Beach Front Fynbos Garden. Ready for winter!

	Beach Front Fynbos Garden. Ready for winter!		Sunset Beach House.
	Beach Front Fynbos Garden. Ready for winter!		Kommetjie.











	The young proteas, in the front garden, now 3 years old are well protected by the young taaibos plants growing behind. April 2002. "Taai" is Afrikaans for tough and this beautiful shrub that flourishes along the Cape beach front is indeed tough! The 'Hottentots-kooigoed' or Strawflower (Helichrysum) protected the taaibos and Proteas on this dune from the North West the last few winters. The original Strawflowers that we planted in 1997 have reached the end of their lives and their babies have not grown to their parents former size! This winter the taaibos will face the occasional winter storms on its own but fortunately the plants are looking strong and are dense, the proteas should be safe.
	Gardening on the beach front is a real challenge! Once established plants like Milk woods and Taaibos are extremely hardy and can endure the harshness of the coastal weather but it takes a while to get there. Unless the taaibos on the North Western Dune is protected by a more wind hardy plant for the first few years, winter storms usually kills it! The succession of plants are progressing beautifully on this beach front fynbos garden.

Sunset Beach House.