, gooseberries etc. Some wonderful indigenous species also sprung up; Blue fountain bush (Psoralea affinis), Cape mallow (Anisodontea scabrosa), Pokkiesblom (Hermannia hyssopifolia), and miniature arum lilies, (Zantedeschia sp.) In my garden a pure white form of sweet violet (Viola odorata) appeared, it is pretty little plant, however the scent is not quite as alluring as the purple violet. The delicate fragrance of sweet violets has won them a place in the hearts of most gardeners for many...
September 15, 2018 |
Indigenous geraniums.
Many people find the difference between Geranium and Pelargonium confusing for both belong to the family Geraniaceae, and pelargoniums are often commonly called geraniums. The difference is very easy to see: it is all in the shape of the flower. Geraniums have a very simple circular shaped flower with five equal sized petals while the pelargoniums have huge variation in their irregular shaped flowers that usually have two petals pointing up and three petals pointing down. Geranium (Wayside garden centre} Pelargonium (Davenport garden centre) Around the world these perennials thrive as wildflowers. Famous for their...