Sea Lavender, or Statice as I know this plant to be called, is another very easy plant to grow. This one seems to prefer full sun though. I grew these from seed. They have teeny tiny seeds that will germinate fairly easily as long as you have put them under a small layer of sand,ContinueContinue reading “Sea Lavender”
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Clivia Miniata
This is an indigenous South African plant, that only flowers for a few short months, but boy is it beautiful! When we bought our house last year, I was blown away by the hundreds of Clivias, but I noticed that very few of them were actually flowering. During the dreary winter months this year IContinueContinue reading “Clivia Miniata”
Fresh, Tasty Basil
I love the smell of fresh basil and I love to cook with it. I have always struggled though, with growing it myself. Now, I know that it is a very easy seed to germinate, but I never manage to get it to grow correctly. My previous attempts left me with long stemmed seedlings, withContinueContinue reading “Fresh, Tasty Basil”
Little Bit of Spring
As if the universe read my previous post about how dreary winter can get. My garden started to come alive again. It could very well have something to do with the fact that I had started a bit more of a regular watering schedule, and that I had started actively gardening again, but it’s alwaysContinueContinue reading “Little Bit of Spring”
Little Plants and Things 