Skip to navigation | Skip to content

Share your knowledge. Make a difference.

Everything you always wanted to know about succulent and xeriscape plants

1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic (by 1 person)   Your rating: 1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic

Ranked #1406 in DIY, #29827 overall

Donates to Squidoo Charity Fund

Rated G. (Control what you see)

An extraordinary succulent garden.

 

Soekershof Walkabout is the original breeding place of the South African cactus trade. In one of the historical gardens the oldest cactus of South Africa (Anno 1910) is still growing strong. The gardens display more than 2400 different succulent plants from all over the world under the open sky instead of under cover of a roof or shade-cloth. It's by far the largest collection of its kind in South Africa.

Next to the huge succulent collection Soekershof Walkabout is also home of a wide variety of xeroscape (drought tolerant) plants.

Soekershof is an unique experience. It's all a botanical garden should be; a place of calmness, relaxation, contemplation and education.
Not a 'botanical garden' with the banter of coffee corners, Made in China craft shops and restaurants. Soekershof is real.

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/soekershof/DSC00293_edited.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/soekershof/DSC00333_edited.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/soekershof/DSC00257_edited.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/soekershof/DSC00239_edited.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/soekershof/DSC00384_edited.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/soekershof/arealsucculentgarden2.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/soekershof/DSC00633_edited.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/soekershof/DSC00621_edited.jpg

How to get there 

Hit the road Jack

From Cape International Airsport it's a 2 hrs touristic drive to Soekershof. From airport follow directions N1 Paarl/Worcester. At the third traffic light in Worcester turn right and follow signs Robertson. Once out of Worcester it's a 50 km drive to Robertson. Pass Robertson and follow signs Ashton-Montagu. 8 Km pass Robertson turn left into Klaas Voogds WEST. After 1 km on this gravel road there is first a cactus nursery. 200 Metres Further is the entrance of Soekershof Walkabout. Visitors are welcomed by two elephants.

Travel to Cape Town from...






Travelers

Children or Seniors?
Adults (18-64):

     

   

powered by Orbitz

Succulent Link List 

more about succulents

A few links to sites with more about succulents including cultivation.
Soekershof
Where it all begun...........
Cultivation link
Service tool for the own nursery customers of Soekershof and other succulent lovers from around the globe.
Living stones
All about these little suckers.
The latest about Soekershof
Updates about the latest developments in and around Soekershof Walkabout
Xeriscaping
From the wild, wild West of the United States of Arizona: land scaping with drought tolerant plants.
Water when dry
Another waterwise blogger from the USofA.
The sound of cactus
Cacti are also a musical lot.
Succulent plant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Succulent plants, also known as succulents or fat plants, are water-retaining plants adapted to arid climate or soil conditions. Succulent plants store ...
The Succulent Plant Page
about growing, propagating showing and conserving succulent plants.
cactus and succulent plant mall
Contains an extensive collection of links to organizations and information, including societies, clubs, nurseries, and literature.
Cacti and Succulents Forum - GardenWeb
General discussion, including care, selection, and sources.
African Succulents
AFRICAN SUCCULENTS - succulent plants. ... African Succulents is a small mail order only nursery specialing in succulents of Africa. TEMPORARILY CLOSED ...
Rare Succulents, Pachypodiums, Adeniums
large selection of succulents, pachypodiums, adeniums.
Cactus, Succulents, Caudiciforms - The Amateurs' Digest
Offers comprehensive information on growing cacti, succulents and caudiciforms.
Cacti_etc: cacti and other succulents
E-mail discussion list for cacti and succulents. Instructions for joining, archives of previous years' discussions, photo galleries, and resource links.
Sacred Succulents
Sacred Succulents was founded in 1997, borne from our love of plants and a calling to their conservation through propagation, dissemination and education. ...
Adromischus Displayed, South African Succulents
Information, distribution map, photograph, and cultivation tips for each species.
British Cactus and Succulent Society - Growing Cacti and ...
You will be surprised at the magnificent flowers that may even appear in the depth of Winter. Aloes and other South African Succulents will flower then. ...
Cacti and Succulents
Suggests cacti and succulents as good choices for beginners and experts in growing house plants. Pictures several and tells about temperatures preferred.
Landscaping Succulents 1
Paradisia maintains approximately 6000 meters of outdoor planting of Cacti and Succulent plants for landscaping. In the following pages are a representation ...
DIVERSITY OF SUCCULENT PLANTS IN CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA
The richest spots in the Sonoran Desert region for plants with the succulent lifeform appear to be in the central Baja California peninsula. ...
Flickr: Photos tagged with succulents
NEW Explore and refine succulents photos with our brand new clustery goodness! ... Looking for succulents? Find exactly what you want today. ...
Timber Press: Designing with Succulents
Succulent plants offer dazzling possibilities for garden design and require only minimal maintenance to remain lush and alluring year round. ...
hort.net:Cacti & Succulents
If you want to know about cacti and succulents, then this is the place for you! This site has links to nearly every page about this topic on the Internet, ...
Cactus, cacti ,succulents, caudex, 2800 photos gallery
You can find and identify more than 2800 pictures of cactus,cacti, succulents, euphorbs and caudiciforms classified by families, genera and species.
Controversial British garden designer in controversial botanical garden
The visit of British best known garden designer and TV-celebrity Dairmuid Gavin to a controversial botanical garden in South Africa.
Helping south African gardeners
Forum about gardening in South Africa
Johan helps
Website of master gardener Johan Gerber
garden guardians
Worthwhile to visit this site of South African Garden Guardians
Altman Plants
Keen organised nursery in USA with competitive prices. Ken and Deena Altman visited us in September 2007. Via website compact info about the different plants with pictures.

Questions? Don't ask. Suggestions? Please submit. 

Like this lens? Want to share your feedback, or just give a thumbs up? Be the first to submit a blurb!

All you need to know 

Simple ideas and tips about how to buy and cultivate different succulent plants. Also list with reviewed literature about the subject.

Loading Fetching RSS feed... please stand by

New Guestbook 

Like this lens? Want to share your feedback, or just give a thumbs up? Be the first to submit a blurb!

X
soekershof

About soekershof

Crazy Dutch

soekershof's Pages

See all of soekershof's pages