Take a slow walk through a garden named Hurry.
Many South African gardens rival the beauty of the most revered gardens around the world. The Hurry garden in Hogsback reminds us of exotic plants once loved (and maybe lost), and also of thge history in which we are rooted.
Roz and Paul Jordan, the owners of Hurry, say that their garden was originally created by John Nichols roughly 50 years ago. At the time the property was just a wattle and pine plantation, which John dug out over many years and replaced with beautiful meandering paths through swathes of spring-flowering shrubs, and misty woodland scenes created with trees from far-off continents.
John started building a cottage at the bottom of the garden, which he named Crash Cottage, for the family to ‘crash’ in while the main house was being built, which he called Hurry (probably for obvious reasons!). The Nichols family travelled widely and brought back many plants, including a variety of beautiful maples from the Far East. John planted tirelessly and worked eight hours a day until he turned 94 years old. His ashes lie beneath his most favourite rhododendron in the garden. One of Nichols’ master gardeners, Limozen Menzes, still tends the garden today!
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Aug 2017 من The Gardener.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Aug 2017 من The Gardener.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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FIRE AND Feathers!
On a dreary winter's day, a screen of fiery and feathery leaves puts up a fight against dullness!
GET THE ladies in!
At this time of year, early-flowering shrubs vie with each other to get the most attention. We say: Trust those with female names for frills and butterflies. They go the extra mile to flower their hearts out.
Vegetable Soups and dumplings
Vegetables make the most delicious soups and classic combinations are always a winner.
Yummy sweet potatoes for your good health
Boiled, baked or braaied, sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are a delicious and healthy winter comfort food. Just a dollop of butter, a little seasoning and you are good to go.
Pretty and functional
If cooking is your main thing, you would probably be more interested in the culinary value of the three herbs and some of their varieties we are describing.
Dried Seedheads & Pods
Autumn and winter are the best times to see what flowers produce the best seedheads that can be left on the plants to feed the birds and bugs and for harvesting for dried arrangements.
SO MANY FACES and so many choices...
Whoever associated a Cotyledon orbiculata (pig's ear) with the ear of a pig obviously did not know about all the varieties and cultivars this species in the genus Cotyledon has.
COLOURFUL Cold Weather WINNERS!
If it comes to a vote, these dependable shrubs will be the top candidates for prime performance in winter and in other seasons...
What makes a garden sustainable?
It is interesting to note that the United Nations defines sustainable development as: “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
Nurturing NATURE-The Story of Kraal Garden's Transformation
Nestled within Prince Albert's rustic embrace lies a gem that is a testament to the transformative power of human vision and nature's bounty.