Water the flower beds, trim the hedges, prune the plants, and start prepping the al fresco party menu. Deck the tables in vases bursting with blooms, plan a picnic or just spread a blanket beneath a tree. This year’s Friends of Garden Day falls on Sunday, October 9, and invites South Africans to join in celebrating and showing off their glorious, summer-green spaces...

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