A bit out of the ordinary.

We moved recently and had to get some plants for our garden, so we popped in at a nursery.

He was parked in front of the nursery and I asked him if he had a driving licence:)
Who me? he said, I have been driving since you were still wearing nappies:)

Any case let's get back to the nursery. It is a massive place out in the countryside with miles of open spaces. Very professional and they cater for all in the flower and farming industry. They also offer talks and shows to the public about gardening, planting and pruning methods, soil health and vegetable cultivation. We have many new small scale vegetable growers around that grow their own food and any of their questions about the trade are answered here.

Talking about seasons, the peach blossoms tell us that it is now the Spring season in South Africa.

Some beautiful displays of plants for sale all over the place.

I liked the artistic layout of this set and things were all purple, blue and even some pink.
But what were those twirly things on the center pole?

They were whachamaycallit things that twirl in the wind and here below is a closer shot.

But then of course I was out of there and I left Marian (my wife) to select the plants that she wanted, as I am a dead loss when it comes to things like flowers.
So I stepped into the backyard of the place.

What a beautiful kiddies pool here below.

Many tables and chairs for coffee, snacks and cakes for moms that bring their kiddies to the nursery.

A stretch of bamboo wall with some hand-crafted beady birds on it.

Mister owl was my favorite. Why? because I used to play marble games with those big green eyes as a kid.

Yes, I am sure that the children will absolutely love to come here.

That green roofed building is the restaurant that is attached to the nursery and I have shown you a bit of the seating for the moms on the veranda above.

Finally to sit with a cup of coffee under the moon is always a great experience. Especially in the clean mountain air.

A great experience and as soon as I have planted all of the flowers, as we also brought many of our own pots of flowers along when we moved in here, I will show you our finished garden.
Unfortunately, it only has a small front garden and a small back garden that is surrounded by very high walls. So the sun can barely shine in the back garden due to the high walls.
The plan, thus far, is to plant vegetables in the back garden and flowers that are sunbird and butterfly friendly in the front garden.
As we arrived back from the nursery today, I put the plants out and there were already a few little birds that came to inspect the goods.
Such is life here.

I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures and the story.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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