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Garden talk Issue 1, 2017 Find your Greenery Hedge with Buxus • Mulching made easy • Children’s gardening • Attracting bees INSIDE to your garden • Edible herbs and vegetables • GardenShop Menlo Park
Contact us on 0861 G-A-R-D-E-N Editor’s lettter (427336) Finding your ‘greenery’ with GardenShop is not Queries: only a highly rewarding and enjoyable experience To provide you with excellent service, but one that enables you to create inspiring and we have a team of dedicated and beautiful gardens with great ease. passionate gardening experts and there are several ways of directing Pantone’s 2017 Colour of the Year is a bright your gardening queries to us: and powerful green and we’re excited to be celebrating this colour trend with you. A symbol Online: gardenshop.co.za of life, growth, nature and rejuvenation, our Call 0861 G-A-R-D-E-N (427336) different hues of green – such as apple, lime Email us on info@gardenshop.co.za and olive green – will transform your home into a harmonious space. Connect with GardenShop! Daily Complement your garden style indoors with botanical-inspired gardening posts, updates on new ceramic pots, while on the patio, introduce modern, classical and plants, trending gardening ideas traditional flower pots and other indoor containers to enhance the and seasonal pictures from our green effect indoors and outdoors to provide the ideal sanctuary. garden centres. This colour also reflects the organic movement, so start your own herb and vegetable garden! And for those with limited garden access, consider growing your own edibles and herbs in containers on a GardenShopSA balcony, patio or terrace. Discover our GardenGuru - our qualified horticulturist who will meet Editor: Deborah Hele e-mail: deborah@gardenshop.co.za with you to discuss your unique gardening challenges and find solutions; learn how to attract bees to your garden, feeding options Publisher & Ad Sales: First Wave Media cc for birds, mulching for cooler months and the Cherry Tomatoes e-mail: gardentalk@firstwavemedia.co.za Gardening Club for ‘little gardeners’! Find your greenery now! GardenShop Tel: 011 516 9700 Fax: 011 516 9701 PO Box 70966, Bryanston, 2021 PS: Don’t forget your complimentary R100 discount voucher (towards any GardenShop proudly supports: purchase over R500*) with this issue! *T&C’s apply 12 featured Trends Wonderful green gardening ideas 5 GardenShop Buxus Collection Discover the classical beauty 7 of Buxus Edible herbs and vegetables Grow your own and reap the 12 rewards GardenShop GardenGuru Our qualified horticulturist at your 23 fi rst wave media service GardenTalk is published on behalf Attracting bees to your garden Create a bee-friendly water- 26 of GardenShop (Pty) Ltd by: wise garden 29 First Wave Media cc Tel: 011 640 7354 Cherry Tomatoes Gardening Club For little gardeners Web: firstwavemedia.co.za Postal: PO Box 28845, Sandringham, Johannesburg, 2131 Love the environment, please recycle this copy of GardenTalk after you have read it! 3
Fields of Cosmos abound in South Africa during the months of autumn. There are over 20 species of Cosmos, their lands of origin are from the meadows of Paraguay, Central America and parts of southern America. Their large, showy flowers come in whites, lilacs and purples. Put on your bucket list to view our famous Cosmos fields, they fill the roadsides and illuminate our beautiful South African landscape. History of Cosmos in South Africa Cosmos magic The South African Anglo- Boer War brought many battles, skirmishes and ambushes to this area. Boer families took shelter in the sandstone caves around Clarens and hid from the invading British columns and their scout- ing parties. Who would have thought then, that in the midst of all this bloodshed, this notorious war would also give rise to the Cosmos flower in South Africa? In the years from 1899 to 1902, the Cosmos seed came over in the horse feed shipped across from Mexico for the British forces. So wherever you see banked rows of cosmos, you will know that there’s a good chance that a British cavalryman may have passed there! Seed is available at GardenShop. You can create your own Cosmos field at home! 4
