Advertising feature Nursery services that will make your garden bright and beautiful
They can meet your every need – from creepers to hedge plants
WHY indigenous? Witbos Nursery says that indigenous plants are the answer to a water wise garden. Many of the beautiful indigenous plants of the Eastern Cape are still largely undiscovered and certainly underutilised. The challenge is to create your own unique garden in tune with nature.
The nursery has a number of ground covers for sunny and shady areas and climbers for screens and fences that are very adaptable and hardy like canary creepers, black-eyed Susan, the baboon grape and the hiccup nut.
There is also a wide range of hedge plants such as dogwood that make a lovely soft hedge in a shady area. Security is a major consideration in any garden today so look no further than the num num
Kei apple or – for really difficult areas – the dune sour berry or the small knobwood.
Witbos Nursery also has a number of feature trees in stock. The quar
is just starting to flower and the Dune soapberry does very well in a pot. Milkwoods make good windbreaks and the nursery carries trees taller than 2m. It also has aloes ranging in size – from the aloe striata to the tree aloe. No Eastern Cape garden is complete without a few aloes.
The nursery is very easy to find on the R72 coastal road, at the corner of the Bushman’s River Mouth turnoff. Directions can also be found on the Witbos Kwekery Facebook page. Witbos Nursery is open on Tuesdays to Fridays from 8am to 4.30pm and on Saturday mornings from 9am to 1pm, and closed on Sundays and Mondays. For advice on plant suitability and plant care, Rhalda Heunis is at the nursery on Friday and Saturday mornings only. Home Essentials offers a variety of items to complement your home or kitchen. You will discover simple, everyday kitchen companions to innovative and accessorise your home.
“We provide personalised assistance for our valued clients, or one can simply browse the curiosities in store,” said owner Shante Labuschagne.
Some of the lines on offer include crockery, glassware, kitchenware, tableware, storage solutions, bamboo ladders, hand-woven baskets, and much more.
“We import our own range of Turkish towels and throws, in addition to our own Sunufique Cotton Weave wraps and towels,” said Labuschagne.
You will find handpicked/select accessories to update your decor , such as scatter cushions and small coffee tables and there is always new merchandise on a monthly basis, which makes it interesting for one and all. Mildek Garden Services have added a new service to its offering, “Stress Free Gardens”, and will now look after your flower beds as well as grass cutting.
Given its many years’ experience in the gardening business Mildek is now able to establish, plant and maintain your flower beds for you, along with the many other services it is able to offer through its Stress Free Gardens service.
Mildek has, for years, been one of the premier garden services in the area and has offered its advice to many of the area’s keenest gardeners.
“Our Stress Free Gardens service is itching to get down and dirty in your garden,” said partner in the business, Di Horne. “We want to assist you to keep your garden in pristine condition.”
With Mildek, you won’t need anyone else to keep you garden looking good. Call them now to book Stress Free Gardens.
Whether you are looking to do some DIY indoors or outdoors, there is no better place than Buco, located on the corner of Main and Masonic Streets, Port Alfred, where you will find a wide assortment of products to significantly improve your home.
You can brighten up your garden and home with some lighting, or you can complete your own DIY projects. But you cannot do anything with the right tools for the job. Buco has the all the tools and equipment you might need, including household fittings, garden equipment and tools and lots more.
Buco now also sells sand, stone and bricks for collection out of the yard. Make your garden and home a paradise with the help of Buco.
Sunnyside Garden Centre was founded in May 1977, and has been meeting the needs of Grahamstown gardeners for almost 41 years.
The centre has become a household name throughout the entire Albany area and plays an important part in everything associated with gardens and the greater green environment in as far afield as Adelaide, Fort Beaufort, Bedford, Port Alfred and Kenton-on-Sea.
Set in the leafy suburb of Sunnyside, the nursery is a quiet and peaceful retreat from the city’s busy CBD. Bird-life is abundant and customers can enjoy a tranquil stroll while viewing the large variety of plants and garden requisites on offer.
The living tree canopy provides natural shade in places and, together with open, sunny areas, simulates a realistic garden environment. Plants grow to be tough and, as a result, stand a greater chance of survival in the client’s gardens. The plants are sourced from all over South Africa and the centre stocks a large variety of both indigenous and non-invasive exotic species, all at competitive prices.
To add to the ambiance customers can visit the Garden Café, which serves light, tasty, value-for-money meals together with coffee, tea and various cold beverages.