<![CDATA[Lifestyle Home & Garden RSS]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.878666 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:04:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Five minutes can save thousands]]> http://www.iol.co.za/five-minutes-can-save-thousands-1.1517550

Never say “it will not happen to me”, because the chances are that one day it will, says Don McAlister.

]]> 1.1517550 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:04:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Hawking best of SA designs abroad]]> http://www.iol.co.za/hawking-best-of-sa-designs-abroad-1.1516946

The country’s top contemporary designers are hitting the gallery scene in New York, writes Helen Grange.

]]> 1.1516946 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:08:00 +0200 <![CDATA[A special space comes to life]]> http://www.iol.co.za/a-special-space-comes-to-life-1.1516238

A Stellenbosch green space has rare examples of fynbos and teems with life, writes Jeanne Viall.

]]> 1.1516238 Wed, 15 May 2013 12:03:00 +0200 <![CDATA[A Durban garden of delights]]> http://www.iol.co.za/a-durban-garden-of-delights-1.1515651

KZN landscapers Janette and Butch Joubert shared their 20-year-old exotic home garden...

]]> 1.1515651 Tue, 14 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Gnomes march on Chelsea]]> http://www.iol.co.za/gnomes-march-on-chelsea-1.1515537

Britain's smallest minority is taking its fight for recognition to the heart of the gardening establishment.

]]> 1.1515537 Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Double centenary at Chelsea]]> http://www.iol.co.za/double-centenary-at-chelsea-1.1514858

A South African team will build a Kirstenbosch centenary exhibit at the 100th Chelsea Flower Show.

]]> 1.1514858 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:12:00 +0200 <![CDATA[How to fill in a swimming pool?]]> http://www.iol.co.za/how-to-fill-in-a-swimming-pool-1.1513834

Don McAlister has answers to DIY questions...

]]> 1.1513834 Fri, 10 May 2013 12:05:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Big eco rewards from the spekboom]]> http://www.iol.co.za/big-eco-rewards-from-the-spekboom-1.1513103

Hilary Mauve thinks the Eastern Cape’s spekboom is a miracle plant...

]]> 1.1513103 Thu, 9 May 2013 12:02:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Cheer up your home]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cheer-up-your-home-1.1512315

Yellow is hitting our wardrobes and interiors like never before.

]]> 1.1512315 Wed, 8 May 2013 12:09:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Know your local orchids]]> http://www.iol.co.za/know-your-local-orchids-1.1511625

How much do you know about the dozens of indigenous orchids that grow around the country, asks Kay Montgomery.

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