The Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum) and the Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) can be found in gardens in the Helderberg.

Identify garden creatures online
THE gardening section in DistrictMail of 28 March reported an excellent piece of reptile detecting by Stanley Oosthuizen of Strand.

Berei jou tuin voor vir die wintermaande
DIE somer is amper verby en met die skaduwees wat langer word, kan ons koeler dae verwag wat tuinwerk 'n plesier maak. Dis tyd om die tuin te begin opruim terwyl jy die laaste blomme van meerjariges soos Michaelmas madeliefies, dahlias en Plectranthus geniet. Jy sal sien dat die bessies al begin verkleur het.

Use water wisely in your garden
ALL LIVING THINGS need water to live. The human body consists of about 70 percent water. Plants have an even higher water content, with water making up about 90 percent of the total weight. Plants use the water they take up from their roots to transform light energy into food.

Blaas hierdie jaar nuwe lewe in jou tuin
JANUARIE is tradisioneel die tyd vir nuwejaarsvoornemens en as tuinier geld dit nie net vir jou persoonlike lewe nie, maar ook vir jou tuin. Dit is die ideale tyd om jou tuin goed te bekyk en te dink aan oplossings vir probleme wat tydens die vorige jaar opgeduik het, en ook om jou houding teenoor tuinmaak weer in oënskou te neem.

A tidy garden will make a lasting impression
WE'RE all looking forward to the holiday season, but unfortunately our gardening season never comes to an end. There?s clipping, dead heading, feeding, mowing, mulching, spraying and lots of watering to be done.

Don't waste water!
GREETINGS all garden lovers. I hope by now you have all recovered from hibernation. Wow! What a winter we've had. A truly soggy, but well-needed Cape Town "soak". The dams are full, but a heartfelt request: Do not waste water.

New garden centre impresses at show
THE Cape Town Flower and Garden Show returned to Lourensford last month for the annual exhibition of top garden designs of local and international garden designers and landscapers.

The sweet scent of spring is in the air
WITH the wonderful spring days we've been experiencing lately, we are all ready to get stuck into the garden so get your gardening gloves and wellies on and keep a look out for Garden Pavilion's upcoming promotion, Spring Inspiration, which runs from September 27 until October 7.

A small garden is better than no garden
LACK of space is no excuse for going through life without a garden.

Growing your own vegetables is fun
A WELL-KEPT vegetable garden will also improve the market value and 'sell-ability' of your property when the time comes to reap the benefits of your investment.

There are many ways to fix a 'mushy' lawn
WE all know that old song "It's raining again." What a blessing. It?s one of those old fashioned Cape winters.

Start preparing your veg garden for spring
MANY of your gardens will have suffered frost damage and according to the experts at Garden Pavilion in Somerset West, it's of utmost importance that these frost damaged bits are not removed until the warmer weather arrives.

Grow a 'medicine chest' for winter
MAN has been harvesting medicinal plants for centuries. It's nothing new, it's just that "modern medicine" has perfected it by identifying their useful components.

A short lawn will survive the wet winter months
THERE is a big difference be-tween roll-on lawn and instant lawn. Roll-on lawn consists of huge rolls of lawn that they literally role out. You need a crane truck to off-load these rolls, but the resulting product will be very even from day one. Instant lawn is chunks of grass that is packed together by hand.

Houers kikker die tuin op
AFGESIEN van die seisoenskleur wat dit bied, kan houers as fokuspunt gebruik word, eentonige geplaveide areas interessanter maak of onooglikhede wegsteek.