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Herman's posts about: South Africa
May 22, 2008 | 10:36 PM PST
Tags: Soekershof , Malherbe , South Africa , cactus , history
On our website (just google to Soekershof) you can find a brief history of cacti in South Africa. Last night we received a nice addition from the USA:
"The restablishment of the Soekershof garden after many years of
neglect is fantastic --- the photos were fantastic. Here is what I
have in my records for Marthinus Malherbe:
Malherbe, Marthinus [Maarten] (1885-1976); RSA nurseryman & amateur
botanist; creator & owner of Sheilam Cactus Gardens nursery in
Robertson, RSA on and after 1936; designed succ garden at Soekershof
Walkabout 1965; explored & collected in RSA; introduced cacti &
other Amer succ in RSA 1910; spouse Molly [nee Darling] Malherbe
( -1994);
Nananthus (Aloinopsis) malherbei was named after him and he
discovered Haworthia comptoniana, now Haworthia emelyae var
comptoniana."
In addition to this: The name SHEILAM is an abbreviation of the names of his children. During the first 15 years the nursery was named SHEILA and the M was added in 1951 when his (second) wife gave birth to their daughter Marsha.
May 2, 2008 | 12:32 AM PST
Tags: soekershof , blog , blogs , website , nursery , marketing , maze , gardens , botanical , Cactus , history , South Africa , cacti
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May I take the liberty to direct you to my other blogs.
The first is the nursery blog which serves primary as a service tool for our nursery customers but is also globally consulted (over 1500 hits weekly): Soekershof; the 'scientific' backup
The second blog, Soekershof; The Blog, keeps you updated with the latest developments in and around Soekershof. This blog includes some submissions about the difficulties (local politics, etc.) of setting up and operating/marketing our unusual concept.
Our general website provides you with some more general background information such as the history of our gardens and cacti in South Africa.
