Cottontails Garden Design

06/12/2024

What a difference a year makes! - A sad sandy lost corner transformed to a peaceful place to take a break under this gorgeous old ficus tree 🌳

13/09/2023

Blue on Blue and a blue blue sky. Loving the intense colours on a chilly spring day ☀️

08/08/2023

In late winter, many gardeners are frustrated by the disturbance caused by our local moles. The small runner mole is the Cape Golden Mole, and it leaves its visible trail in lawns and flower beds. But this little mole does not eat plants or the roots of plants - it's after earthworms and other soil organisms, which tend to move upwards in winter when the water table is higher. Also, it is actually an threatened animal due to habitat destruction, so we don't advocate putting out poison for them (not to mention the danger of secondary poisoning!).
So what do you do to discourage them? There are mole repellant products (mostly with strong-smelling garlic to put the moles off), battery-operated products which vibrate and produce sounds which the moles apparently don't like, and home remedies such as castor oil, or even urine collected from a young, testosterone-rich male member of your household!
We don't have any silver bullet solutions and generally tell our customers to try to live with the problem, as it will diminish in the warmer weather, when the soil organisms move to deeper soil levels. But we would love to hear from you, if you have any suggestions?

Photo borrowed from iSpot (3foxes)

16/07/2023

A blank canvas… busy corner verge prettied up for passers by and happy clients! Lots of interest from the sunbirds too… a resilient garden that will give lots of pleasure. will bring lots more colour soon

15/03/2023

This old bathtub got a great new look!

15/03/2023

Loved being part of this courtyard makeover last week 🪴

22/05/2022

Holiday Cactus flowering it’s socks off!

04/05/2022

14/03/2022

It’s definitely March!

14/03/2022

Autumn beauties 🌸

19/02/2022

still looking pretty - their hairdos are getting a little crazy but can’t bring myself to cut them down yet! The add a bit of colour too…

19/02/2022

Such sweet scented beauties moorei popping up in the dappled shade.