Articles: General

Flowers for Mother's Day

Mother’s Day is coming up soon (Sunday, 13th May). How about choosing a beautiful flowering shrub for those special ladies in your life? We have a colourful range of potted plants available: Impatiens Celebrette, Zonal Geraniums, Begonia’s and Coleus. Or if you prefer longer-lasting varieties, we stock Iceberg roses, Camellia’s, Azaleas and Hibiscus, to name but a few.
 
 
Vandag praat ons bietjie oor voëls in die tuin.

Nonke Plants sets the standard

Moedersdag is net om die draai (13de Mei). Ons het baie mooi standaard rose beskikbaar wat pragtige geskenke maak. Iceberg is ‘n blomryke bosroos me trosse wit blomme. Simplicity is pienk en Satchmo is rooi.

 

Hierdie rose moet nie naby die wortelstelsels van bome of struike geplant word nie en vereis goeie grond, vol son en voldoende water. Hulle moet ook gereeld gesnoei word en, indien nodig, teen insekte of ander peste bespuit word. Hierdie drie soorte roos is van die maklikste rosa sp. om in jou tuin te groei.

Gallivanting with Nonke Plants

It is always fun and beneficial to visit botanical gardens or estates for inspiration when planning your own garden. We visited Pearl Valley Golf Estate and were awed by the beauty and variety of the gardens! Located in a windy, sandy valley outside Paarl, the landscapers promote indigenous fynbos as being “tough enough to handle these conditions”.

 

Old Faithfuls

Tecoma sp. is an “old faithful”! We love it so much, we thought we’d just remind you again of these tried and tested garden winners!

Bloublomsalie en 'n TSiBA-Eden uitstappie

Our plant focus this week is Salvia chamelaeagnea: “Afrikaanse Salie”, “Bloublomsalie” or “Rough Blue Sage”.

 

Unique colour combinations

Our Hebe and Euryops pectinatus plants are looking healthy and strong!  And, yes, you can combine purple and yellow in your garden!  Take a look at this website for more inspiration regarding this unique colour combination: http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/17327/list/Unique-Color-Combinations--Purple---Yellow.

 

Nonke Plants, Blombos and Bokasji

Dit lyk asof ons elke week iets interessant doen!  Hierdie week was ek (Helen), Tiffany en Renald by “The Pink Geranium” Kwekery.  Cobus Smit het vir ons gewys hoe om ‘n “Lasagne bed” te maak.  Kies ‘n sonnige kol.  Pak dun lagies karton, koerante, stokke, droë blare, bokasji-kombuisafval, grassnysels ens. van nie meer as 10cm dik bo-op mekaar.  Maak nat met ‘n gieter of stadige sproeikop.  Maak gate met ‘n stok vir plantjies.  Hou die bedding klam totdat die plantjies gevestig is. 

 

Nonke Plants outdoor spa

Our stand at the Cape Green Outdoor Lifestyle Trade Day was a great success! Thank you to our Nonke Plants team for all your hard work and thank you to our clients for your orders and kind compliments! 5% of the sales received at the Trade Day will be donated to The Dream Tree School for autistic children.

Courtyard advice from Nonke Plants

The courtyard garden provides a private, tranquil haven for entertaining or to escape the stresses of modern day life. They can be small areas, but one can always create the illusion of space.

Nonke Plants is Over the Hedge

Those of you with children are sure to know the movie, “Over the Hedge”! Did you pause to admire the perfect, lush green hedge and wish that you too could have a hedge of that quality in your garden? Obviously the hedge in the movie is animated, but if you select the correct plants, a neatly clipped hedge is an obtainable dream! Here are 3 suitable hedging plants:

 

Pages