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off-beat garden
Going 'Off-beat'
For the broad-minded personalities always in search for the unusual there is Soekershof Walkabout in Klaas Voogds West between Robertson and Ashton. 'Weird but Passionate' hosts; great stories; a wealth of plantlife; the worlds' largest hedge-maze; time-travel with Albert Einstein; a stone-age cinema; the New South African Handshake; philosophers garden and, of course, the highly acclaimed succulent gardens with more than 2400 different species from all over the world in the unprotected open air. Visitors can earn a memorable reward by fullfilling a quest in the Klaas Voogds Maze. This Maze is not a Maze in the traditional perception that you have to get lost but is a reflection of life; walking from one story into another which are visualised by objects, as orientating points, towering above the hedges. However there are, as in life, also a few 'stories' you will have to look for. And ........ visitors are invited to make their own stories. A visit to Soekershof is hard to describe for it is a very personal experience as can be found out in the 'love-letter' section of the Soekershof website (http://soekershof.com). The own Soekershof nursery distinguishes itself from other (specialist) nurseries by providing visitors with sufficient custumised cultivation information. Sometimes even by refusing selling a plant if, distilled from the information provided by the client, it turns out that the environmental conditions (climate, location, etc.) are not suitable. From statistics, f.e., it's known that 60 to 70 percent of the succulents including cacti sold in the Cape Town area die within months or will never prosper. In short: The place where Klaas Voogds, James Bond and Albert Einstein meet.......... And: everything you always wanted to know about sex .......... between plants but never dared to ask. A visit takes at least 1.5 to 2 hrs. Visitors are invited to bring their own picnic. See website http://soekershof.com for precise road directions and 'What visitors can expect'. __________..............__________ Soekershof Walkabout Mazes and Botanical Gardens One of SA's primary unusual destinations Klaas Voogds West, P.O. Box 291, Robertson 6705, South Africa Tel: +27 (0)23-6264134 http://soekershof.com |
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