{"id":42785,"date":"2026-03-30T14:45:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=42785"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:41:45","slug":"rooted-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2026\/03\/30\/rooted-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"ROOTED &amp; READY"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Stay ahead of the winter blues by planting some cheerful flowers.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019re planting \u2026 <strong>Dianthus (Dart)<\/strong> 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. 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