The Household Garden Blog

How to attract butterflies to a South African garden, even a small one

How to bring South African butterflies into a garden of any size by planting the host plants their caterpillars eat as well as nectar plants, with sun, shelter and water, and how a balcony full of ...

The Best Plants for Pest Control

You don’t necessarily need insecticides, pesticides and other types of pest control, when you know how to use nature to take care of your plants.

Potted Plant Pests: A Quick Guide

Potted plants make the most beautiful accessories. Their bright colours light up a room, and there is always a sense of having a touch of nature in the home while when used in the garden they add a...

Planting for Bees

With a few changes and the addition of some of new flowering plants to your garden, container or not, can change your garden’s purpose from being something beautiful to look at to an eco-friendly h...