http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Show us your garden en Vox Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:20:43 -0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddf4cc5c860d.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jeffington) http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddf4cc5c860d.html?_c=feed-rss http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddf4cc5c860d.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:20:43 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d01240b877d5f860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d01240b877d5f860e-50si" alt="blooming yellow flowers" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddf4cc5c860d.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddf4cc5c860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> yellow flowers blooming http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123f1889845860f.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Green Cathedral) http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123f1889845860f.html?_c=feed-rss http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123f1889845860f.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:23:16 -0800 Last week we did some (snap-)photo shooting in our garden (Soekershof, South Africa; also named The Green Cathedral of South Africa). This garden is the breeding place of cacti in South Africa. In 1910 Marthinus Malherbe started to exchan... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123f1889845860f.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123f1889845860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> garden cactus south africa robertson succulents succulent plants western cape green cathedral of south africa marthinus malherbe molly darling soekershof http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398c53d6700040123f1889448860f.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(wildernesscat) http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398c53d6700040123f1889448860f.html?_c=feed-rss http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398c53d6700040123f1889448860f.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:24:31 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c53d67000401240b8528fc860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e398c53d67000401240b8528fc860e-50si" alt="Composter 4" /></a> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c53d6700040123dddec77d860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398c53d6700040123dddec77d860c-50si" alt="Composter 5" /></a> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c53d6700040123ddc9dbb2860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e398c53d6700040123ddc9dbb2860b-50si" alt="Composter 6 " /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> At last, the stupid box started to do something useful. Yesterday my son and I decided we're not waiting any longer, and checking what's happening at the bottom of the rotting pile. To our surprise, it did contain compost. I was only brave enough ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398c53d6700040123f1889448860f.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c53d6700040123f1889448860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> house compost lytdybr http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398c53d6700040123ddddcaaf860c.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(wildernesscat) http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398c53d6700040123ddddcaaf860c.html?_c=feed-rss http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398c53d6700040123ddddcaaf860c.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:10:32 -0800 Stopped by the local composter shop and talked to the sales lady. "What's the deal?", I said, "why doesn't the green stuff turn into compost, and just stays there refusing to rot away?". She wrinkled her pretty forehead and proclaimed: "Dry stuff... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398c53d6700040123ddddcaaf860c.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c53d6700040123ddddcaaf860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> compost lytdybr http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddc50dfe860b.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jeffington) http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddc50dfe860b.html?_c=feed-rss http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddc50dfe860b.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:15:12 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123f183ca29860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123f183ca29860f-50si" alt="last bloom" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> it snowed this morning and its supposed to ice up a little so this is likely the last bloom this bloom of flowers is gonna have <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddc50dfe860b.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddc50dfe860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> red flowers blooming http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123ddc4c3f5860b.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Green Cathedral) http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123ddc4c3f5860b.html?_c=feed-rss http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123ddc4c3f5860b.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:36:06 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123ddc39382860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123ddc39382860c-50si" alt="Watchbirds" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> As mentioned before somewhere in this blog: South Africa has more to offer than Cape Town, Kruger and Garden Route with all their mainstream attractions. Still a niche but a growing market (against a significant drop in tourism) is the one for the... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123ddc4c3f5860b.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123ddc4c3f5860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> travel tourism green cathedral of south africa dreamcatcher foundation soekershof africa inside out http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123ddd21bfa860c.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Green Cathedral) http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123ddd21bfa860c.html?_c=feed-rss http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123ddd21bfa860c.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:41:08 -0800 Ever heard of Soekershof? Or The Green Cathedral of South Africa? There are a creative bunch of weird gardeners working there. One of them is Xolile and he is one of the co-creators of the earth sculpture Mama Africa. Interesting what he has to s... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123ddd21bfa860c.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a0123ddd2838b860d0123ddd21bfa860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mama africa green cathedral of south africa soekershof http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398c53d6700040123f17b063a860f.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(wildernesscat) http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398c53d6700040123f17b063a860f.html?_c=feed-rss http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398c53d6700040123f17b063a860f.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:25:04 -0800 After stirring the contents of the composter a bit, I discovered some huge roaches running around the box. Doctor, is that normal? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00e398c53d6700040123f17b063a860f.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c53d6700040123f17b063a860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> house compost http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123dde06478860d01240b73461d860e.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Combatsguy) http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123dde06478860d01240b73461d860e.html?_c=feed-rss http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123dde06478860d01240b73461d860e.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:32:31 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a0123dde06478860d0123f176b215860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a0123dde06478860d0123f176b215860f-50si" alt="6th aug03" /></a> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a0123dde06478860d0123dde09752860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a0123dde06478860d0123dde09752860d-50si" alt="06-06-09_delphiniums in bloom" /></a> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a0123dde06478860d0123dde09755860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a0123dde06478860d0123dde09755860d-50si" alt="6th aug05" /></a> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a0123dde06478860d0123dde09758860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a0123dde06478860d0123dde09758860d-50si" alt="6th aug06" /></a> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a0123dde06478860d0123ddb7fa53860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a0123dde06478860d0123ddb7fa53860b-50si" alt="09-05-09_blues,greens and yellows" /></a> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a0123dde06478860d0123ddb7fa59860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a0123dde06478860d0123ddb7fa59860b-50si" alt="11-07-09_2034" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> These are some photos taken of my garden during 2009, as you can see its both colourfull and well kept. Gardening is the best way to unwind after a hard day at work <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a0123dde06478860d01240b73461d860e.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a0123dde06478860d01240b73461d860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddb7f23b860b.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jeffington) http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddb7f23b860b.html?_c=feed-rss http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddb7f23b860b.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:50:24 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddcce50c860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddcce50c860c-50si" alt="dew yellow" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://gardens.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddb7f23b860b.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22520bd7a8e1d0123ddb7f23b860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> yellow morning rose blooming dew