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Gardening hobbies

Photo credit freepik I beg your pardon, but do you even garden? The whole world’s “digging” their gardening hobbies… Times are tough and many people are looking for more affordable

2021 TREND FORECAST FOR GARDENS IN SOUTH AFRICA

YOUR 2021 TREND FORECAST FOR GARDENS IN SOUTH AFRICA BEE FRIENDLY GARDENS Gardeners around the world are following a more ecological approach to gardening, creating gardens, and using plants that

Avoid the bottle neck effect

Just like some wines every now and again there is a bad year that people avoid…Before reading this article, remember that there is always hope, and that we just must

THE PERKS OF BEING IN QUARANTINE

The COVID19 virus has taken the world by surprise, with more people deciding to work from home for an unpredictable number of weeks. The question is what do you do

Top 10 reasons why the garden design industry is growing!

So many people are turning to garden design as a way to relieve stress associated with modern day living, but when we dug a bit deeper, we found a surprising

Garden trend forecast spring 2018–2019

It’s always nice to summarise what happens in the international gardening world by investigating the key things people look for in gardens and garden design. Luckily for us as gardeners

I am not a robot… Thank the heavens!

A recent survey by the Business Insider revealed that our world will dramatically change over the next ten years as robots and clever computer programming will replace the workforce. The

What does a Landscape Designer and Landscape Architect do?

It is crucial to state that South Africa is not delivering enough Landscape designers, credible Landscape Installers and Landscape Architects. In this article the Irene School of Garden Design will

Water Wise Gardening

Water Wise Gardening Count every drop, because every drop counts… For many of us the recent drought forced us to look at how we garden differently. Our office had such

5 reasons why you should have a garden

The 5 reasons why you should have a garden include the following: Less allergies and dust - A recent UK study revealed that just 5 trees around your house can