Find your GREEN The Pantone Color Institute, has named its hue for 2017: Greenery. Inspired by nature, the colour is ’symbolic of new beginnings’ and the growing desire to reconnect with the natural world through architecture, lifestyle, design choices as well as gardening. GardenShop is encouraging you to incorporate the authentic beauty of the environment ‘Greenery’ into your gardens and homes. Add to the design and architecture of your living space. Different hues of green – such as apple, lime and olive green – will transform your home into a harmonious space. Complement your garden style indoors with ceramic pots while on the patio, introduce containers to the enhance the green effect. The colour also reflects the organic movement, so why not start your own herb and vegetable garden? For those with limited access to a garden, consider growing your own edibles and herbs in containers on a balcony, patio or terrace. With the rise of apartment living in urban spaces, city dwellers, starved of outdoor space are clamouring for greenery indoors. Plants also provide physical and mental health benefits like refreshing your mood and reducing stress. Go GREEN with GardenShop! GardenTalk 5
On promotion R99.95 each Gardenia Classic, elegant and timeless Lush shiny dark green leaves contrast perfectly with the fragrant creamy white flowers and the ornamental fruit. This dense evergreen shrub produces its elegant white fragrant flowers in spring and summer. They grow in full sun or semi-shade and are perfect as focal point plants in the garden – in pots on patios or in carefully displayed hanging baskets. For the more adventurous, try them in hedges, raised beds and even espaliers! Gardenias enjoy moist, well-drained and acidic soil. They are easy to grow and require very little water when established. Available from GardenShop in three enchanting varieties: ‘Four Seasons’, ‘Impulse’ and ‘Radicans’. 6
GardenShop Collection Hedge The classical beauty of Buxus is found at GardenShop, part of with Buxus our exclusive Collection range. GardenShop’s Collection of Buxus (commonly known as the Box Hedge) are glossy, small-leafed, evergreen, medium sized shrubs that can be pruned to form a hedge, shaped into plant balls, trained into lollypop standards and columnar topiaries. Shapes that form the basis of any formal garden. You can clip them any time you like, but better in summer and not on very hot or wet days. Use a sharp pair of pruners or shears and cut away. Sprinkle some fertiliser such as Atlantic BioOcean or Vita Grow 2:2:3 (16) at the base of plants in autumn and again after their trim. 7
Essential Mulch for Waterwise Gardening In periods of drought and hot weather mulching is essential for the retention of moisture in the soil. This essential waterwise product is proudly made by Culterra, with 50 years’ experience in producing top quality South African organics. Culterra’s Mulch will stabilise soil temperatures, retain moisture in summer and will protect roots from cold weather temperatures. Culterra Mulch will also help to prevent weeds from growing. Be Garden Wise and Mulch. 8
Be mulchwise Use any of these organic and inorganic mulching materials: Much more with Mulching • grass clippings • sawdust Mulching is an important gardening • bark chips management technique in gardens • fallen leaves making the transition into waterwise. • well-rotted manure Mulch will ultimately stabilise soil • garden compost temperature, retain moisture in • gravel summer and will also protect roots • crushed stone from cold weather temperatures. • pebbles Your local GardenShop can assist with these products. Pop in and see which works for you. Keep a look out for this symbol in store for waterwise plants and products. GardenTalk 9
Kitchen garden The end of summer is a Grow your RAW bittersweet time but as the temperature starts to cool slightly, urban greens comes an opportunity for a new start in your garden. With a seed for every season, and 20 new Courtesy RAW Seeds additions to the range - here are RAW’s suggestions for late summer and autumn plantings. Cabbage: The humble cabbage is a win from both a health and diet variety Micro-Greens: So much perspective. Think easy more than decor or a pretty and light chicken cabbage touch, there is method to wraps, Asian slaws or pickled the madness of the micro- cabbage dishes for fresh greens craze. RAW’s Rainbow meals and easy side dishes. Blend of micro-greens is a RAW Savoy Cabbage, an concoction of flavours from Italian heirloom, is a variety beetroot, Asian cabbage and that should be sown in late kohrabi to Italian broccoli summer, in full sun when soil and radish. Perfect for light Spinach: RAW Strawberry temperatures are between salads, micro-greens are easy Spinach grows tiny, delicate 5 and 18 degrees. Seeds to grow. Sow thickly in trays leaves that can be cooked like will germinate in