Soekershof; the scientific backup

Gardens are per definition ARTificial; even if the gardener strives to let the garden look as natural as possible. We at The Green Cathedral of South Africa are very much aware of this and it is ...

https://soekershof.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/art-in-the-garden-2/

Cuttings rooted on H2O. Took 2 months to develop roots of 2 to 5 cm. These are Eurphorbia resinifera but also other Euphorbia species root well in water. Ideal temperature is around 20 degrees Ce...

https://soekershof.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/succulents-rooting-in-h2o/

Adenia fruticosa: Most beautiful in Winter because the impressive caudex is uncovered by leaves of this Southern African caudiciform with a diametre of up to 35 cm. Locally it is also named ‘Bo...

https://soekershof.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/adenia-fruticosa/

This question arrived yesterday on one of our Face Book pages. The Erasmus family of Sumsaré Wines (nearby!!!)  keeps track of us (and vice versa) and lives in an area with many indigenous suc...

https://soekershof.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/does-frost-not-affect-your-succulents/

Have a look here. Experiencing their flagrances is a different story. For that you will have to travel to this place by the British newspaper The Independent described as “Best Garden in Weste...

https://soekershof.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/wanna-see-some-flowers/

Every now and than we shoot in the garden; not with a shotgun but with a digital camera. Here 5 pics; one shows a part of the garden (totalling 11,000sqm and over 2500 different succulent plants ...

https://soekershof.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/this-month-in-the-garden/

Next week we are with both feet on the ground again: The Independent (UK): “Best Garden in the Western Cape” http://ow.ly/11jQP Warm greetings from the Hot Spot in Klaas Voogds, Herman & Yvon...

https://soekershof.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/best-garden-in-the-western-cape-south-africa/

One of our pollinators is BZZZZZZZBee and you might think that bees are always busy pollinating in the garden but this bee is the exception of the rule. Oh yes; BZZZZZZZBee pollinates but also en...

https://soekershof.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/bzzzzzzzbee-followed/

Six years ago the idea for a Dry Garden was launched for a piece of bare land with a surface of approx. 1500 square metres. It was the most brackish part of our 10 hectare (25 acres) property and...

https://soekershof.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/the-development-of-a-dry-garden/

This post is “Under continious Construction”. In the past we have mentioned a few times ‘soil’ and ‘soil preparation’. See here, there and there. Every nursery has its own recipes and...

https://soekershof.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/basic-soil-preparation/