Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
gardeninglatest news & developments
One way to counteract the effects of misinformation and foster a more open-minded approach to others is by making a conscious effort to spend time in nature. (Photo by Des Erasmus)

Turn to nature to nurture better social interactions in the digital age

Survival of the fittest misunderstood and misused fuels unchecked competitiveness, which is exacerbated by social media

they and other homeless people have been housed since the lockdown started. (Photos: Rogan Ward)

Hope grows on Durban beachfront

Ten homeless men who turned a vacant lot into an organic vegetable garden are now reaping the rewards of their toil

Henk Swanepoel (Paul Botes/M&G)

Slice of life: ‘Bonsai gives you that real zen’

‘You completely get lost in the world of the tree’

Alan Ngwira.

Slice of life: ‘If I can put a bit of colour’

Alan Ngwira’s piece jobs aren’t only about money, they’re also about spreading beauty

Thandi Ngubeni is a member of the Kotze Rooftop Garden Co-Operative in Hillbrow

Hydroponic rooftop farms boost Jo’burg

The city is following worldwide trends to lift people out of poverty and counter food insecurity.

A home gardening programme that creates ‘patches of salvation’ with waste

Soil for Life Home Food Gardening Programme — Runner-up: Community Conservation Award

Urban gardening with with Jane Griffiths

Everything you wanted to know about a vegetable garden comes to you between two covers.

Transforming the wasteland of Evaton West

Transforming the wasteland of Evaton West

One woman is helping to transform the wasteland of Evaton West by getting people to get their hands dirty, writes <b>Kwanele Sosibo</b>.

Plant a garden for the future

There are many benefits to planting a food garden at your school, writes <b>Thabo Mohlala</b>.

Learn to grow your own

Throughout my childhood, the two-volume Reader’s Digest book of South African gardening sat on the shelf, and I don’t remember anyone consulting it.