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Cheral Kennedy, owner of Living Matter - Landscape Styling and Design writes for various editorials and publications, mostly relating to green or landscaping issues.

Living Matters is the monthly newsletter that she personally produces to share anything that touches on or is related to nature and the world we live in. It is a great opportunity to share and pass on interesting information to like-minded individuals. The newsletter is sent to opt-in subscribers only.


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Previous topics covered :

Art, Decor & Design

  • Design Indaba 2012 trends
  • Farming art
  • Thought-provoking Chinese art
  • Exceptional local art
  • Making a wall of it
  • Using nature for art
  • Telephones in sheeps' clothing
  • Shadow Art
  • Diasec - eternal prints
  • MyCiTi Bus station artwork
  • Similarities between man and plant
  • Easter egg art
  • Design Indaba '11 - impressions
  • Revival to fashion district of Joburg
  • Cirque du Soleil come to South Africa
  • Taking the festivities outdoors
  • Vertical Gardening
  • New floral art form
  • Growing, green vehicles
  • 3D optical illusions
  • Flower carpet in Brussels
  • Rivers and Tides - Andy Goldsworthy
  • 7 wonders of eco design
  • Stylish outdoor furniture
  • Artworks on local rock
  • Wildlife Photographer of the year
  • Advanced digital graphics
  • The latest design trends for Xmas
  • Designer container homes
  • HMS Pinafore at Artscape Theatre
  • Tribal belly dancer, Sharon Kihara
  • Hello Again - unique clothing shop
  • Vinyl wall art
  • Art in a new form - paper
  • Decorex 2009
  • Design Indaba 2009 Trends

    • Medical, Science & Technology

  • SA's first prototype wind turbine blade
  • Shipwreck found at V&A Waterfront
  • Biggest scientific breakthroughs - 2011
  • Mathematical shapes in nature
  • First brain recordings of a fruit fly
  • Honing the units of measurement
  • Hotel Room in a Capsule
  • Magnetic Navigation
  • New ceramic hob - low on electricity
  • Top Five green gadgets we wish we had
  • Eggsperiments by the bored scientist
  • Quartz - key to understanding quakes
  • Lego moves with the electronic age
  • Neural Circuits found
  • Solar building for Olympics
  • Blue moon meanings
  • Solar powered catamaran
  • Racing car designs for city cars
  • Advantages of LED's
  • Solar brick lighting
  • Solar cellphones
  • Solar heated appliances
  • Wave energy just around the corner
  • Solar cells are transformed
  • Antartica's lakes are mapped
  • Vaccine against cervical cancer
  • Satellite Communication - GEO
  • Satellite orbits - part 1
  • Satellite orbits - part 2
  • Satellite orbits - part 3
  • First electric vehicle in South Africa
  • Vitamin A / Retinol


    • Green, Natural, Eco & Organic

  • Natural ways to soothe sore muscles
  • Tips to help taste and enjoy wine
  • Planting by the moon phases
  • African Chic
  • Are you up for the challenge?
  • Vegetarian for a month
  • Popular decking - Macaranduba
  • Recycled newspapers make pencils
  • Composite decking
  • Pescatarian
  • Edible flowers
  • Down duvets get a feather-light lift
  • Organic farming certification
  • Avocado has high nutritional value
  • 10 places to visit before they vanish
  • Evening sky stars in January
  • Organic Insecticide
  • Biolytic wastewater filter
  • Roofing reduces global warming
  • Organic shampoo
  • Food additives (E-Numbers)
  • Mushroom compost
  • Recycling centres - Cape Town
  • Natural vs. synthetic fibres
  • Recycling codes
  • Bamboo towels - green by nature
  • Mushrooms are high in minerals
  • Natural and Organic Products Expo
  • Ganics grows bigger and better
  • Vermiculture with earthworms
  • Vegetarian, vegan, pescetarian
  • 2009 Clan William Flower show
  • Western Leopard Toad mating now
  • Vinyl and PVC
  • Organic fruit and vegetables
  • House cleaning products
  • Biodiversity Wine
  • Degradable, biodegradable


    • Gardening Tips

  • Planting and Sowing guides
  • Plant Nutrients - Part 1
  • Plant Nutrients - Part 2
  • Gardening Trends - 2009

    Spring

  • Spring tips for your veggie garden
  • Spring bonsai care
  • Spring Gardening tips - Composting
  • Spring Gardening Tips - Fertilisation

    Summer

  • Summer splash of colour
  • Summer Gardening Tips - Irrigation

    Autumn

  • Autumn Gardening Tips - Hedges & Topiary
  • Autumn Gardening tips - Fallen Leaves
  • Prepare for Autumn wildlife
  • Autumn Gardening Tips - Fertilisation

