Stay ahead of the winter blues by planting some cheerful flowers.
We’re planting … Dianthus (Dart) for its sweetly scented flowers in shades of light and bright pink, raspberry, purple and red. It is a lovely cool-season flower for garden borders and beds with good drainage or in containers. The upright, vigorous plants form a neat bush 30cm tall and 20cm wide. The pickable flowers are carried on strong, short stems and attract bees and butterflies. Dart is heat and cold resistant and also drought tolerant. Feed and water plants regularly until established. Deadhead faded flowers to encourage new flowers.
Details: ballstraathof.co.za or buy seed from gropak.co.za
Text: ALICE COETZEE
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