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My Climate Zone
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USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
Zone 10b -
Sunset Climate Zone
Zone 10 -
City
Robertson -
State
Western Cape -
Zip Code
6705 -
Country
South Africa
My Mulch Profile
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Website
soekershof.com -
Occupation
gardener -
Gardening Ability
6 - Gardening Professional -
My 5 favorite plants are
I love them all. -
What is a garden myth you hear frequently which you know is untrue?
Waterwise gardening is low maintenance gardening -
And, what is the reality?
More work than ordinary gardening -
What is your favorite gardening outfit or costume?
South African shorts and sandals ('Jesus Nikes') -
What is the one question about gardening you would really like people to ask you?
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And what's the answer?
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Who is your own favorite gardening personality on TV, radio or in print? Why?
Diarmuid Gavin -
Do you have a gardening philosophy you would like to share with other gardeners? What is it?
What a garden should be: a place of calmness, relaxation and contemplation -
If you could grow only one plant, what would it be?
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What plant have you tried to grow that has given you the most trouble? Or, what plant would you like to grow and can't, and why?
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What is your favorite time in the garden?
Can be there the rest of my life. -
What is your favorite color in the garden?
All colours are important in a garden -
What is your favorite place or activity in the garden?
Creating new unique gardens -
What is your favorite public or private garden in the world? Why?
Labyrinth garden in Barcelona (think it's called Horta Labyrintha or something like that.
It's a real must visit in Spain together with the art of Gaudi -
What individual has influenced your gardening interest the most? How?
My wife Yvonne.
How? Pure Passion! -
Gardening Dilemmas
No dilemmas. We are always going beyond the ordinary. -
What do you dislike most about gardening?
??? -
What do you like most about gardening?
It's The natural thing to do! -
Company/Organization
Soekershof; Private Mazes & Botanical Gardens in South Africa -
Favorite Nursery
Our own "Our little nursery"
Simply Indigenous + Obesa Nursery; all in South Africa! -
Cat or Dog person
Neither -
What is your Garden Test Score?
All 28 Simply Amazing
Education
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Favorite Quote
Albert Einstein: "The most beautiful we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science" -
Interests
gardening, story telling, philosophy
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