Gardening is a pursuit uniquely well suited and historically ingrained within the South African psyche - a nation of vast open spaces and ample arable land lends itself magnificently to the green fingers of eager amateur and professional horticulturists alike.
The emergence of the internet as a viable and cost-saving marketplace for supplies of gardening supplies and paraphernalia is admittedly in its embryonic phase but already we see substantial scope and huge interest in the online purchasing of world class products of market tested quality.
We feel it important to remember that although still a developing economy South Africa possesses a burgeoning and increasingly erudite middle class and that the social equity bestowed upon those with well manicured garden spaces will thus be of increasingly value going forward.
No longer is gardening the realm of the elderly either - we are witnessing a veritable growth in the amount of professionals in their 20s and 30s eager to make the most of their largest investments - their homes via adding spectacular finishes in the form of beautiful garden space.
This is indeed a promising development and one that is centered around the emerging and ambitious new sense of self that is developing within the new South African mentality - an ideology that is both forward looking and ultra ambitious and one that is equally respectful and increasingly comfortable with her past.
The garden does indeed seem to be that which speaks to the heart of the nation in a frank, personal and ever endearing manner.