Enter Fix it with Flair 2021 and WIN your share of R100 000!
Whether you’re a first-time renovator or a dab hand, this competition is for you. And you stand a chance of winning your share of R100 000!
The ever-popular Fix it with Flair contest is back – with SA’s top domestic water solutions company, JoJo, as the headline sponsor this year. The name JoJo may be synonymous with water tanks for your garden, but they also supply a range of water filters for inside your home so that you can enjoy clean, safe, great-tasting water. When you tackle your next renovation project, remember to JoJo your home!
A highlight on the Home calendar, the exciting Fix it with Flair competition offers readers the opportunity to showcase their own makeover projects.
Check out the three categories below, and once you’ve decided which one best suits your project, submit your pics
– and you could be crowned one of our Renovators of the Year for 2021!
[ PLANTS FOR SHADE]
Walter chose some of his favourite plants that thrive in shady spots:
• Bush lilies (Clivia miniata) love having their roots in compacted soil between other roots; the flowers come in various shades of orange and yellow.
• The wide range of Plectranthus species includes groundcovers and small, medium and large shrub varieties.
• There are several options in the Asparagus family such as
A. densiflorus with compact upright ‘cat’s tails’, A. densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’ with soft, long runners, and A. falcatus with broader leaves and a more shrub-like growth habit.
• Hen-and-chickens (Chlorophytum comosum) have either plain green or yellow-and-green striped leaves.
• Liriope muscari with its white-striped leaves is often confused with hen-and-chickens because they have a similar growth habit. The latter, however, comes in a variety of sizes and also bears striking spikes of blue flowers.
• Begonias – there are numerous varieties available: annuals and perennials, plants with large or small leaves, and these are either textured, coloured or speckled.
[ COMPOST AND BARK]
Hidden behind a latte screen are two compost heaps in different stages of decomposition: the older one has compost that is ready to be used in the garden and the other has compost still in the process of decomposing.
Plastic pipes have been inserted into the compost to improve aeration.
Thrushes, Cape robinchats and hadedas all love to feed on the insects at work in the compost.
Every two years, a load of bark chips is added to the garden as a mulch; this helps to keep the soil moist for longer in summer when the sun and wind dry it out on an ongoing basis.