around two and place on windowsills for spinach or tossed in a salad. weeks and you can harvest best results. Sow every 5-10 Sow in full sun 10cm apart around 8-15 weeks later. A days and snip with scissors and keep an eye out for the friendly kind of veggie, you can when 2-4cm high. If you want red pulpy fruit in late summer. grow bean, beets, celery and something with a little more Berries grow at the base of onions in the same bed. kick, try RAW’s Old Mexico each stem, and a plant in full version of the herbs as well - a fruit is quite a sight. Wait until combination of coriander, red seeds are a dark burgundy beets, cabbage, radish and before enjoying their sweetly pepper cress, this variety is unique flavour. You can get a screaming for you to make continuous crop of spinach by RAW seeds available from tacos (served with a shot of making successive plantings all GardenShop stores. tequila of course). every 10 days. Don’t forget to get social with us! Follow RAW on Facebook and Instagram while staying up- to-date with our latest offerings on our website - www.rawliving.co.za 10
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Kitchen garden 5 Yummy Asian greens Asian greens – available at GardenShop – are members of the brassica family, widely MIZUNA has serrated light green leaves with regarded as a vegetable ‘supergroup’ a mild mustard flavour. It tolerates frost and is because no other vegetable group is as high ideal for really cold gardens. in terms of vitamin A carotenoids, vitamin C, Try this: use leaves as a topping for pizza, folic acid, fibre and antioxidants that reduce in sandwich fillings and burgers or in a green the risk of cancer. Their appeal is that they salad with broccoli tender stem, leeks, baby are much easier to grow than traditional potatoes, bacon, garlic and chillies. brassicas (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli), are quick to harvest and are generally untroubled Pak Choi has broad crunchy white stems by pests and diseases. The leaves are picked and dark green glossy leaves that have a as they are needed which means a constant pleasant mustard flavour. It doesn’t bolt easily. supply through winter. Try this: Simmer chopped leaves in chicken Asian greens broth for 20 minutes. Lightly sauté finely chopped garlic, ginger, or chillies to release their fragrance and add to the broth. Sprinkle – quick, easy and healthy with toasted sesame seeds. by Alice Coetzee TATSOI forms a compact, flat rosette close to the ground. The leaves have a buttery and slightly sweet mustard flavour. Try this: use fresh leave in green salad, or lightly steam or sauté and dress with a warm peanut sauce. Red Frills mustard has frilly red leaves, with a hot mustard flavour, and it looks almost too pretty to eat. Try this: Make Salsa Verde with chopped red frills and coriander, capers, garlic and olive oil and serve with avocado, baby potatoes, fish, chicken and red meat. Growing tips MUSTARD GREEN WAVE is a new mustard Grow Asian greens in full sun to semi- with curled and very frilly medium green shade in rich, well composted soil. leaves that stay tender. The flavour is sharp and spicy. Water regularly and don’t allow the soil to dry out. Try this: caramelise chopped onions, add minced garlic and cook for a minute, add Feed once a month with a nitrogen- torn mustard leaves, 2 tbs of stock and rich liquid fertiliser, especially if you are cook until just wilted. Season and toss with harvesting the leaves daily. sesame oil. For more information visit www.healthyliving-herbs.co.za 12
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Kitchen garden A harvest festival in your organic garden by Jenny Slabber, Talborne Organics Autumn gardening is a period best described as a ‘flurry’, as we rush like squirrels to plant our winter colour beds, vegetables, seedlings, bulb and root veggies while tending to our gardens at large! And getting a superb harvest Visual courtesy ‘Jane’s Delicious Garden’, Jane Griffiths organically, is really easy! (Sunbird Publishers) How and when to use Vita Organic fertilisers Vita Organic fertiliser is a convenient, easy-to-use, complete plant food which supplies all the nutrients required to grow wholesome crops. It’s easy to apply and releases sustainably to feed crops over four months, which slots conveniently into most short crop cycles from planting to harvest. For longer term crops, apply a top dressing after three months to ensure continued cropping. All Vita Organic fertilisers are available at GardenShop. • Fruiting vegetables, trees & berries - Tomato, Brinjals, Pepper, Chilli, Pumpkins, Citrus & soft fruit trees & berries. Need phosphate & calcium to grow strong roots & structure, nitrogen for leaf growth and high potassium to stimulate flowers and fruit. Plant with: Vita Grow 2:3:2(16) @ 100g per m2. Top dress: before flowers develop with Vita Fruit & Flower 3:1:5(18) @ 100g per m2. • Root and bulb vegetables - Potato, Carrot, Beetroot, Sweet potato, Onion, Garlic Need high phosphate & calcium to grow strong roots and bulbs. Plant with: Vita Grow 2:3:2(16) @ 100g per m2. Top dress with: Vita Green 5:1:5(16) @ 100g per m2. • Leafy green vegetables and herbs - Spinach, Cabbage, Lettuce, Rocket, Kale, Herbs Need nitrogen and potassium for green growth and strong cells. Plant with: Vita Veg 6:3:4(16) @ 100g per m2. Top dress with: Vita Veg 6:3:4(16) @100g per m2. • Pods, seeds and legumes - Peas, Beans, Mielies, Broad beans Need phosphate and a little nitrogen to grow sturdy plants, then potassium to ensure many flowers, pods and seeds. Plant with: Vita Grow 2:3:2(16) @ 100g per m2. Top dress: before flowers develop with Vita Fruit & Flower 3:1:5(18) @ 100g per m2. Visit www.talborne.co.za for more information. 14
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Autumn colours Beautiful shades of autumn foliage Maples • Leaves change colour from green to different shades of yellow, orange and red during the autumn. • Flowers of maple trees can be green, yellow, orange or red in color. Insects (such as honeybees) are main pollinators of the flowers. • Size of maple trees depend on the species. Some types of maples can be grown as bonsai, while others can reach the height of 40 metres. FUN FACT In autumn, people in Japan group • Maple trees can live to 200 years together to watch delicate changes and beyond. They can survive in the colour of the maples foliage. more than 300 years under This traditional Japanese pastime of appropriate climate conditions. collectively viewing the maples autumn • Maples produce winged seed foliage is known as ‘momijigari’. which move like a helicopter when they fall from trees. Varieties of Maples available at GardenShop from R595 16
Nandina Heavenly bamboo or Nandina is a beautiful evergreen shrub grown for its interesting colour changing foliage. Nandina should be planted in a semi-sunny to shady position. The plant is not only a waterwise shrub, but will attract birdlife to your garden. Nandina pygmea from R69.95 Nandina domestica 4 from R125 Nandina Fern Flame from R145 FUN FACT In China berried sprays of Nandina are sold in the streets at New Year for the decoration of house altars and temples – sort of like ‘holly’ is used at Christmas in many countries! Varieties of Nandina available at GardenShop from R69.95 GardenTalk 17
GardenShop recommends: Bulb • • Chinchirinchees (indigenous) Freesias planting • • Ixia (indigenous) Muscari time • • Ornithogalum Ranunculus • Sparaxis (indigenous) In March and April we start experiencing cooler temperatures and this is exactly the time to plant bulbs that will flower in spring Remember: • Soil must be cold and moist • Soil should be well drained and rich in organic matter. Bulbs that are to be planted in pots should be planted in potting soil • Whether planting in pots or into the ground, use Hadeco Bulb Food as this food contains all the Choose from nutrients that bulbs need Ornithogalum • Plant bulbs at correct bulbs (featured) depth - all instructions are and others from on the packaging GardenShop • Water well after planting • Fertilise every two weeks GardenTalk 19
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Store Focus GardenShop Menlo Park The best garden shop Pretoria has to offer. When it comes to your family gardening needs, GardenShop Menlo Park has got it all covered. Top quality plants from fruit trees, herbs, bonsai trees, roses and waterwise plants. We offer expert gardening advice with our store showcasing imported home décor and beautiful garden furniture – patio sets, benches and tables. In addition, GardenShop Menlo Park has a great range of gardening tools, organics, plant food and birding products. Neighbouring tenants • KarooLand Furniture and Interiors • The daily Coffee Café • Isabella’s Greenlyn-Petite • Hazel Food Market Find us at: • Brooklyn Theatre Greenlyn Village Centre Cnr Mackenzie & 13th Streets, Menlo Park Tel: 012 460 5137 Email: info.mnl@gardenshop.co.za Co-ordinates: 25° 46′ 09″ S / 28° 15′ 29″ E GardenTalk 21
