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Eckards Garden Pavilion is the largest independently owned garden centre in Bedfordview. Consistently in the Top Ten garden centres in RSA as graded by GCA
The Tropical Trumpet Vine or Mandevilla is a summer essential. Best grown in pots for endless flowers in a sunny spot. Feed with Multifeed for the best show. 🌸
#eckardsgarden #mandevilla
#eckardsgarden #mandevilla
November 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The Tropical Trumpet Vine or Mandevilla is a summer essential. Best grown in pots for endless flowers in a sunny spot. Feed with Multifeed for the best show. 🌸
#eckardsgarden #mandevilla
#eckardsgarden #mandevilla
The Ipomoea Sweet Potato Vine brings fast-growing, striking colour to containers and baskets all summer into autumn 🌸 #eckardsgarden
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The Ipomoea Sweet Potato Vine brings fast-growing, striking colour to containers and baskets all summer into autumn 🌸 #eckardsgarden
You can’t miss the Agapanthus Blackjack in full flower right now. Dark moody flowerheads and almost black buds make it a real showstopper 🌸 #eckardsgarden #agapanthus
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
You can’t miss the Agapanthus Blackjack in full flower right now. Dark moody flowerheads and almost black buds make it a real showstopper 🌸 #eckardsgarden #agapanthus
Sunflowers are ready to go! Their buds look like mini pineapples before they open with bright, happy colour when you #DressThePatio 🌸 #eckardsgarden
November 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Sunflowers are ready to go! Their buds look like mini pineapples before they open with bright, happy colour when you #DressThePatio 🌸 #eckardsgarden
This Azalea just opened in our shade loving section and it is perfection. 🌸
Most Azaleas are done flowering now, so feed and mulch to keep them healthy. Yellow leaves? Wonder Kelp to the rescue.
#eckardsgarden #azalea #gardentips
Most Azaleas are done flowering now, so feed and mulch to keep them healthy. Yellow leaves? Wonder Kelp to the rescue.
#eckardsgarden #azalea #gardentips
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 AM
This Azalea just opened in our shade loving section and it is perfection. 🌸
Most Azaleas are done flowering now, so feed and mulch to keep them healthy. Yellow leaves? Wonder Kelp to the rescue.
#eckardsgarden #azalea #gardentips
Most Azaleas are done flowering now, so feed and mulch to keep them healthy. Yellow leaves? Wonder Kelp to the rescue.
#eckardsgarden #azalea #gardentips
Hydrangeas for every garden, from mophead classics to modern repeat-flowering types, all at Eckards. Give them morning sun, afternoon shade and a thick mulch for their best show. 🌸
#eckardsgarden #hydrangea #gardeningtips
#eckardsgarden #hydrangea #gardeningtips
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Hydrangeas for every garden, from mophead classics to modern repeat-flowering types, all at Eckards. Give them morning sun, afternoon shade and a thick mulch for their best show. 🌸
#eckardsgarden #hydrangea #gardeningtips
#eckardsgarden #hydrangea #gardeningtips
The Chinese lantern returns. Bright pink abutilon with bell shaped pink flowers and soft maple shaped leaves. Perfect for patio pots and sunny borders. Ask for them in the shrub department. 🌸
#eckardsgarden #abutilon
#eckardsgarden #abutilon
November 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The Chinese lantern returns. Bright pink abutilon with bell shaped pink flowers and soft maple shaped leaves. Perfect for patio pots and sunny borders. Ask for them in the shrub department. 🌸
#eckardsgarden #abutilon
#eckardsgarden #abutilon
Purple or blue, the potato bush keeps gardens cheerful all summer. Clip to shape, grow in pots, and feed with BioOcean for lush growth. 🌸
#potatobush #eckardsgarden
#potatobush #eckardsgarden
October 21, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Purple or blue, the potato bush keeps gardens cheerful all summer. Clip to shape, grow in pots, and feed with BioOcean for lush growth. 🌸
#potatobush #eckardsgarden
#potatobush #eckardsgarden
Ready to go potted dahlias are showing off this week. Perfect for pots or borders and flowering for months on end. 🌸
#dahlias #eckardsgarden
#dahlias #eckardsgarden
October 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ready to go potted dahlias are showing off this week. Perfect for pots or borders and flowering for months on end. 🌸
#dahlias #eckardsgarden
#dahlias #eckardsgarden
Salvia Spires is a pollinator’s dream. Easy to grow, hardy and flowering all summer with striking blue blooms that brighten any border. 🌸 #salviaspires #eckardsgarden
October 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Salvia Spires is a pollinator’s dream. Easy to grow, hardy and flowering all summer with striking blue blooms that brighten any border. 🌸 #salviaspires #eckardsgarden
Fragrant star jasmine is as versatile as it is beautiful — climbing, covering, and filling the air with perfume 🌸
#starjasmine #eckardsgarden
#starjasmine #eckardsgarden
October 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Fragrant star jasmine is as versatile as it is beautiful — climbing, covering, and filling the air with perfume 🌸
#starjasmine #eckardsgarden
#starjasmine #eckardsgarden
A walk past our shade-loving plant department and you’ll catch the sweet scent of gardenias in full bloom 🌸
They’re in stock now and looking incredible! grow them in morning sun and afternoon shade with compost and BioOcean.
#eckardsgarden #gardenia
They’re in stock now and looking incredible! grow them in morning sun and afternoon shade with compost and BioOcean.
#eckardsgarden #gardenia
October 17, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A walk past our shade-loving plant department and you’ll catch the sweet scent of gardenias in full bloom 🌸
They’re in stock now and looking incredible! grow them in morning sun and afternoon shade with compost and BioOcean.
