The world thinks we are a rubble nation. So why don’t we realise this ourselves?
It’s happened folks! The guys who‘ve been observing our country from their lofty seats on far off continents have unanimously decided that we are dirty buggers and mere rubble, bordering on the vermin of the first world! In Monopoly they say, “Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200”, and that’s what it feels like to me. It basically means we’re not going to get anybody’s money anymore. The financiers distrust our laughing president with his multiple wives, our members of parliament who shout and fight with each other like naughty toddlers in the ball pen at Spur, and our corrupt ministers who are intent on selling off our birthrights to a foreign family or the Russians!
I also think that these rating agencies made their decision much faster due to the really, really sad state of our rugby. Schucks, let’s face it – even our erstwhile heroes of the oval leather ball who gave us so much to be proud of have dropped us in the lurch!
This rubble status thing has become a really heavy load for me to carry, because I simply don’t believe that we are a rubbish nation living in a dump. But am I wrong? With this in mind I decided to have a closer, more objective look at the state of our nation. (My grandfather always warned me to ‘mind the log in my own eye, before looking for the splinter in somebody else’s.’)
Denne historien er fra June 2017-utgaven av The Gardener.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra June 2017-utgaven av The Gardener.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
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.
