The best plants for beginners: 8 indestructible plants

 We like to test and trial our plants on many things: one of these being whether they’re jackass-proof. Or in other words: will anyone be able to keep this specimen...

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Our 12 favorite pollinator-friendly plants

 We need to make sure that bees and other pollinating insects don’t disappear forever. Without these beautiful creatures, wild plants wouldn’t be pollinated and therefore wouldn’t produce the fruits and...

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Early-blooming spring flowers: 7 perennials that flower in May/June

In our humble opinion, nothing beats the sight of the first flower buds opening in early spring. A sign that sunny weather lays ahead and that before you know it,...

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Plants with a purpose: our favourite dual-purpose plants

Even though it’s great to have a good-looking garden with nice visuals all-year through, there are more purposes to plants. How wonderful would it be to have plants that aren’t...

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10 full sun plants: heat-tolerant and sun-loving plants that thrive in full sun

Do you struggle to find the right plants for that one sunny spot in your garden where shade seems to be an absolute luxury? When planning your beds and borders...

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7 low maintenance plants for a low maintenance garden

Many people would prefer to be able to embrace low maintenance gardening. They desire a well-thought-out landscape design with impressive focal points, without having to take on any topiary artwork...

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The best perennials for a great garden performance

What makes a garden well-designed? Plants that keep coming back, year after year. Hardy, pest- and disease tolerant foliage and flowers with an undeniable WOW-factor. But most importantly: a garden...

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Our 6 favourite disease- and pest-resistant plants

It’s April - and that means that diseases and pest will start pestering (pun intended) your neatly arranged and well cared for garden friends once again. Before you know it,...

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The best succulents of 2021

Succulents have been stealing the show for quite some time now, and their popularity seems to continue to increase. In all fairness: there’s good reason for it. Not only are...

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Grow your own food: our 3 favourite edible ornamentals

Have you ever heard of the term ‘foodscaping’ (if you haven't, look up Brienna Gluvna!)? It might sound a bit cheesy (pun intended), but it’s one of the past few...

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