Of all the sensory delights that a garden offers, the most romantic of all is fragrance.

Indigenous Cape honeysuckle is a versatile shrub that is ideal for water smart gardens.

The queen of the winter garden is, without a doubt, the stunningly beautiful camellia.

South Africa’s blue felicia is hugely popular all over the world. Find out more about this beautiful plant…

Indigenous polygalas are easy-to-grow, low maintenance and water wise plants that provide a dazzling display for many months of the year. Words: Beverley Ballard-Tremeer

Compact neat shrubs with small flowers are valuable plants for providing textural contrast in the border

Plant jasmine and add the delight of sumptuous fragrance to your garden

Hibiscus shrubs are a spectacular addition to the garden as they provide vibrant colour for many months.

Use varying shapes, forms and colours of shrubs to provide your tropical garden with year-round interest.

The best of proteas and pincushions have been bred into a range of hybrid varieties especially designed for local gardens.

Bring the delightful scents of summer into your garden by filling your borders with fragrant shrubs.

Ericas are beautiful fynbos plants that thrive in Western Cape gardens but can also be grown in inland gardens if you choose the right varieties

Autumn-flowering shrubs give colour to the garden just as we think summer is on the wane and winter is knocking at the door, providing a glorious flush of blooms until the first frosts occur.

Life is a Garden picks eight of the best summer-flowering shrubs to add vitality and colour to your garden design at this time of the year.