Herman's Blog
Herman's Blog
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Jun 7, 2008 | 1:17 AM PST
Tag: protea
And we named it after the sponsor of the stakes: Protea rusticus
May 27, 2008 | 5:58 AM PST
Tag: Eulalie Baudet
We are proud to have hosted Eulalie Baudet from Blois in France for a couple of months. She studies landscaping at 'L'ecole nationale supérieure de la nature et du paysage'. This study (only for promising and very talented students from all over France) is a very extensive one and it takes at least five years to complete including practicals around the globe. Eulalie is a second year student (her father being one of the top landscapers in Bretagne) and she is extremely entrepreneurial and creative. In the past few months she designed and implemented some aesthetical improvements at the entrance and along the road and designed and created a classical French garden with, very unusual, succulent plants. For now the design. It's a fully symmetrical garden and in the future when the hedge shrubs around it are more mature it will be a real resting point where one can sit and wonder all day.
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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 15, 2008 | 10:39 PM PST
Tags: soekersof , website
In the beginning of this year we've started the process of 'branding' Soekershof. In the five years before we gathered so much information about our visitors in a database that at last we had a good insight in our target markets. Soekershof is quite an unusual attraction and visitors must have an open mindset.
Anyway, just a brand does not work. Now the 'fun' start. The next steps are business cards, brochures and website.
These all have to be ready before July 1.
Except for a few minor changes the . Quite a change with the existing website (soekershof.com).
And yes; if anybody has a remark,please, let's know as soon as possible. We're never too old to learn.
Except for the main photo the small ones will be replaced.
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.
