The 17th Green Building Convention – hosted by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) – is taking place from Tuesday 5 November to Thursday 7 November 2024 at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town. The 2024
Landscape Design Consultants International was established in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal in 1991. It is owned and managed by Jo-Anne Hilliar, a professionally trained landscape designer who qualified with a Garden and Landscape Design Diploma through the University of Natal in 1990.Â
The South African Landscapers’ Institute (SALI) has released three manuals on Landscaping Standards for Maintenance, Construction and Interior Plantscaping Handbook for Interior Plantscaping Landscape Standards for Construction Landscape Standards for Maintenance  Developed exclusively for SALI members, all three manuals
The ‘3-30-300’ rule envisions a world where everyone can see at least three trees from their window, live in a neighbourhood with at least 30 percent tree cover, and be no more than 300 metres away from high-quality urban green
Southern Africa boasts some of the world’s most beautiful bird species. How can you birdscape your landscape to attract feathered guests? Birds have simple needs – they require shelter, water and food. If you are able to supply these, they’ll
Landscaping with ‘treated timber’. All you need to know about CCA. Landscaping with wood is a green sustainable solution for the future. As such, wood is increasingly specified in projects by sustainability experts, engineers, architects, and landscaping professionals. According to
Mountains are the key to our water sources and a lifeline for millions. Restoration in mountains requires sustained investments as well as monitoring and evaluation. We need mountains to drink: each day, one in two people on the planet quenches
Mankind recognised the value of a quality soil long before World Soil Day. But never before has the condition of our earth been under as much pressure as it is today. Climate change and our rapidly expanding human population is
To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves – Mahatma Gandhi Long before modern society put a name and date to the importance of soil, the great father of the Indian nation
World Food Day calls on the global community to ensure that everyone has access to enough, affordable, safe and nutritious food to lead active and healthy lives. One of the best ways to do this is to grow your own
Celebrate National Arbor Month Arbor Month is is annually commemorated in September in South Africa. The celebration is aimed at raising awareness and sensitising South Africans about the need to conserve, protect and plant trees for environmental and human related
Water conservation is an important element of water supply planning and necessitates the responsible use of water, using water wise efficiency improvement mechanisms. Water conservation is essential in South Africa, a water scarce country. This is owing to an arid
