Ericas, heathers, pincushions and blushing brides are water-wise, low-maintenance indigenous fynbos plants that thrive in local gardens. Appreciate their needs and you can slowly convert your garden ...

The Western Cape Province of South Africa holds the richest biodiversity in all of botany. Three-quarters of its 8,600 plant species are endemic, flourishing upon a mere 0.4 percent of earth -- a ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q I am told that plants in the Protea family ...

For five days and nights in February 2006, the fire blazed a 50-mile trail from the outskirts of Cape Town down towards Africa's southernmost point. Then, unexpectedly, the wind changed direction – ...

The Garden Route was calling once more. The destination this time: Gondwana, an 11,000ha fynbos-blanketed big-five game reserve near Mossel Bay. We’d be spending a few days in the luxury of an ...

Award-winning designer Leon Kluge has unveiled South Africa’s exhibit for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, inspired by the regenerative power of wildfires in the Cape’s fynbos biome. The display features ...

Spices have shaped our history and geography. Cape Town owes its existence to explorers and then entrepreneurial merchant ships. Hungry to satisfy the palates of the palaces of Europe (and make their ...

James is a freelance contributor to The Telegraph's travel pages, on a variety of different topics and destinations. His particular areas of expertise include Australia, Spain, Greece, the Americas ...