Monday 15 September 2014

Pips and Pathways

The weekend of 13 September 2014 concluded the resurfacing of the garden pathways with new crushed apricot pips. We decided to use crushed pips to surface the pathways 23 years ago because the use of pips was fairly uncommon but for us it was so natural  and spoke of the area. The Langeberg canning factory was around the corner in Ashton and the pips were crushed in Montagu. It is a natural organic material that cannot harm nature and supports our dream of an organic garden.

I can write poetry to describe the pleasure of seeing the pathways looking so fresh and orderly.

The Vegetable garden freshly pipped.
 
“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables


 

The Original Front of the House freshly pipped

“The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul.”
― Thomas Moore

What can I say pips give me pleasure.
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  1. Keith Loynes17 September 2014 at 16:27

    Crushed apricot pips for pathways: where form and function meet in perfect harmony. Keith

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  2. Anonymous8 April 2016 at 13:45

    Hi Thys, love the picture of the pathways. Would you be so kind as to let me know where you got the pips? I have a huge veggie garden under the mountains in Riversdale, and as we are in a valley our soil is extremely clayey and very slippery when wet! It also sticks to the bottom of our boots. Nice to get taller, but not so nice when our feet just get heavier and heavier! These pips would just be the thing to utilise on the farm! Regards Michelle Sharwood

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    1. Thys8 April 2016 at 14:41

      Thank you Michelle. The pips we bought in Montagu at De White Industries, they have crushed peach and apricot pips. We used the apricot pips to be a little bit kinder to bare feet but the crushed peach pips are harder and should last longer, possibly better suited for the farm. You can contact them on 023 614 1113 and they are in 100 Bath Street, Montagu. It is in the town on the road that leads to the Koo.

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