The ‘succulent’ adjective (although over-used in the food critics’ dictionary) relates to a thick fleshy plant capable of storing water in arid climates. Think cactus, think aloe, think xerophyte.
Within our Botanic Gardens lies an open-air museum and dusty desert landscape of succulents. This gathering of lone rangers allows for close examination of their thorny weaponry, water-saving features and freak shapes.
Home to bizarre contemplation, you’ll see species that parallel mugworm headwear (circa NAKED LUNCH), alongside bulging hairy stems with a likeness to Margaret Thatcher’s mop.
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DucklingsSeeing as ducklings are too weak to handle the rain and fend off the cat, you’ll need to provide an outdoor, hay-lined enclosure for the ...
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An interview with YuckJonny Rogoff is chill guy from New Jersey (here’s a video of him appreciating art). Three years ago Jonny was living in the Israeli desert...
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Kenzie Larsen, ‘It’s Just...Kenzie Larsen apparently believes the adage about how it is busy people who get things done. She makes art and theatre and custom t-shirts. She...
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Little BayImagine if Gordon’s Bay was better. You’re imagining Little Bay. You’d never believe that behind Long Bay Prison sits a gaping...
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A short interview with Max Lavergne,...They added Best Eats this year. What should be the next category added? Best Fats, I would imagine (because of the alphabet). It’ll be a...
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An Open Letter To David SedarisWe first encountered you when one of our good friends gave us SantaLand Diaries as a Christmas pressie. Despite being a totally predictable...