Thoughts from 10 whimsical hectares in the SA ‘Outback’


Competition (?) is good for us
July 5, 2009, 12:54 pm
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Tourist: “Where can we find Soekershof”?

Neighbour  (100 metres down the road): “There is nothing further up the road”.



Life Skills in Robertson, South Africa
June 16, 2009, 7:10 am
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What a garden should be



Andy Warhol’s green thought
June 15, 2009, 7:42 am
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Green thought Andy Warhol: “I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.”



The ‘whispering’ has started
June 11, 2009, 11:17 am
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The ‘whispering’ has started:

“Best plant advice ever in their nursery” ……… “We had fun” …….. “Not your usual garden” ………… “Have you heard: Diarmuis Gavin’s favorite South African garden?” ………..



Twitter of the day
June 10, 2009, 9:05 pm
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It’s a ‘whisper’: “It’s fun; not your usual garden” 

Yes; you may google.
Google to what?

Google to Soekershof, you dummy!



What NOT to do with Father’s Day
June 10, 2009, 7:33 pm
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For South African mothers: Don’t take your husband to Soekershof  for Father’s Day. It’s not his usual garden either.



Patience is a virtue ……
June 3, 2009, 7:31 am
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Building a garden is like building a website, one step at a time.



You’re history
May 30, 2009, 7:28 am
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“I am history”



Heartbreaking
May 29, 2009, 10:25 am
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Richard Branson’s advice:
May 15, 2009, 3:26 pm
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 “Success for me is whether you have created something you can really be proud of. Nobody should be remembered on how much money you have made in life, but what matter is, whether you have created something special – something that made a real difference in other people’s lives”