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Garden with nature

Traditional gardening isn’t necessarily “green”. A massive lawn, sterile plants and constantly “tidying up” disturb the ecosystem and eradicate beneficial insects. It also requires a lot of water and maintenance.

Dr Johan Wentzel of Wildflower Nursery at Hartbeespoortdam knows how to work in harmony with nature. He started his career as a geophysicist but when he and his wife, Annette, opened the nursery in 2004, he was able to realise

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