Lifestyle Garden books and more Lifestyle February 15, 2011 Garden books and more Get your hands on these great books, and like us, you won’t be able to put them down. Full Article
Lifestyle Vygies: sparklers of the veld Lifestyle February 14, 2011 Vygies: sparklers of the veld Good rains across the great, dry spaces of the Northern Cape bring forth vygies in abundance. On a clear, windless day, find a rock where you can look out over the plains and wait for the miracle. Full Article
Lifestyle Portrait of the Disa Lifestyle February 14, 2011 Portrait of the Disa The Disa is truly divine. Pride of Table Mountain, the lady in red has an extensive wardrobe and an extended family of many charming cousins throughout the country. Full Article
Lifestyle Four seasons of fragrance Lifestyle February 11, 2011 Four seasons of fragrance Tough as well as bountiful, our indigenous pelargoniums are among the most popular garden and pot plants in the world. Seductive, late-night clouds of perfume are a bonus. Full Article
Decor In the Great Karoo Decor February 10, 2011 In the Great Karoo In the dim coolness of this corbelled house, the calls and commitments of the 21st century fade into unreality. The world has passed Stuurmansfontein by. And that’s a good thing. Full Article
Lifestyle Water lilies: mandala of light Lifestyle February 10, 2011 Water lilies: mandala of light If you have a pond in your garden, plant water lilies. Or, as they do in the East, plant a lotus. Sooner or later a bud will rise from the muddy depths. Full Article
Lifestyle Bold papery lanterns Lifestyle February 9, 2011 Bold papery lanterns Is your garden let down by a drab patch that could do with a bright explosion of colour? Try detonating a bougainvillea bomb and then standing back to watch the effect. Full Article
Lifestyle Moonflowers: sylphs of the night Lifestyle February 7, 2011 Moonflowers: sylphs of the night Seductive moonflowers may release a heady, sweet perfume into the night air but be careful how far under their spell you fall, for their narcotic and toxic properties are legendary. Full Article
