We have veered off the beaten track sometimes with feature stories. Our local customs, culture and sport inspired some wild and weird ideas…
Like this article from January 2012:
During rugby season, the coach will have his hands full to select the men which will have the honor to wear the coveted Green and Gold. A gardener wishing to grow a stunning garden filled with a winning team of backbone plants, might also find it daunting to make the right choices. But the main object should be to think as strategically as is expected of a rugby coach when choosing the best players. You simply cannot make a mistake if you choose your Springbok team of plants from the crème de la crème of our very own pool of worthy indigenous plants. There is one for every position in a garden – guaranteed never to drop the ball, or to be doomed to the compost heap by a red card for bad play!
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Aloe ferox (bitter aloe)
The stately bitter aloe has a crafty tactic to renew and keep itself alive and blooming. The large succulent and thorny leaves are arranged in a tight rosette around a thick stem that forms a funnel which channels water
