The Zimbabwean Gardener Issue 19 Summer 2016/17 | Page 5

contents
Contents
meet me at the
06 farmers
market
Find out about our popular farmers
markets in Harare
10 a mini farmyard
Create a mini farmyard with your kids to
grow veggies
12 get ready for the rains
Halsted guides you on how to get your
home and garden ready for the rains
14 raspberries
Grow these delicious red berries in your
garden this summer
16 hydrangeas
Picabella Rose Nursery - page 20
41 keep cool this summer
24 aLOES AND SUNBIRDS
With summer heating up, enjoy these
refreshing and cold fruit infusions
Find out about the love affair between
these glossy-winged creatures and aloes
Gil Laver gives us invaluable information
on how to grow these classic flowers
baths and seeds for
44 the
birds
20 picabella
Bring the birds to the garden by feeding
and providing a bath for them
An inspiring story on how this beautiful
rose nursery is run
23 organic pest control
Cropserve makes it possible to have a
pest-free organic garden

46 fruit tree care
Dr Nyakanda advises us on the right tree
to buy for your garden
26 the summer garden 47 dividing irises
annual
28 the
garden show 48 who’s who?
32 a touch of silver classic
50 the
potting mix
If your irises are a bit overcrowded or
tired, it’s time to divide them
Get on top of your garden this summer
with these useful guidelines
Directory of nurseries, landscapers, lawn
specialists and more
TAGS brought some much needed colour
to the hot and dry September weather
Brenda Brown guides us on how to set
up a table for a special occasion
Learn how to make a good potting mix
with vermiculite
snippets from the
36 veggie
garden
out for the
38 watch
thorns
Get into some good routines to have the
most productive vegetable garden
Tighten up your security measures with
the right plants on your verge
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