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Hi, I'm Alan from Newlands Nursery. As we get into the winter months, if you're anything like me, you still want to do some gardening or something plant related. We have our houseplant range, which we sell, and people take...

Hello everyone, Alan from Newlands. In the video linked below, i'm going to prepare this chilli plant to take through the winter, hopefully for you to reference! So many people are unaware that chilli plants are perennial. They come back...

Hi, everyone, Alan from Newlands Nursery here This is a post for when you're taking plants through the winter. A great example is a lemon verbena, a fantastic, beautiful plant, and it's a perennial plant, but it can suffer through...

Hello, Alan from Newlands. This is a fantastic time of year, late July to early August, to take your rosemary, because the cuttings are soft and they take a lot easier. I'll explain what I mean by that in the...

Hello everybody, Alan from Newlands. This time of year, when the summer is at it's height, a lots of chilli plants or pepper plants, are starting to flower. You may find the flowers are just falling off, and producing absolutely...

Hi, Alan from Newlands Nursery. One of the questions we often get asked about the chilli plants, is when to actually pick them. It's not always that easy, especially if you're fairly new to growing chillies. The simple fact is,...

Hi I'm Alan from Newlands nursery. With the heat at it's height, anyone who's done any gardening for any period of time, is going to suffer from a few flies; Greenflies, Whiteflies and more. I noticed, that a few people...

Hi, I'm Alan from Newlands Nursery. The most common issue we ever get with a plant is over-watering. Our nursery is now 70 years old, still, it is only members of the family who do the watering because actually, believe...

Hi, I'm Alan from Newlands Nursery. I wanted to share a few tips about what to do as the weather gets warmer, especially if you've got pots. In the video linked below I reference a Tulbaghia, that is overwintered, and...