Perhaps the most common, costly and damaging gardening practice I see in gardens is the turning of the soil.
Turning or ‘digging’ the soil exposes healthy microorganisms to air and heat, which kills them, and slowly degrades the quality of your soil For further reading browse to our “ Trees breaking walls” or Top 10 trees articles. For small trees we would recommend a distance of at least 1.5 meters from the boundary wall, whilst larger trees should be planted at least 4-7meters away from walls and foundations.
For new trees take into account the full-grown height and width of the tree and plant it accordingly. If you have a tree that is starting to affect a boundary wall, be proactive and remove the tree, or transplant it if it is still young enough.
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Trees such as this exotic Ceiba speciosa (Brazilian Kapok or Floss silk tree), whilst beautiful, can easily lift paving and crack boundary walls Often these trees become problems for the neighbours too, and the world of gardening is littered with disputes between home owners and their neighbours over the trees on their boundaries. From experience we know how difficult it can be for a home owner to plant a tree even one meter away from a wall – because the tree is still deceptively small, or because the home owner doesn’t want to use up too much lawn space. Unfortunately, it is all too tempting to place a young tree close to a boundary wall, either because the bed is not large enough, or because the home owner needs ‘instant’ screening from the neighbours, and does not take into account the full-grown height and width of the tree. This Searsia lancea, planted too close to a boundary wall, has already had to be cut in half, and is lifting the paving.Īrguably the most common problem we find in gardens is poor tree selection and placement, often resulting in damaged boundary walls, the lifting of paving, or tree roots that interfere with house foundations. Herewith are our top 14 gardening problems in Gauteng, and their solutions: 1) Poor tree selection and placement To this end I’ve tried to be as logical as possible in my approach to the list, and as always would welcome your feedback on the items you feel might need further explanation, or perhaps other problems you feel should be included. Poor drainage, for example, often goes hand-in-hand with insufficient groundcovers or poor gardening practices. Additionally, there is often an over-lap between problems.
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Please keep in mind that we’ve had to use our discretion as to how to ‘define’ the problems, because some of these might simply be symptoms of a larger issue A plant suffering from a fungus or disease, for example, might be seen as the problem, or it could be the symptom of a garden that is being over-watered.
Or, if you’re just starting out with a new garden, perhaps you can read through this list and avoid some of the common problems that have plagued other home owners. If you have an existing problem perhaps you might find a solution to it here. In this article I want to cover some of the common problems we encounter in gardens, and how they can be solved. In others however, such as trees breaking boundary walls, there may be costly expenses involved to remove the problem tree and repair the wall. Often these problems have simple solutions, so long as the home owner is willing to take the necessary steps to solve them. In most cases the problems we encounter are not unique, and are experienced by many other home owners. Over the years we’ve visited hundreds of gardens in Gauteng, and have had the opportunity to experience first-hand the many problems that home owners face with regards to their gardens.
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