Trees For Small Gardens South Africa
Even in a small garden there is space for at least one small tree.
Trees for small gardens south africa. Mature size in a garden setting 3m. Silver birch betula pendula. Creamy white sweetly scented blossom appears in spring. Pittosporums are always neat and tidy and respond well to pruning making them perfect for small gardens.
Here s a list of the top 10 indigenous trees for small gardens on the highveld. Japanese maple acer palmatum. Underplant trees with shade loving shrubs and perennials and make a walkway in an unused space. Like climbers designer trees help to give your garden a very necessary dimension of height.
Trees for small gardens pyrus salicifolia elegant pyrus salicifolia pendula has slim silvery foliage and slender weeping branches. Growth form is compact upright. Growth rate slow to medium. Heteropyxis natalensis lavender tree with its pale bark beautiful shape and semi deciduous foliage the lavender tree heteropyxis natalensis is one the favourite small garden trees.
Requires modest water in summer. Johannesburg gold melaleuca bracteata johannesburg gold. Create a beautiful small garden using indigenous plants of south africa. Gardenia volkensii key attributes.
Hardy tolerates temperatures as low as 4 degrees celsius. Deciduous but not messy. Graveyard cypress cupressus sempervirens stricta. Safsaf willow salix mucronata.
It will tolerate most soil types as long as it s in a sunny spot. Little gem magnolia magnolia grandiflora little gem. They also grow well in large containers. We have narrowed our choice down to the following.
3 1 lavender tree heteropyxis natalensis 3 2 cork bush mundulea sericea 3 3 dwarf coral tree erythrina humeana. Here at the relais chateau cellars hohenhort lush plectranthus and mophead hydrangeas flank a narrow mulched path creating a sense of exploration and discovery in an otherwise forgotten and negative part of a garden. These trees grow well in all south africa s growing regions except for those areas which experience severe frost. Random harvest indigenous plant nursery constantly inspires with new display gardens and this time we have presented no less than five beautiful small gardens ideas.