We grow plants from the Cape floral region, used to winter rain and dry summers. We help you choose what grows on its own, without a hose.
Move the rain gauge. Plants that would need extra watering fade out. Categories are a guide for Western Cape gardens.
The rains come in winter, between May and August. Flowering moves from one plant to the next all year round.
Approximate flowering periods for Cape Town gardens.
Three short sessions at the nursery, for anyone with a balcony, a yard or a strip of ground by the street.
Sun, wind, sandy or clay soil. We start from what you already have.
Saturday morningPlants with the same needs sit together, so no water is wasted.
Hands-on sessionA simple garden plan, drawn on paper, that you take home.
Last Sunday of the monthEvery plant in the nursery also grows in a demonstration garden, so you can see how it looks in a few years.