September 2020
Soil PH, how to deal with it and what to plant
A while back I did an article covering different soil types, how they affect your planting and what to do to attempt to alter them. This article was quite a hit and people showed a [...]
Spring has sprung
Spring has officially sprung and now is the time of the year to get stuck into your garden, in particular in regards to adding new flora to your garden. This article is going to cover [...]
August 2020
Grow your own Gourmet salad
Todays article is about growing and creating your own gourmet salad. This article covers some ideas for what add to your salads as well as how to grow some of these ingredients [...]
Shade gardens
Today’s blog is going to touch on the topic of shady gardens and will have a list of shade loving plants. There is a question which I am asked extremely [...]
July 2020
Victory Gardens
Today’s blog is on Victory gardens and gardening for self- sustainability. Society has always proven its resilience in times of crisis, very much as is the case now that we [...]
Horticultural Horrors Carnivorous Plants
Today’s blog is about all the different types of fascinating carnivorous plants and how they work Today’s blog is on a topic that I first fell in love with as [...]
June 2020
Fiery and exciting Aloes and succulents
Today’s blog is about all the different types of fiery and exciting Aloes and Succulents Today’s blog is a topic which is close to our heart at Contours Landscapes. Reason [...]
Plants to grow in wet soils and conditions
Today’s blog is about what plants you can grow in wet soils and similar conditions So I am sure it has become quite obvious that we are heading into our [...]
May 2020
What’s looking hot as the weather gets chilly
Today’s blog is about what plants are looking hot as the weather gets chilly Finally the retail plant nurseries are open again for business. This means you can now occupy some [...]
COVID 19 Pandemic: A unicorn event
Today’s blog is about How COVID19 has affected us and how we are going to get through this together! ..and then the Carica papaya (PawPaw to the layman!) hit the [...]