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I'm also thinking maybe hardy herbs and indigenous water-wise flowers. That would attract bees. Hoping to one day have a beehive in the garden so it's a start.

Not allowed goats unfortunately. Need 2 acres here to have a goat. I'm going to just have to cut it as short as possible and then have my gardener (once a month) help me dig it all out.

I can't use the lawnmower there. It's too heavy for me and runs away down the hill. Right now I just cut the grass with shears when I have a chance. I'd much rather have raspberries taking over than horrid grass! Will look up swales.

Cedar is pretty expensive. Any wood is.

Can I grow raspberries down a hill? Or will I have to terrace it? My garden is all slope. Currently my raspberries are in pots or living in my parent s vegetable garden. Along with my asparagus and blackberries. I have set some blackberries along the fence line but the soil is terrible and...

Hi :-) My biggest problem with raised beds is what to make them of. We have termites so wood is not an option and finding scrap is very difficult. Majority of people in this area will pay someone to take it away unless it's a private person then they want you to buy it! Or they take it to the...

Originally KZN then Pretoria then back to KZN now.

I'm in Souh Africa. Summer rainfall area. Temps are fairly mild but can be a bit chilly in Spring when it's damp (like now it's alternating between damp and icy or hot). I used to have 5 hens and a rooster (mixture of breeds and sizes) about 3 years ago but with the constant moving we had to...

Hi Newbie here. It seems like I have been moving too much lately. 5 houses in 7 years. We have now bought so hopefully to stay. Lots of work to be done in the garden. I have an acre. All on a slope. Top lawn is terraced so will stay as lawn. It's a very small patch. A third of it very rocky...