Gardening with indigenous plants - Kristo Pienaar

The unparalleled interest in the rich variety of indigenous plants in South Africa has increased to such an extent that our gardens and parks can today boast an indigenous atmosphere as never before.

Gardening with Indigenous Plants contains some of the most beautiful and well-known indigenous species that are readily available and easy to grow. With chapters on trees, shrubs, annuals, herbaceous perennials, bulbs, climbers, succulents, ground covers and water garden plants, this book provides an ideal opportunity for all gardeners to create an indigenous garden abounding in growth. Each chapter contains a short introduction about the specific plants with handy hints on planting and care. The plant species are discussed in detail and can be identified easily by means of the splendid full-colour photographs. In many cases several species, as well as hybrids and variations, are described.

Professor Kristo Pienaar is an expert on indigenous plants and well known for his popular talks on radio and successful television programmes such as Plant Inheem and Plante van die Bybel. Previously head of the Department of Botany at the University of the Western Cape, he is also author of The A-Z of Garden Flowers in South Africa, The South African What Flower is That? and Grow South African Plants.