#eckardsgarden #gardenia
They’re in stock now and looking incredible! grow them in morning sun and afternoon shade with compost and BioOcean.
#eckardsgarden #gardenia
Hydrangea season is here and Miss Saori is looking gorgeous with her lipstick like edged petals and deep green leaves. A Chelsea Flower Show favourite and flowering now at Eckards 🌸 #eckardsgarden
October 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Hydrangea season is here and Miss Saori is looking gorgeous with her lipstick like edged petals and deep green leaves. A Chelsea Flower Show favourite and flowering now at Eckards 🌸 #eckardsgarden
Our rose department is alive with colour, fragrance and bees this week 🌸
Fed with BioOcean and featuring Ludwig’s Roses for the finest selection.
#eckardsgarden #roses
Fed with BioOcean and featuring Ludwig’s Roses for the finest selection.
#eckardsgarden #roses
October 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Our rose department is alive with colour, fragrance and bees this week 🌸
Fed with BioOcean and featuring Ludwig’s Roses for the finest selection.
#eckardsgarden #roses
Fed with BioOcean and featuring Ludwig’s Roses for the finest selection.
#eckardsgarden #roses
Alstroemeria add lasting colour to your garden and make stunning cut flowers for the vase 🌸
Plant in a mostly sunny spot, feed with BioOcean, and deadhead regularly for months of blooms.
#eckardsgarden #alstroemeria
Plant in a mostly sunny spot, feed with BioOcean, and deadhead regularly for months of blooms.
#eckardsgarden #alstroemeria
October 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Alstroemeria add lasting colour to your garden and make stunning cut flowers for the vase 🌸
Plant in a mostly sunny spot, feed with BioOcean, and deadhead regularly for months of blooms.
#eckardsgarden #alstroemeria
Plant in a mostly sunny spot, feed with BioOcean, and deadhead regularly for months of blooms.
#eckardsgarden #alstroemeria
It’s Garden Day today, a time to pause and celebrate the joy our gardens bring to our world. Here’s to 10 years of growing this celebration together. 🌸 #eckardsgarden #GardenDaySA
October 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
It’s Garden Day today, a time to pause and celebrate the joy our gardens bring to our world. Here’s to 10 years of growing this celebration together. 🌸 #eckardsgarden #GardenDaySA
Butterfly gaura in pink or white adds months of movement and joy to sunny gardens. Water wise and loved by pollinators. 🌸 #eckardsgarden #butterflygaura
October 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Butterfly gaura in pink or white adds months of movement and joy to sunny gardens. Water wise and loved by pollinators. 🌸 #eckardsgarden #butterflygaura
After years in development, the all new Agapanthus Blush Pink has arrived at Eckards. Locally bred and proudly South African, it’s the first agapanthus with a delicate pink blush and flowers right through summer 🌸
#eckardsgarden #agapanthus #blushpink
#eckardsgarden #agapanthus #blushpink
October 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
After years in development, the all new Agapanthus Blush Pink has arrived at Eckards. Locally bred and proudly South African, it’s the first agapanthus with a delicate pink blush and flowers right through summer 🌸
#eckardsgarden #agapanthus #blushpink
#eckardsgarden #agapanthus #blushpink
Gerberas are cousins of our own Barberton Daisies and just as cheerful in the garden as they are in a vase. 🌸 #eckardsgarden
October 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Gerberas are cousins of our own Barberton Daisies and just as cheerful in the garden as they are in a vase. 🌸 #eckardsgarden
Azaleas are still looking beautiful at Eckards. Feed with Bio Ocean and mulch with acid compost to keep them thriving through summer 🌸
#eckardsgarden
#eckardsgarden
October 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Azaleas are still looking beautiful at Eckards. Feed with Bio Ocean and mulch with acid compost to keep them thriving through summer 🌸
#eckardsgarden
#eckardsgarden
Japanese Photinia coming into flower and new leaf in our shrub department. Still one of my favourite evergreens from my early gardening days 🌸
#eckardsgarden #fragrantgarden
#eckardsgarden #fragrantgarden
October 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Japanese Photinia coming into flower and new leaf in our shrub department. Still one of my favourite evergreens from my early gardening days 🌸
#eckardsgarden #fragrantgarden
#eckardsgarden #fragrantgarden
Honeysuckle in full flower after last week’s rain 🌸 Their heady scent fills our nursery’s climber section. #honeysuckle #eckardsgarden
October 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Honeysuckle in full flower after last week’s rain 🌸 Their heady scent fills our nursery’s climber section. #honeysuckle #eckardsgarden
Salvia Rockin’ Fuchsia is buzzing with pollinators 🌸 Bright blooms, deep calyx, and now back in stock for summer #salvia #pollinatorfriendly #eckardsgarden
October 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Salvia Rockin’ Fuchsia is buzzing with pollinators 🌸 Bright blooms, deep calyx, and now back in stock for summer #salvia #pollinatorfriendly #eckardsgarden
Pincushion Proteas blooming in centre court this week 🌸 Add bold colour and long-lasting blooms to your sunny garden. #pincushion #eckardsgarden
October 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Pincushion Proteas blooming in centre court this week 🌸 Add bold colour and long-lasting blooms to your sunny garden. #pincushion #eckardsgarden
Weigelias are glowing in our shrub department. Flowers for spring, foliage for summer. A border shrub that keeps giving. 🌸
#weigelia #springgarden #eckardsgarden
#weigelia #springgarden #eckardsgarden
September 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Weigelias are glowing in our shrub department. Flowers for spring, foliage for summer. A border shrub that keeps giving. 🌸
#weigelia #springgarden #eckardsgarden
#weigelia #springgarden #eckardsgarden