Kumbula Blog

You have probably read the instruction on nursery tags and in many a garden book:  ”Prune hard after flowering”  But how hard is hard?

...there's a way!

Spotted these desperate plants fighting the odds.

Found this snake hiding in the compost heap this morning.

This strange plant is called Sarcocaulon vanderietiae (or Bushman’s Candle) and belongs to the geranium family. 

Plants with grey foliage are often very hardy and are ideal for low water zones. The light coloured foliage reflects the sun’s rays away from the plant, thereby keeping the plant cooler, which in turn reduces transpiration.

I have seen a wide variety of birds at our birdbath, but this is a first……