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garden goings-on...
FLOWERING FEBRUARY - MAY
l Kudu lily
l Potato bush (Solanum rantonnetii)
l Dutchman’s pipe
l Senecio macroglossus
l Plumbago
l Cannas
l Waterlilies
l Pontederia
l Alisma plantago
l Jasminum officinalis
l Elder
l Jerusalem artichoke
l Roses
l Tecomaria (South african honeysuckle)
l Frangipani
l Gaura
l Cape Gooseberry
l Hibiscus
FRUITING FEBRUARY - MAY
l Pomegranates
l Snot apple/African Chewing Gum
l Mmilo (Vangueria infausta)
l Grewia berries
l Marulas
CHORES TO DO
l Split bromeliads and other bulbs whose flowers have died
l Sow winter veggies
l Cut back problem plants that are about to set seed
l Prepare to move frost tender plants inside
l Cover frost tender plants outside with frost cloth
l Remove falling autumn leaves from pools & ponds
l Prune back diseased material
l Don’t forget your birds, put out rotting fruit/bird seed
l Harvest ripening fruit & turn some into preserves
l Make sure tools are sterlilized to prevent the spread of
disease Text & photos by S.C
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