HESSEQUA NEWSFLASH - The first stop of Green Fingers' monthly outing was to Annette Pienaar’s Indigenous and Clivia Nursery in Still Bay.

"She led us down a winding dust path into a haven of enticing smells, bushes with indescribable colours, delicate plants, tough plants, around each corner a wilderness of surprises. 

"Suddenly we came across a burst of orange and yellow - Clivia in bloom in the shade of a sprawling Milkwood tree," said Sal Carter.

The next stop was the immaculate suburban garden of Koos and Annette Smit. Unfortunately the overhead cloud did not give this pretty garden it’s full due, but nevertheless one could see it was colour co-ordinated and laid out with great thought - again totally indigenous. 

They crunched along chip stone paths into the back yard where under a gnarled old Milkwood tree a riot of colourful Clivia greeted them.

Their third stop was at Vera’s luscious garden. 

Healthy plants tumbled over each other in the rockery of natural stone, colour gave way to soft greenery, ferns under a lanky Milkwood, bird song was everywhere. 

They collect Phillip Fouché, the landscaper at his nursery and wind their way up the hill behind the golf course to see one of the garden’s he has designed. minimal maintenance. 

It is mainly hard landscaping - stones, stones and more stones and circular flower beds planted with different colours. 

Quite a contrast to most of the gardens they have seen.

Finally they cross the river to Hanneli Taute’s home. She is an artist with a difference - her medium being inner tubes! Using this unusual material she embroiders weird and wonderful art pictures. 

An interesting end to an interesting day.

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