Event Date
15 March 2017
Venue
Kirstenbosch Botanical Bookshop
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Penguin Random House SA and Struik Nature invite you to join us for the launch of Gardener's Guide to Indigenous Garden Plants of Southern Africa . Author Glenice Ebedes will share her insights into indigenous gardening. Learn how to transform your garden and make it more water-wise.
- Date: Wednesday, 15 March 2017
- Time: 17:00 for 17:30
- Venue: Kirstenbosch Botanical Bookshop, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (Gate 1)
- RSVP: rsvp@penguinrandomhouse.co.za or 011 327 3550 by Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Books will be on sale at a special price!
About the Book:
This handy pocket guide introduces local gardening enthusiasts to some of southern Africa’s most beautiful, beneficial and easy- to-care-for indigenous plants, giving guidance on how best to use them and how to ensure that they flourish.
Gardener's Guide to Indigenous Garden Plants of Southern Africa offers:
- A selection of 145 garden-friendly, low-maintenance trees, shrubs and bedding plants perfectly adapted to our local soils and weather conditions
- Text that’s direct and simple
- Full-colour photographs that show plant details and ‘in context’ planting
- Icons indicating at a glance whether a species is evergreen or deciduous, frost-hardy, suitable for a sunny or shaded position, fast or slow-growing, water wise, fragrant and attractive to insects or birds.
An essential handbook for easy-care beautiful gardening.