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| Gardens on NMMU's North Campus |
NMMU is part of this coastal conservancy, with its North and South campuses situated in a 720-hectare nature reserve, and so is doing its bit in raising funds to preserve the area’s natural coastal fynbos heritage.
And what better way to do so than by sharing its indigenous plants, shrubs and trees with staff at discounted prices. The general public had their chance at the weekend, but today staff and students received an e-mailed invitation to a 30% off sale at Horticultural Department on South Campus.
Just as birds of a feather flock together, so it seems, do would-be gardeners and gardeners at a plant sale.
Academic and professional support service staff mingled amidst the confetti bushes, agapanthus, gazania and plumbago, catching up with each other, while in happy pursuit of bargains. But from R10 to R45, everything was at a bargain price – and with a 30% discount on top of it too.
Christmas had come early to folk accustomed to metro nursery prices.
Service was equally pleasing as staff advised on the benefits and nuances of various plants, all of which are propagated en site and already beautify NMMU’s six campuses.
Trolleys became the most sought-after item at the lunch-time sale as staff filled their cars and boots with their bounty.
For R100, I’d happily become the steward of eight indigenous beauties and done my bit in supporting the Cape Recife Conservancy and living out NMMU’s value of respect for the natural environment by buying drought-resistant flora.
Well done to NMMU’s Horticulture Department!
PS When’s the next sale?
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