Scattering seeds with my granny felt like magic. What would she make of my exotic garden?

My Grandmother was a very keen gardener – all weathers. Digging, weeding and chucking snails over the fence into the gardens ...
Mongabay

Poachers target South Africa’s ‘miracle’ plant with near impunity

If you liked this story, share it with other people. South Africa has faced a surge in poaching of rare succulents by criminal syndicates since 2019. A recent spike in prices paid for a different kind ...
Nature

A tiny botanical garden is a haven for critically endangered plants

I am curator of the Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden (SUBG). Established in 1902, it is the oldest university botanical garden in South Africa, and may be the smallest at just 1.7 hectares ...
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Garden of Eden: American woman spits facts about South Africa that left Mzansi proud

An American woman shared facts about South Africa's rare beauty and natural diversity. She explained how the country holds 10 ...
Mongabay

Donovan Kirkwood, protector of South Africa’s rarest plants, dies aged 54 in search for one of the world’s most endangered species

In late August, high in South Africa’s Jonkershoek Mountains, a small group of botanists picked their way across steep ground in search of one of the world’s rarest plants. They were surveying Penaea ...

South Africa’s Fynbos - Inside The World’s Smallest Floral Kingdom And The Luxury Reserve Protecting It

In South Africa there’s a little-known ecosystem, containing more plant species than the entire Amazon, plants that are found ...
The Conversation

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species were recorded

Tshepiso Ndhlovu received funding from the National Research Foundation Pretoria, South Africa (NRF; Thuthuka Grant (UID: 121525), and nGAP programme for funding this study. He is a member of the ...