5 Tips on How to Successfully Create Your First Garden at Home
Landscape designer Franchesca Watson explains how to successfully start your first garden
Autumn Abundance at Tokara’s Rare Plant Fair 2026
Tokara opens its private farm garden for a rare autumn moment of planting, pause and panoramic beauty
How to Create a Vibrant Garden Using Colour Combinations
Landscape designer Franchesca Watson explores the nuances of combining colours in your outdoor space
How to Grow Basil at Home - Pasta’s Favourite Herb
Here is how to grow healthy and bushy basil, best eaten raw, torn up and sprinkled over a tomato-based pasta
When One Constantia Garden Became Two — Then One
A neighbouring plot transforms a finished Constantia garden into a layered, unified landscape
Sculpting the Shoreline: Art Meets Engineering
An abstract steel intervention transforms coastal erosion into public art and living habitat
Brahman Hills: A World-Class Garden Brought to Life
This new book captures the patience, vision and theatre behind one of South Africa’s finest gardens
How to Plan a Cutting Garden for Flowers All Year Round
Landscape designer Franchesca Watson explains how to plan a cutting garden that blooms beyond summer
Indoor Plants That Truly Thrive in South African Homes
Hardy, beautiful and easy to live with, these indoor plants bring life to South African interiors all year round
Where Woodland Romance Meets Order in a Blair Athol Garden
In Blair Athol, a once-raw Highveld plain has become a romantic garden where structure and nature flow as one
The Best Flowering Creepers to Add Colour and Texture to Your Garden’s Walls
Landscape designer Franchesca Watson advises on the creepers to utilise for colour, versatility and space
Wonderlands: Intimate Gardens of Britain’s Top Designers
Clare Coulson invites readers into the personal gardens of Britain’s most influential designers in Wonderlands
In Praise of Bees: Babylonstoren’s New Place of Devotion
Babylonstoren’s Byzantium invites visitors into the living rhythm of the hive, where devotion, ecology and wonder meet
Inside Sophie Conran’s Idyllic Wiltshire Garden Retreat
Inspired by childhood memories, Sophie Conran has shaped her Wiltshire garden into a relaxed, flower-filled rural haven
Celebrating a Decade of Garden Day and South Africa’s Roots
As Garden Day marks 10 years, ambassadors reflect on how gardens have shaped memory, meaning and everyday rituals.
Create a Stunning Drought-Tolerant Garden with Ease and Style
Transform your outdoor space with drought-tolerant plants, smart landscaping, and sustainable gardening tips
Transform Your Garden into the Perfect Open-Air Living Room
Franchesca Watson shows how clever garden design can make outdoor living effortless, elegant, and enjoyable
How to Create a Garden That Helps the Bee Population Flourish
Gardens in South Africa are home to many bee species, here’s how you can help them survive and thrive