Soak in the Grandeur of a bygone era in parktown
The old mansions of Parktown in Johannesburg are monuments to a time and a lifestyle that is hard to even comprehend today, with our townhouse existence and rat-race mentality. They hark back to a grandeur, elegance and opulence that marked the beginning of Johannesburg’s reign as one of the world’s great cities.
Moot House is one of these great mansions, built in 1906 for Richard Feetham, an Oxford graduate brought to Johannesburg to lend his mind to the reconstruction of the Transvaal after the Anglo-Boer War. He was part of the group known as Milner’s Kindergarten, who met at Moot House and there actually drafted the Selbourne Memorandum, which would later become the Union of South Africa.
History aside, this Herbert Baker-designed home is well worth visiting as much for the spectacular garden as for any element of the heralded architecture. Renovated in 2010, the garden is an elegant example of how an established, period garden can be brought in line with modern trends without losing its historic aura.
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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.
