Category: FYI
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Birds and Bees
Posted on The birds and the bees have been loving Steenbok Reserve! And why not?!? Since spring the most fantabulous flowers are colourfully blooming. Flowers, just like people, differ in colour, smell, shape and size. What awesome variety! One of these cheerful... Read more » -
Ta-DAH!
Posted on At the moment you may have seen the marvellous splashes of red colour dotted all over the Reserve. These are the flowers of the Brunsvigia orientalis. Say it nice and posh: “brunz – VIJ – ee – uh ... Read more » -
Follow your nose…
Posted on This pretty little purple flower is a bit of a stinker! It is the wild garlic plant (Tulbaghia violacea). The long, blueish-grey leaves are very smelly. Useful to know – this stinkiness repels pests! So if you are on a... Read more » -
Ladybird! Ladybird!
Posted on One of our favourite friends is little Ruby Redzee:- The ladybird is a BEETLE She is a CARNIVORE (which is a meat eater) Gardeners loove her because she eats the bugs who eat our gardens. (She can eat... Read more »