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The Gardener Magazine

Sep 01 2025
Magazine

The Gardener is a monthly, national magazine dedicated to inspiring gardeners, providing practical advice and showing step-by-step garden projects. Our monthly features include garden design, in-depth plant features, growing vegetables and herbs, water gardening, garden wildlife and pets, specialist plant articles and much more. We have an extensive database on our website that is growing daily.

WELCOME

FRESH PICKS AND CLIPS

Ask the team • Curiosity might kill the cat, but being curious is luckily not harmful to a gardener. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask our team.

Tanya @Chelsea

Heavy garden tasks are a breeze this season

LETTERS

COVER STORIES

A PHOENIX RISES • Like C. S. Lewis’s Narnia, this garden is filled with magic and soul. It is a place where mortals can enter to experience a world filled with colour, form, and hidden delights.

Chelsea Flowers in Stanford • This spring, the charming village of Stanford will burst into colour as it hosts the second Stanford in Bloom festival. The vibrant two-week celebration invites garden enthusiasts, families, and curious travellers to explore the beauty of gardening and the unique biodiversity of fynbos through an array of floral-themed events in Stanford village on the Cape Whale Coast.

TRENDING Chelsea 2025 and a dream realised • When an invitation from Leon Kluge arrived for me to be part of the South African team at the Chelsea Flower Show, one of my long-held dreams became a reality.

South African Exhibit to the Chelsea Flower Show Sponsors • The participation and success of our flora being displayed at the Chelsea Flower Show is only possible because of these incredible sponsors:

WHAT TO PLANT NOW

Spectacular Spring! • 10 top-performing shrubs that will spoil you with spring season’s blooms year after year. A bonus is that all of them are easy to grow…

Long-lasting blooms for spring until autumn • Some annuals and perennials have the staying power we all love in a garden or container plant – flowering for as long as possible. These special varieties will provide what you need in a variety of colours and for sun or for shade.

Go easy on water! • Spring and summer rains can hopefully be expected soon. But one cannot live on hope alone. You have to pull a few fingers out yourself to save water.

Grouping succulents in pots • To display planted pots and containers together requires all the elements of design, both in terms of each pot placement and the plants set within the pots. There are a few key considerations when grouping succulents, and we can glean a few valuable lessons from these designs by John Sauer from Ngena Succulents.

A MASTERFUL DUO • All they need is moist, fertile soil, some humidity in the atmosphere which can be supplied by something as simple as a low bird bath or small pond, and dappled shade…

Subscribe and win! • Stand a chance of winning a copy of the beautifully illustrated South African Indigenous Garden Plants: The Gardener’s Guide when you subscribe.

Happy vibes indoors • Dear indoor gardener, get yourself amped and ready for a flowering spring inside your home!

Colour everywhere • For your brightest sun or a mix of sun and shade areas, we assure you that we are absolutely spring-ready. We are planting pelargoniums and genistas now, and we invite you to join us!

IN THE FOOD GARDEN

10 Fruits and vegetables to grow for dogs • Extra nutrients will keep your pets active and healthy for much longer, and these fruits and vegetables can help.

HEALTHY DOG TREATS • Making your own healthy dog treats is a great way to know exactly what’s in them. Remember that treats should be given in moderation. My dogs love this recipe, so give it a...

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