Ecoman Durban

05/09/2024

https://hlemenviro.blogspot.com/2024/09/cheirostylis-nuda.html

Cheirostylis nuda Common name There is no known common name that I can find for this tiny little orchid, however the orchid genus Cheiro...

03/09/2024

https://www.hlem.co.za/docs/SACNASP_reg_no_166247_biological_science.pdf

29/08/2024

Mr. Hickman, it is our pleasure to inform you that your application for registration with SACNASP was successful. You are now registered in terms of the Natural Scientific Professions Act (Act 27 of 2003) section 18(1). As a registered natural scientist, you are entitled to use the designated title in terms of section 22 of the Act and are also bound by SACNASP’s code of conduct and should adhere to it at all times.

04/05/2024

https://hlemenviro.blogspot.com/2024/05/growing-south-african-indigenous.html

A few notes on Growing South African Indigenous epiphytic orchids. Jumellea walleri Our South African Indigenous epiphytic orchids can e...

30/04/2024

https://hlemenviro.blogspot.com/search/label/Danaus%20chrysippus%20orientalis

28/03/2024

Chlorophytum angulicaule a gem of a plant

Chlorophytum angulicaule is a local indigenous plant that belongs to the plant family Agavaceae. It is virtually unknown to the horticultu...

14/09/2023

Yellow Clivia miniata that l bought at the Durban botanical gardens indigenous plant fair on Sunday.

23/08/2023

Join us as we work to protect the livelihoods of the growers, workers and communities that depend on this industry. Let’s all commit to buying South African sugar, because there’s no place like Home Sweet Home.

24/01/2023

https://ecomandurban.blogspot.com/2023/01/oeceoclades-lonchophylla.html

Oeceoclades lonchophylla Distribution and habitat Oeceoclades lonchophylla is a terrestrial orchid species found growing in deep sha...

15/04/2016

Butterfly Gardening

A demonstration by Americo N. Bonkewitzz, Ph.D.

Do you have in mind to create your own butterfly garden?

Come and bring your gardeners as well. Americo will give a short course about how to plant for butterflies.

Venue: Butterfly Habitat Garden, at the Durban Botanic Gardens. John Zikhale Rd entrance (ample guarded parking available).

Date & time: 24th April 2016, 9:00am
Entrance fees: R50 per person. If you bring your gardener, then it is R80 (R20 discount).

The short course consists of :

9:00am to 10:30am
A talk at the Butterfly Habitat Garden, Durban Botanic Gardens by Dr Americo Bonkewitzz.


Simultaneously, Kay Shabalala (a butterfly breeder) will give a brief identification course in isiZulu on butterfly plants to your gardeners at the dome of the Butterfly Habitat Garden.

10:30 -11:00am Break

11:00am to 12:00am

Then, everyone will visit the butterfly habitat garden to identify the plants mentioned during the talk and how the butterfly habitat garden was created.
This is the most precious time in which you will share knowledge of butterfly gardening with your gardener. The idea behind this is that once you return home you do not need to explain to your gardener the plants, he will already know and that makes the task much easier and fun building a butterfly garden together.

12:00am to 13:00am
After the visit to the dome there will be a sale of butterfly plants from different indigenous plant nurseries. All plants will be labeled indicating with a picture which butterfly species feed on it. There will also be a sale of butterfly plant sets in which the essential plants required to start off your own butterfly garden will be included at a reasonable price.

Enquiries: Americo 060 443 9532, [email protected]
DBG Visitors Centre Reception
031 309 9240, [email protected]

Supported by

If you are interested in attending, then fill in this form below and send it back (this is to know how many plants we need to bring from eShowe Butterfly Dome):

Names of people attending, including your gardener Email address Cell number
Michael Hickman [email protected]
O820612593
Hlengiwe Luthuli [email protected]
0827744059/0820612593



Any question, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Americo N Bonkewitzz Ph.D
Butterfly Specialist
060 44 39 532

11/07/2015

Taken on thursday at the Debswana diamond mine, Jwaneng Botswana

11/07/2015

We live the good life