A LIVING MEMORY

I thank you God for this amazing day
Plant a tree for me I say
God looks upon the heart you see
What better - than a tree

So plant a tree so tall and straight
It almost reaches the heavenly gate
A living memory of me will be
A breathing swaying growing tree

A tree that looks at God all day
And lifts its leafy arms to pray
So place my ashes here for me
That I can live within this tree

Then once again I'll soar up high
And join you God up in the sky
What better place for me to be
A breathing swaying growing tree.
by Wendy Henkel

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLANT A TREE IN MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE
PLEASE CONTACT:

G A R D E NS FOR YOU
WENDY HENKEL
cell: +27 83 603 0377 | email: gforyou@mweb.co.za

THOUGHTS BEHIND THIS CONCEPT:
A resting place near loved ones
• Unsafe visiting a cemetery nowadays
• Convenient for the whole family to view the tree
• Ashes buried 1 meter, deep enough not to be tampered with
• Lovely idea for children
• Jesus is the Tree of Life whose foundation is solid and we are the branches
• He is the Vine and we are the branch, let the light shine!

Bread feeds the body indeed, but the flowers also feed the soul.
The Koran


Dean's palms Kommetjie

Dean approached us to remove two Phoenix Canariensis palms from his garden in Kommetjie and told us that we could have them FREE OF CHARGE as long as we removed them from his garden.

The Gardens For You team arrived on site ready to remove the trees, but after we looked at the palms we advised the client to rather let us manicure them as they were an absolute asset to his garden, and especially as both palms were very happy and healthy.
Dean, however did not bargain on paying to have trees cleaned, but he decided to take our advice and gave us the go ahead.

We spent two days chain sawing our way to fame and made 5 trips to the local dump to get rid of the debris.

When we were finished Dean was completely over the moon, and extremely grateful for the advice we had given him to keep the palm trees, as they looked very elegant.

As the neighbours arrived home from work the positive compliments few,
as they all loved what we had done to the trees, which made all our hard work worthwhile.

The fact that we could have sold the trees for a nice profit was not the point for us, but rather to have a happy customer who could still enjoy the shade that his 20 year old palm trees provided him and his family from the hot African sun.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Marcel Proust

Polygala fruticosa (Sweet Pea Bush)

Category: Shrub
Family: Polygalaceae (Milkworts)
Origin: South Africa
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Colour: Purple
Bloomtime: Year-round
Height: 1 - 2 meters
Width: 1 - 2 meters
Exposure: Sun or Part shade
Irrigation: Medium water requirements

The Polygala fruticosa (Petite Butterfly or Sweet Pea Shrub) has a compact habit of growth reaching up to 2 meters in height. It is very free flowering all year round and has to be the most attractive shrub for any garden attracting birds and bees alike. It also makes a good cut flower and lasts well in flower arrangements.
The young leaves of this indigenous evergreen are tinged with purple and the flowers resemble those of the Sweet Pea. This hardy plant requires no special care, it has excellent water-wise properties, and once established it will tolerate fairly heavy drought.
The 'Southern Shores' selection grows very well in rockeries, on slopes and any well-drained, sunny garden position providing a stunning display. This specimen also grows naturally next to the sea so it makes an ideal small shrub for coastal gardens.

This shrub has so many positive attributes that it is bound to make your head spin, in my opinion a must for any garden.