Maneveldt, Gavin2014-02-112014-02-112008Maneveldt, G.W. (2008). Is your garden green? How to be kind to your garden. Veld & Flora 94(4): 222-2230042-3203http://hdl.handle.net/10566/1004Years ago, there was plenty of open, natural veld surrounding our towns and it was rich in wildlife. As towns expanded the natural veld and wildlife shrank into patches between towns, factories and farm land. With this reduction in natural areas, suburban gardens now form an important place where wild animals can live and indigenous plants can flourish. There are many things that one can do to be an ‘environmentally friendly’ gardener.enCopyright Botanical Society of South Africa. Permission has been given to reproduce this file in the Repository.GardenerIndigenous plantsPatchesNatural veldSuburban gardensWildlifeArticle