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The Cape Floral Kingdom is the smallest of all floral kingdoms and is the only one to fall completely inside the borders of a single country. It occupies about 90,000 square kilometers - that's only 0.04% of the total surface area of the Earth - yet it contains 9000 species of flowering plants - that's about 3% of the Earth's species. Furthermore, two out of three of the Cape Floral Kingdom species are endemic, that means they occur nowhere else on earth. The highest level of endemism in the world. What is a Floral Kingdom? Floral Kingdoms are the largest natural units that can be determined for flowering plants. Regions that share the same combination of plant families form part of the same Floral Kingdom. There are six Floral Kingdoms in the world: Australian, Antarctic, Cape, Holarctic, Neotropical and Palaeotropical. The Cape Floral Kingdom is a World Heritage Site.

Ten fabulous photos from Hello May - A new kind of bridal magazine + blog + directory for Australian + NZ brides. The creation of Hello May came about for one very simple reason. There are lots of awesomely talented and insanely creative people out there working to make the quirks of a wedding day every bit as unique, fun, and inspiring as they can be. And, while there are plenty of bridal magazines and websites to be found, Hello May felt none quite connected wedding vendors and brides-to-be so that they can really get to know (and like!) the photographer, stylists, stationery designer or makeup artist involved in the intricacies of their day. That’s where Hello May comes to the party.