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A Guava Walk

August 9th, 2013

It’s the stories that hang on a tree that gives a garden its magic. These guava trees came from the other side of our valley as ...

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Waterblommetjiebredie

August 6th, 2013



A great Boland convention is waterblommetjiebredie (a delectable, hearty stew). Waterblommetjie (Aponogeton distachyos) literally denotes “water flower” and is endemic to the Western Cape.  During the ...

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It’s a Blood Orange

August 2nd, 2013

Nothing beats the winter blues like the smell of fresh citrus. Blood oranges are full of antioxidants and high in flavour. Only when slicing through ...

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Signs of Spring

July 30th, 2013

The blossoms are out and showing their faces around every corner in the garden. Even though it is still chilly outside we are excited about ...

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Tree Sculptures

July 26th, 2013

Winter is a resting season for any garden and trees appear beautifully vulnerable with their exposed skeletons. It’s in this time of the year that ...

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