There are about 5 nurseries and a few shopping centers in the area that sell plants here.
We have problems with ants invading our kitchen, and we had to find an organic spray to keep them away.
So, we had to go to a nursery to get the spray. This one is called Cape Garden nursery, and they have two branches in the area. I have shown you our visit to the first one in a previous post, and here is our short visit to the second one. We are also always on the lookout for some special aloes, or cactuses, as we have many of the local ones at home in our garden. Unfortunately, we didn't find any new ones during this visit, but I will show you some that grabbed our attention.
So come and have a look.
This is a huge Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus grusonii), it is 60CM wide and there are a few of them that are for sale here. At a stiff price of course, so we cannot get one, but it's a comfort to know that our little one at home will grow just as a big in a few years time. This particular barrel cactus is endemic to Mexico, and they can live to be over 100 years old. So, we will not see our one when it's in its prime.
Here is the top of one of the barrel cactii and maybe it is starting to form its flower.
At the safe source below, you can see much more about the lovely Cape Garden Nurseries.
Cape Garden, Joostenbergvlakte, was opened in 1996. It has evolved into the largest Garden Centre in the Western Cape. Our second branch outside Stellenbosch opened in September 2005, and our third branch in Somerset West in 2016. In 2020 we also launched one of the largest South African, Cape Town based online plant shops.
We are a family run business, dedicated to giving you the best quality and prices available.
By growing our own plants in Vredendal and producing our own pots and water features at our factories, we are able to pursue our passion for good value.
At the section where they keep the sprays and the fertilizers, there are many of the little garden ornaments on sale, and I decided to share some pictures of them.
Just look how cute the Meerkat mom and her baby smiled when I asked them to pose for a picture :))
And finally, the wife went to order us some coffee.
Always pleasant to visit a nursery, as it takes one's mind off the trouble that we all have to face in our lives. We had a meeting recently with two police officers that want Papillon's help at another school, and I will do a post of it one of these days. So, If I talk about troubles in one's life, then I can tell you that we have tons of trouble in our country. An abundance of gender based violence, 80 murders per day, and the highest unemployed count in the world. People are struggling to survive and it's a fertile field for criminal syndicates to plant their evil seeds into the minds of struggling souls. I don't even want to talk about all of the corruption that's going on, so yeah, we face a mountain of ills, and that's why I say that a place like a nursery provides us with mental relief.
Any case, I digress and at least now our ant problems will be over.
I hope you have enjoyed the story and the pictures.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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good gardening is so rewarding
Fingers in the soil is good for one's health.
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Thirty years on with education lacking it is good to learn police interested (many good ones still around) assisting in schools.
Ant invasion time..., with sugar ants doing the humpty-dumpty trail over kitchen tops I don't mind them, I managed to rid myself of tiny little black ants. Wet then dry weather appears to have chased them indoors, if you find a magic spell to rid them always appreciated.
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Yep, our chairlady at Papillon (SAPS), has a very good heart and schools are the best way to start. Just sad that the parents don't participate in the projects. But you know what it is.
Yeah, we have millions of the small black ones, with nests all over here. So, we went to Cape Gardens nursery, and they assured us that the spray that we bought will settle the case of the ants.
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So many good people trying to make their way through this mess created over the last years, it will all take time.
Ants come and go, very seasonal, old recipe my Dad used in Tvl. Equal parts powdered boric acid and a sweet food such as sugar, add water. Make sure the mixture is tacky, somewhat liquid, so ants can eat without drowning. Place mix in old lids along active trails they use.
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We all just have to keep on banging away, and you are right as there are many good people out there.
We have tried that, as it also worked on the farm, but I would have to put a gazillion of it around the house, and the danger is that it could also kill the geckos and the small birds, as they all have a sweet "tooth" !LOLZ
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Thanks and yeah, we love our nurseries.
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Meerkat figurines are cool))
Oh yeah, they are also my favorites.
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Some of the ornaments are very realistic! The chicks and chickens could fool one if they don't look long enough to notice the lack of motion 😂
Hopefully your ants decide to relocate !LOL
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We like the ornaments, as they are very well done :)
Nope, I hope that the ants will go on strike, as then I can get them all together !LOL
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Oh, you want to introduce them all to the geckos 🤣
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Hahaha, if I don't get them, then the geckos will 😲
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