    Winter

  • Winter Gardening Tips for your bonsai


    • Must-see locations

  • Pipe Track - Table Mountain
  • Hands-on Harvest - Roberston
  • Driehoek Guest Farm - Cederberg
  • Grand Daddy Hotel - Cape Town
  • Lions Head - full moon and eclipse
  • Halloween in Cape Town
  • Mountain biking - Cederberg
  • Monkey valley Resort - Noordhoek
  • Oudeschip shipwreck - Hout Bay
  • Ganzekraal Resort - West Coast
  • Scuba dive - Ponte Malongane
  • Elephants' eye - Silvermine
  • Tonquani Lodge & Spa - Knysna
  • Spanspek se Plek - Ashton
  • Woodstock Cave - Table Mountain
  • Butterfly World - Cape Town
  • Hiking in the Western Cape
  • Duinepos Chalets- West Coast
  • Lake Navarone - Drakensberg
  • Oak & Vigne Cafe - Greyton
  • Honeywood Farm - Suurbrak
  • De Bos Guest Farm - Montagu
  • Drakensberg caves
  • Sanddrif - Cederberg
  • Swartberg pass - Karoo
  • Lavender Cottages - Elgin
  • Moonshine on Whiskey Creek
  • Trinity Lodge - Darling
  • Aquacade Camp - Orange River
  • Fireflies in Kirstenbosch gardens
  • Evita se Perron - Darling
  • West Coast National Park
  • Slanghoek Villa's - Goudini
  • Honeywood Farm - Heidelberg
  • Cathedral Peak - Drakensberg
  • De Pakhuys Guest Farm - Cederberg
  • Beaverlac campsite - Porterville


    • Living Matter Hot News

  • Landscape Trends website launched
  • Eversdal Paradise
  • Lunar Calendar updated
  • 2 Articles in SA Home Owner
  • In The Property Magazine
  • October is vegetarian month
  • Living Matter supports NSRI
  • Stonehurst project added to website
  • SA Home Owner Magazine winter tips
  • Newsletter going into 3rd year!
  • Emielke Photography wins Gold Award
  • Expresso Morning Show
  • Featured in SA Home Owner
  • Plant Directory Launch
  • Order your compost through us
  • BP / Nando's Tokai is blooming
  • Newsletter subscriber base growing
  • Rondebosch project added to website
  • Featured in SA Home Owner
  • Confidence for 2010 is up
  • Training courses for Q1 and Q2 2010
  • Newsletter has done well in 2009
  • More design training courses
  • Featured in The Property Magazine
  • Noordhoek Playground is complete
  • Library added to Living Matter website
  • Noordhoek landscape started
  • Basics of Garden Design course
  • Response to newsletter & website
  • Launch of Living Matter's new website


    • Featured Plants

    For more information on these
    and other plants, visit our online
    plant directory    .

  • Chrysanthemoides Monilifera
  • Dietes Grandiflora
  • Bauhinia Galpinii
  • Lampranthus Multiradiatus
  • Halleria Lucida
  • Bolusanthus Speciosus
  • Zantedeschia Aethiopica
  • Aloe Ferox
  • Pelargonium Crassicaule
  • Strelitzia Juncea
  • Phylica Ericoides
  • Chondropetalum Tectorum
  • Cassine Peragua
  • Salvia Chamelaeagnea
  • Mimetes Cucullatum
  • Aristea Major
  • Watsonia Marginata
  • Pelargonium Cucullatum
  • Coleonema Pulchellum
  • Osteospermum Ecklonis
  • Metalasia Muricata
  • Nylandtia Spinosa
  • Barleria Obtusa
  • Tecoma Capensis
  • Senecio Tamoides
  • Stoebe Rosea
  • Carissa Macrocarpa
  • Agapanthus Africanus
  • Clivia Miniata
  • Leucospermum Cordifolium
  • Chasmanthe Floribunda
  • Leucodendron Strobilinum
  • Kniphofia Praecox
  • Leonotis Leonurus
  • Plectranthus Ecklonii
  • Amaryllis Belladonna


    • Featured Wines

  • Lyngrove Reserve Chardonnay 2010
  • Babiana 2008
  • Vondeling Petit Blanc 2011
  • Optenhorst Chenin Blanc 2010
  • Appollis Bordeaux Blend
  • Lyngrove Reserve Chardonnay 2010
  • Lyngrove Platinum Pinotage 2009
  • Nabygelegen Seventeen Twelve 2006
  • Nabygelgen Scaramanga 2010
  • Gabrielskloof Magdalena 2009
  • Sterhuis Chenin Blanc / Viognier 2010
  • Ernst Gouws & Co Chardonnay 2010
  • De Grendel Rose 2010
  • Chenin Blanc Reserve 2008
  • The High Road Reserve 2007
  • Louis Sauvignon Blanc 2010
  • Louis Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2007
  • Laibach Ladybird White 2009
  • Laibach Ladybird Red Blend 2008
  • Bartinney Sauvignon Blanc 2009
  • Verdelho Peridot Organic 2009


    • Featured Partners

  • The Pixel Zoo - Website Design
  • Wine Specialist - Karen Glanfield
  • United Paving
  • Cape Sandstone - Sandstone cladding
  • Hennie De Villiers Architects
  • Obbligato - Contemporary pots
  • MacDonald & Sons - Pool mosaics
  • Quartz Carpet - Seamless flooring
  • The Pixel Zoo - Xmas Ecards
  • Paarman Landscapes
  • Emielke Photography
  • A+ Renovations - building
  • i shoot photography
  • Hedgehogs Landscaping


    • Brain Teasers

  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009



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