Due to a greater sensitivity to our environment as well as the realization that water use for landscaping purposes will probably become more restricted in the near future. Many landscapers have started to change their landscapes to be more representative of local plant diversity that is also adopted to local water availability. A good mixture […]

Keyes Art Mile, Rosebank, Johannesburg In line with the need to enhance urban biodiversity, this is a green wall or vertical garden with a marked difference; a meaningful experimental project which is being championed by the developers of The Art Mile, Tomorrowco. The Gro-wall is planted solely with plants from a highly threatened veld type […]

Grassland biome plants are dominated by grass species. Trees are sparse, except in a few localized habitats. Bulbs and other plants with an underground root stock are often abundant. Frosts, fire and grazing maintain the grass dominance and prevent the establishment of trees. We’ve written a series of articles to help you choose grassland biome […]

The change of season is always an exciting time for gardeners sensitive to the habitat that they’ve created around them. Some birds, such as the swallows and swifts are preparing for long journeys across the oceans – just to return to the same spot next year. And that has been happening eons before the concept […]

It was reported in the Press that September 2015 was the hottest September worldwide since record keeping started some 138 years ago. In our neck of the woods, it certainly was the driest September we have experienced since we started the nursery some ten years ago. It is now crucial to select plants that shows […]

Landscape architect and lecturer, Dr. Ida Breed approached Wildflower Nursery to supply plants for the sidewalks on Nana Sita Street between Paul Kruger street and Nelson Mandela drive in Pretoria. The concept was new: Only use indigenous plants that will reflect the biodiversity of our region and to demonstrate that this concept can be applied to […]