Monday 27 March 2017

Stellenberg October 2016 continued...


A portal of light and joy.
Slug and snail patrol in training
Foxgloves from the White Garden

The perennial stream



Garden of Reflection, quiet and calming.
Pretty path

Water feature inside Walled Garden

Owl in the tree above the Vine Walk.


Inside the Walled Garden, (previously a tennis court) looking over the masculine half.
Inside the Walled Garden, looking this time towards the feminine side.



This Ginkgo tree is from a seed of one of the trees which survived the WW2 bombing of Hiroshima.











Sheep in the kraal
Stellenberg built in 1790's was once in a rural setting but is now in the heart of the southern suburbs.

Athol explaining about the wonky, never 100% level building style of the day


Acanthus aka "bear's breeches"

Geranium Maderense originates in Madiera
Moss covered path.


"Balance" a work by Michael Speller etched with the words of a Nelson Mandela speech

The Paradise Garden with shaded swimming pool


Islamic influenced with soft curves and colourful tiles.
    








A splash of colour in Paradise Garden runs up the stone steps towards the Vegetable Garden.

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