A great Spring Day at Ouland!

A great Spring Day at Ouland!

Ouland Royale and Ouland Nursery hosted a special Spring Day on 1 September 2016, featuring one of Ouland Royale’s delicious lunches and an informative gardening talk by Charles Reitz, well-known horticulturist and arborist at Reitz Tree Care. The nursery offered...
Restio pruning by Charles

Restio pruning by Charles

Charles Reitz Being a plant lover, I am disturbed to see the escalation of poor pruning of certain plant groups by garden services. The ‘neat and tidy’ idea of gardening often leads to a misperception of what is a beautiful. Restios, for example, have graceful,...
Garden talks popular with groups

Garden talks popular with groups

Among Charles Reitz’s many activities, he does talks for interested groups such as the Formosa Garden Club at the Ouland Royale venue at Ouland Farm. Charles quickly had his audience engrossed as he imparted some of his knowledge about trees and gardening in general,...
Know your trees – Milkwood preservation

Know your trees – Milkwood preservation

The coast red milkwood (Mimusops caffra) is a coastal species which plays an important role in consolidating sand dunes. They are sometimes known as “walking trees” because, growing in sand, when they are blown over by strong winds the branches often take root where...