South Africa Tour 2017

Stellenbosch is a lovely town with a first class university - one of the top four in South Africa. I got to wander into the campus and talk to students - one studying law, another studying languages, and others studying finance and marketing. They were all bright, enthusiastic, motivated and optimistic about their future. The university smelled of intelligence. I...

From Springbok, we made our way south to Clanwilliam, stopping on the way to see a magnificent display of quiver trees and other native African plants at the Kokerboom Nursery. The nursery, now into its 60th year, specializes in succulents and other unusual items such as stone plants (lithops), but is the place where keen gardeners come to buy their...

Don’t you just love seeing heavenly beams of sunlight. I started taking photos of them when I was in South Africa recently and have not stopped snapping shots whenever I see them. The beams always remind me of evocative Turner skies or the swirling spiritual skies of El Greco. But I also always think of these wonderful words by Housman...

I took dozens of photos and several videos during my recent South Africa Garden Tour. Here's a selection of the best photos and most engaging videos I took. Golden seal on waterfront in Cape Town. Courtyard garden with clivia at our hotel, The Vineyard, in Cape Town Steve Whysall with Ray Chow at the Breakwater wall in Cape Town. Protea arrangement Ted Price and...