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SOUTHBROOM KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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INDIGENOUS GARDENING |
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Why indigenous? Because we have an obligation and a responsibility to all our people to conserve our natural heritage; and indigenous plants, on average, provide more food, resting, and nesting sites for our butterflies, birds, mammals and other animal life, than exotic plants. Southbroom homeowners kick-off with a magnificent indigenous landscape and, if your have a new garden, you are fortunate in that you can begin planting indigenous from the start. Never plant exotics in haste, just to fill a spot or because a wide variety is readily available or free from a neighbour or friend.
Waiting and searching for the right indigenous plants will give you and your garden creatures much more pleasure in the long run.
It is not very easy changing an existing garden from exotic into indigenous, and not wise to try and do it all in one season. Although to a lesser extent than indigenous, exotic plants will support some creatures, so rather reform your garden in stages. If you have inherited many exotic trees or planted them long ago through ignorance, remove some as soon as possible, to allow the new indigenous ones light and space. However, don't rush out and tear all these relics down. An empty space is even less likely than exotics to attract birds! To bring nature back to your garden you have to be patient. |
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