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GardenGuru expert advice As a garden-lover, we know that you sometimes The Guru’s areas of need on-site expert advice to talk through expertise include: nagging garden issues or changes you may want • Reducing water usage in your to make. garden and cost-saving advice That’s where our GardenGuru comes in! Our • Planting for increased qualified horticulturist will meet with you for a biodiversity one-hour consultation service where you can discuss your unique gardening challenges and • Transforming your garden into find solutions. a more indigenous waterwise space R450* secures your one-hour GardenGuru consulatation, payable at any of our branches. • Dealing with awkward or odd GardenGuru will contact you during weekdays to shaped areas make an appointment. • Creating a focal point * Our fee refers to visits within a 10km radius of • Low maintenance ideas any GardenShop branch located in Parktown, including which plant to Broadacres, Bryanston, Menlo Park and remove, replace or highlight Boksburg. • Caring for your special plants Our service does not include design sketches including any insect, fungal or drawings and we will happily refer to your or weed problems that might recommended landscaper depending your plague you requirements. • Lawn care Contact the Guru: • Identifying alien invasive Cell: 072 200 5762 species and advice 0861 G-A-R-D-E-N (427336) • Introducing you to ‘Do It For gardenguru@gardenshop.co.za Me’ services for landscaping changes GardenTalk 23
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Tips for growing roses • Roses need full sun – at least 6 hours of direct sun per day. • They require a well-drained soil that has been enriched with compost. • To help the rose settle once it is planted out, make sure it is watered about an hour before it is planted. • They can be grown in containers as well as in the garden. • Mulching is essential for roses to keep their roots cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Use lawn clipping, bark, leaves, pine needles etc. as a mulch for your roses. • Roses need lots of water, give them a good deep soaking at least once a week, supplemented by a light watering once or twice a week. • The more you water roses during their growing season, the longer their stems will be. • If the leaf develops yellow veins or yellowing between the veins, it is more than likely a nutrient deficiency. Correct these imbalances as soon as they become apparent by fertilising. Feed with Vigorosa/Wonder 8.1.5. • Water before and after fertilising. • In order for your rose to continue producing flowers, remove spent blooms and rose hips that have formed. • Roses only need a light pruning in summer (December/January) and heavy pruning in winter months. • Aerate the soil after pruning, dig in compost, superphosphate and fertilizer. • Roses tend to attract various insects and fungi, keep an eye out for this and spray fortnightly to discourage black spot, beetles and bollworm. Protect with easy-to-use Rosecare3 RTU. • When watering, try spray the undersides of the leaves to deter bugs. • If you are picking roses leave at least 50 percent of them on the bush otherwise it may put too much strain on the plant. Rosecare and Come see GardenShop’s Vigorosa on promotion at beautiful selection of roses. GardenShop GardenTalk 25
Wildlife in the garden Bee Friendly With thanks to Water Wise (a Rand Water initiative) Bees are important for food production. They provide pollination services to the majority of the pollination-dependent crops in the country. All landowners or land managers, including urban gardeners, have a role in protecting or planting bee-friendly plants that provide food and habitat for honeybees. A lack of good quality and variety of food for bees can lead to unhealthy colonies that are at greater risk of pests and diseases. In South Africa, there is major concern over the bacterial disease ‘foulbrood’, which is spreading rapidly through bee colonies with lethal effect. The result of dramatic honeybee declines will have a detrimental impact on food security. Create a bee-friendly waterwise garden Quick Fact Different species of waterwise plants flower throughout Bees play a vitally important role in different seasons and add colour to your garden the pollination of our food crops. The throughout the year. Here are tips to attract bees to your chances are that if they don’t survive, garden: we won’t survive. • If you are limited by space, select plants with blue, yellow, violet, bluish-green and ultraviolet flowers, as bees prefer these colours. • Create a few shallow water depressions in the garden – bees need clean water and prefer shallow puddles to deep bird baths or flowing water features. • Plant and tree species which stand out for honeybees include: Aloes, Star jasmine, Lavender, Euryops Daisies, Proteas, Strelitzias, Coral tree (Erythrina lysistemon), Sweet thorn (Acacia karroo), Buffalo thorn (Ziziphus mucronata). GardenShop can recommend more varieties. Ask at our Info Desks. 26
