Wild Garlic (Wildeknoffel) is a tough, water-wise indigenous plant with edible, fragrant leaves and beautiful purple blooms that's perfect for sunny spots, borders, and container planting in Western Cape gardens.

Why You'll Love It:
• Hardy South African indigenous species
• Edible leaves for fresh salads or cooked dishes
• Beautiful mauve-pink flowers above clumps of narrow, grey-green leaves
• Distinctive garlic scent when leaves are crushed
• Attracts butterflies and beneficial insects to your garden
• Perfect for creating sustainable, indigenous gardens
• Supports local ecosystems

Planting & Care:
Grow Wild Garlic in full sun or light semi-shade in well-draining soil. Enrich the soil with compost at planting and water regularly during establishment. Once settled, the plant becomes naturally water-wise and very low maintenance. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage repeat flowering and divide clumps every few years to maintain vigour. Perfect for edging beds, filling gaps, or adding edible interest to herb gardens and containers.

Perfect for creating sustainable, indigenous gardens that support local ecosystems. Learn more about your garden as an ecosystem or discover water-wise gardening techniques to create beautiful, drought-tolerant landscapes with indigenous plants like Wild Garlic.

Barbecue Rosemary is a robust variety specifically selected for its intense flavor perfect for grilling and roasting. The sturdy stems make excellent natural skewers - simply strip the lower leaves and thread meat or vegetables for aromatic barbecue cooking.

Why You'll Love It:
• Intense flavor perfect for grilling and roasting
• Sturdy stems work as natural skewers for barbecue cooking
• Hardy Mediterranean herb that thrives in sunny spots
• Produces aromatic needle-like leaves year-round
• Excellent drainage requirements make it drought-tolerant
• Perfect for both hedging and container growing

Planting & Care:
Plant 60-80cm apart for hedging or use individually in containers. Feed with slow-release fertilizer in spring and liquid feed monthly during growing season.

Start a food garden this year and plant herbs for you and the bees to create a sustainable, productive garden that benefits both your kitchen and local pollinators.

This well known dark green, leafy vegetable is seen as a superfood. Low in calories, but loaded with nutrients important for skin, hair and bone health.

Lettuce is an annual plant and member of the daisy family. Lettuce is most often used in salads, but can also be used in wraps, soups and sandwiches.

Tomatoes are probably the most popular summer vegetable. Tomatoes love sun and nutrient dense soil. Some varieties may need to be staked.

Coriander is an annual herb and also known as dhania or cilantro. All parts of the herb is edible, but the leaves and dried seeds are mostly used in cooking. The seeds have a lemony citrus flavour when crushed.

Add a little spice to your life with the thin, green to red cayenne pepper, more commonly known as red pepper in it's powdered form, used to flavour food and for medicinal use.

Celery is often used as garnish for savoury dishes but also has many healing benefits. Some people take parsley by mouth for bladder infections , kidney stones , gastrointestinal disorders, constipation, diabetes, cough, asthma, and high blood pressure.

Parsley is often used as garnish for savoury dishes but also has many healing benefits. Some people take parsley by mouth for bladder infections , kidney stones , gastrointestinal disorders, constipation, diabetes, cough, asthma, and high blood pressure.

Red Creole is a medium maturing, short day red onion. They are small to medium-sized with a pungent red-purple flesh. This onion has a spicy flavour and is not quite as sweet as some red onions,excellent for cooking. The onion globe is somewhat flattened and red. Red Creole is disease tolerant.

Chamomile is one of the most ancient medicinal herbs belonging to the daisy family, perfect for creating calming herbal teas by drying the delicate flowers and infusing them into hot water for natural stress relief and digestive support. This gentle herb has been trusted for generations to calm nerves, promote restful sleep, and provide soothing relief for various health concerns, making it an essential addition to any medicinal herb garden. The small daisy-like flowers can be harvested fresh or dried for year-round use in teas, natural skincare preparations, and aromatherapy applications. Perfect for herb gardens, container growing, or kitchen windowsill cultivation where medicinal herbs are always within reach. Plant in well-draining soil in full sun to partial shade, spacing 20-25cm apart for optimal growth. Feed monthly during growing season with a balanced herb fertilizer to encourage continuous flower production and maintain therapeutic potency. Learn more about growing herbs for you and the bees or discover tips for creating a scented garden.

