#Gardens - 37 posts

Thorsten and I spent an hour at Indwe Park, a garden on the Liberty campus in Braamfontein. It's a beautiful bit of nature in downtown Jozi.

Every year in early summer, Joburg's Gardens of the Golden City program opens some of the city's most beautiful private gardens to the public.

There's a beautiful garden on 3rd Avenue in Melville, on the verge between 3rd Street and 4th Street. Andrew Mashilwane is the gardener, but I call it Bonolo's …

A walk through the Wilds, one of Joburg's most beautiful parks, which doesn't deserve its historically negative reputation.

Instagram for Art’s Sake: All shot this evening at sunset, at the Lucky 5 Star. Read more Instagram posts.

Tomorrow is Heritage Day, a South African public holiday. South Africa has lots of public holidays. I have trouble keeping track of them and what they mean. …

Installment #2 in the Instagram for Art’s Sake series. A tree fern in the garden of the Lucky 5 Star. New fronds are in the foreground, old fronds are in …

I recently sat in my therapist’s office, weaving my latest tale of woe. When I finished, she looked at me in that measured way that therapists do, and …

A couple of hours ago I was sitting on my deck, looking out at the Melville Koppies. It was a beautiful fall afternoon, and a public holiday to boot. I felt …

Yesterday I had a picnic with the girls in the rose garden at the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens. Under a tree in the rose garden on a quiet Wednesday …

I went onto my deck this morning and found a curious insect resting on a green plastic chair. It appeared to be part beetle, part moth, part butterfly. …

I shot some photos in the garden the other day. All were snapped within a 10-foot radius of each other, although I shot half while looking down and the other …