Wildlife in the garden Bird life Feeding birds in autumn There is nothing on earth that can replace the joy of watching different birds make their way into our gardens. Children delight when they see birds return to stock up on some food. We love to sit outside and watch how they chatter, feast on berries from our trees and dig their beaks into the soil for fresh earthworms. At GardenShop we understand the importance of attracting birds into your gardens, our birding departments offer you the very best in bird food – nectar feed, suet, bird puddings, raw peanuts and seed. Our extensive range of feeders, feeding stations, roosting nest boxes, nesting logs, bird baths, bird tables and accessories will all help you to bring the birds flocking home. See our special 30% off offer on these birding products for GardenRewards members. GardenTalk 27
At GardenShop Bryanston Children are natural gardeners. They are curious, experimental, creative, caring and they learn best through For little gardeners play. Cherry Tomatoes Gardening Club is for little gardeners between the ages of 4 and 8 years. Through collaborative, confidence-building activities in the garden, Cherry Tomatoes nurtures an appreciation of nature and healthy eating. The club currently runs every Saturday from GardenShop Bryanston, in a beautifully landscaped edible garden environment. Classes include elements on caring for your garden, learning about different aspects of nature, lots of digging and exploring, planting and creating! Nothing beats the excitement of eating a tomato you’ve watched grow from seed, or picking a juicy raspberry straight off the vine. An understanding and appreciation of where food comes from can help create a preference Single classes: R250 for healthy eating and nurture a greater respect for and 5 class package (to be connection to nature. used over a 3 month period) Gardening teaches children valuable life skills – such as R1000 (Standard R200 per class) caring for something over time, and the satisfaction of 10 class package (to be watching something you’ve invested in come to life. It used over a 6 month period): involves much more than just planting. Gardening provides R1800 (Discounted to R180 per a wonderful backdrop for learning about science, animals, class) harvesting, preparing and sharing food, working in groups, 20 class package (to be creating art, and telling stories. used over a 12 month period): Classes are kept small and intimate and can be bought in R3200 (Discounted to R160 per packages. class) For bookings and queries please contact us through any of the channels below: Connect: cherrytomatoesgc@gmail.com 071 883 5584 (Nicola) or 079 895 1332 (Pat) GardenTalk 29
Plant Symbols: helping you to choose wisely These plant symbols on GardenShop price labels will help you make the best LAVENDER LAVANDULA DENTATA plant choice for your garden. A take-home ELEGANS Beautiful blue flowers Plant Symbol Guide is available in store 60cm x 1.5m for your convenience. 80002506 R 115.00 30
Garden MORE for less Garden with these gardening SPECIALS Available while stocks last. Value Quantities are limited. Valid from 1 March – 30 April 2017 Many more offers in store! Images featured serve as a guide only. Actual colour variations may occur in some instances. IDEAL INDOOR HEDGE COLOUR 2 for 4995 Azalea Varieties Abelia ‘Kaleidoscope’ Compact shrub with ever R 100 Potted Azaleas for indoor colour. Various colours available. 15cm. R changing foliage colours. 17cm. WATER WISE 3 for Gardenia Varieties Pelargonium Varieties 9995 Scented white flowers from New generation hardy varieties autumn to spring. ‘Radicans’, ‘Impulse’ and ‘Four Seasons’ varieties. 17cm. R that flower continuously. Many colours to choose from. 17cm. R 150 XTRA HOT Rose ‘My Granny’ Lollipop 99 5995 Plectranthus Varieties R 95 R Free-flowering rose with Various waterwise varieties. clusters of pink flowers Ideal for containers, as filler throughout summer. Ideal in plants or en-masse. 23cm. containers. 10 Std. 0861 G-A-R-D-E-N (427336) gardenshop.co.za GardenShopSA
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