Author: Khaka Ngcofe

Robyn James started her beautiful, indigenous garden from scratch eight years ago. She enjoys gardening and says  “I wanted to make it Eastern Cape, so everything in this garden has been sourced in the Eastern Cape”. This has worked to her advantage as her garden is low maintenance all year round.  What is most remarkable about her garden is that regardless of whether there is drought and season change, it never dies. It does help, however, that the property has a natural spring. Her advice is that people with gardens in Grahamstown should identify what grows on the verges and pavements and use these plants, rather than other plants which require regular watering. James says the…