Chives is a flowering plant that produces edible leaves and flowers with a delicate onion flavour complemented by hints of garlic, perfect for garnishing salads, eggs, soups, and savory dishes. This close relative to onions, garlic, shallots, and leeks is one of the easiest herbs to grow and provides continuous harvests throughout the growing season. Perfect for herb gardens, container growing, or kitchen windowsill cultivation where fresh herbs are always within reach for cooking. Plant in well-draining soil in full sun, spacing 15-20cm apart for optimal growth. Feed monthly during growing season with a balanced herb fertilizer to encourage continuous leaf production and maintain mild onion flavor. Learn more about growing herbs for you and the bees or discover tips for starting your own food garden.

The perfect health food used raw in salads or cooked in dishes. 

A shelling pea with pointed deep green pods and produces high yields. It is a good choice for the home garden and ideal for processing and freezing.

Large black fruit of excellent quality and superior in taste.

Beans are high in protein, complex carbohydrates, folate, and iron. Beans also have significant amounts of fiber and can be cooked in many different ways.

Swiss Chard is a green leafy vegetable.  It is a crispier than Spinach, but more tender than Kale.  Packed with vit C and vit A.

Edible pepper with medium to hot taste. Long fruits that turn from green to yellow as they mature. Great in pickles, sauces and curries.  Very decorative plant in pots whether used indoor or outdoor.

Borage Blue Flower Herb Pot features furry grey-green leaves with a refreshing cucumber flavor perfect for adding to salads, while the stunning blue bell-shaped flowers make beautiful garnishes for fruit cups and beverages. This versatile herb also serves medicinal purposes - borage tea made from 1/4 cup fresh leaves in boiling water supports bladder and kidney health. Perfect for herb gardens, container growing, or kitchen windowsill cultivation where fresh herbs and edible flowers are always within reach. Plant in well-draining soil in full sun to partial shade, spacing 25-30cm apart for optimal growth. Feed monthly during growing season with a balanced herb fertilizer to encourage continuous leaf and flower production. Learn more about growing herbs for you and the bees or discover tips for creating a scented garden.

Taishan is a dwarf marigold with a mounded and upright habit.  Bearing bright cheerful yellow tightly petalled blooms on strong stems. Flowers from spring to late summer.  Heat tolerant and excellent to use as companion plant in veggie gardens.  Fantastic when planted in mass in front of taller perennials such as Salvias. Attracts bees and butterflies to the garden.

Orange, mini peppers are extra sweet. Great as a snack. With fine green leaves and a full plant structure, capsicum does great in pots and the garden. Bears fruit for long periods.  Very decorative in pots.

A pungent pepper with a red-green fruit with a sweet medium to hot flavour.  Great as popper or ingredient in mild spicy dishes.

Yellow, mini peppers which are extra sweet. Great as a snack. With fine green leaves and a full plant structure, this capsicum does great in pots and the garden. Bears fruit for long periods.

Red, mini peppers which are extra sweet. Great as a snack. With fine green leaves and a full plant structure, this capsicum does great in pots and the garden. Bears fruit for long periods..

Pak Choi, also known as Bok choy is a type of Chinese cabbage with green leaf blades and lighter bulbous bottoms.

Strawberries are very large and firm berries, brilliant red and glossy with a delicious sweet flavour. Toscana is a small to medium sized fruit. They will produce early-season to mid-season.  Easy to grow.

One of the most popular hot peppers used in cooking. Mostly known as the dried red spice, cayenne pepper.  Can also be used fresh in sauces or soups. The slim pepper is very hot in taste and will turn from green to red as they mature.  Ideal for beds & pots.

A unique and eye-catching flattened-disc shaped fruit, which matures from green to bright red as they mature.  Mad Hatter has a delicate floral scent and rich mild flavour that intensifies and sweetens as it matures, with a slight touch of heat near the seeds.  Ideal for use in salads, pickles or stuffed as an apetizer.

Elberta is a self-pollinating tree with a rounded crown and fragrant pink blossoms early to mid spring, followed by large yellow freestone peaches. These dessert peaches are ovate in shape and has a pretty red blush. Ideal for eating, baking and canning.