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Plant bougainvilleas in dry, sunny and warm sections of the garden to prevent them from running too rampant.

Plant bougainvilleas in dry, sunny and warm sections of the garden to prevent them from running too rampant.

Keith Kirsten has some great gardening advice in his latest book, Create a Garden, published by Random House Struik.

A colonial home in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands is adorned with simply planted terracotta pots.

The African violet is popular indoors.

To make a small garden appear larger, plant pale soft colours farthest from the house.

Winter flowering aloes lend spectacular colour to the garden at this time of year.

The low angle of the sun at the start and end of the day highlights certain colours dramatically.