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Oh the Jo'burg winter. When it's 26 degrees in the sun and 10 degrees, one meter away, in the shade. It's a time to chill. A time to sleep. And let our summer loving plants take a break.

Often the bad news around our environment can become a little over whelming. And for many of us this bludgeons us into in action. But there's no need. A lot of us doing some small things can make a massive difference.

An early Spring is not always good news for our gardens. Especially after a mild winter.

If you plant for insects and wildlife you end up with a beautiful garden.

The United Nations declared 2015 The Year of Soil - strange. Should it not be The Year of Air or Water. Even, perhaps, Food. These are currency right now; and many companies dive right in reducing their environmental footprint. Good for them. Everyone needs to do their bit.

Riaan du Plessis, a farmer, stands on the cracked earth that three weeks ago was the bottom of a reservoir on his farm in Groot Marico, South Africa, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015.

It might not look this bad in your front yard, but it might as the drought persist.

Melanie Walker is one of South Africa’s best known gardening personalities. She hosts the wonderful Gardening 101 TV programme.

So it was a real privilege (and fun) to be interviewed by her!



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Our pollinators are under threat. Planting pollinator friendly plants not only helps these valuable creatures. You also end up with a beautiful garden.

The nights are longer. Everything chillier. Time for a lovely log fire? But what to do with your wood ash?