Sine's natural pool
Ponds are a fantastic way to create a bit of dynamic energy in a garden and serve as great habitats for frogs and dragonflies, birds and a host of other animals
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Principles of ecological landscaping: Part 1- Plant selection
How do ecological landscapers select plants for use in a design? What can we learn from how plants choose where they live and who they live with?
Why plant indigenous or endemic?
We are living in a time where planting anything, as long as its green and carbon sequestering, feels like you are doing your bit for the planet. But is it this black and white or are there shades of green?
Our approach to food-scaping
We advocate gardening without the use of toxic chemical inputs, encouraging ecology in our garden and biology in the soil to thrive. Continue reading
Managing invasive alien plants sustainably
Invasive Plant Management is a critical component of sustainable land utilisation in South Africa. We take a systems view of improving landscapes through plant control.
Salt River invasive plant clearing follow up- September 2020
Six Kingdoms project managed a follow up clearing of the Salt River. The project, coordinated by BioWise, was stimulating and impactful and the river is looking better than ever.
Tagged with: Invasive Plant Control, Land Stewardship
Growing food in a pandemic
Many are saying, “the world is standing still.” There is talk of a great pause, a stopping of life. Does life still thrive in a global pandemic? Layla Staegemann, a Six Kingdoms collaborator, reflects on vegetables in the time of Covid 19.
Tagged with: active citizenship, growyourown, Permaculture
Creating Clayton and Lisa's Organic Orchard
In 2019 we designed and implemented an organic orchard for clients in Hoekwil, a small village in the Garden Route
Salt River invasive plant clearing project
In November 2018 Six Kingdoms was contracted to project manage an invasive clearing project along the Salt River, a key tributary to the Knysna Lagoon Continue reading
Diepklowe Farm update: June-August 2018
Winter settled in and the trees got some good rest, while the cover crop took it’s opportunity to grow, fixing carbon, stabilising soils and adding nitrogen. Take a look at the June-August report for more. Continue reading
