Gardening is an extension of one’s self and one’s lifestyle, and nowhere is this more evident than this creative garden in East Griqualand
When you drive into Kokstad on the R56, you can’t help but be curious about the house with the indigo boundary wall. Ten years ago architect Wayne and fine artist Julie-Ann Buss created their dream property. For them it was an exercise in lateral thinking.
What Wayne refers to as ‘the estate’, tongue firmly in cheek, consists of their home and his office, separated by the garden. It’s apparent on entering Wayne’s architectural firm, Ikamva Architects, that this couple have a creative partnership. A composition of sneeze wood and mosaics adorn the walkway. From the office space a path meanders through a forest of poplar trees. Wayne and Julie-Ann cultivated many of the plants in a makeshift nursery before the development of the garden, while the trees have been carefully nurtured to create this tranquil space. Wayne recalls a childhood story of planting trees with his father in Hoekville, and the legacy it has left in his life. Each day his father would teach him the names of the saplings while they tended to them. “It takes five minutes to cut down a tree son, but 15 years for that tree to grow,” he would say. This quote encapsulates the family’s philosophy, as nothing is wasted or taken for granted.
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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: âdevelopment that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needsâ.
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.