<![CDATA[Lifestyle Home&Garden Garden RSS]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.878725 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Produce black gold from autumn leaves]]> http://www.iol.co.za/produce-black-gold-from-autumn-leaves-1.1521319

Layered with green and brown material, your compost heap will stay moist and produce valuable nourishment for your garden.

]]> 1.1521319 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Kirstenbosch wins gold at Chelsea]]> http://www.iol.co.za/kirstenbosch-wins-gold-at-chelsea-1.1519996

Kirstenbosch has won another gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, making it their 33d gold medal.

]]> 1.1519996 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:18:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Chelsea celebrates a blooming century]]> http://www.iol.co.za/chelsea-celebrates-a-blooming-century-1.1519394

Thousands of delighted gardeners are descending on the Chelsea Flower Show this week.

]]> 1.1519394 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Free Kirstenbosch entry for world celebration]]> http://www.iol.co.za/free-kirstenbosch-entry-for-world-celebration-1.1518586

International Day for Biological Diversity is being celebrated around the world, including at Kirstenbosch where entry is free for the day.

]]> 1.1518586 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:00 +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[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[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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