Classical five circuit labyrinth of golden barrels at entrance of Klaas Voogds Maze of Soekershof.
All barrels (Echinocactus grusonii) home grown.
And the labyrinth mother is still growing strong in one of the succulent gardens.
The barrels were sown in February 2001 and in the course of 2003 we made the labyrinth.
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Fascinating! To me, in cold damp England, the cactus and the land seem strange and alien. Will the barrels stay there for a long time? Do you have to water them? Do many people use the labyrinth? How do they regard it? What do you mean by ‘Classical’?
Hi Linda,
There are numerous labyrinths in South Africa but most South African people are not aware of them, neither do they know how to walk a labyrinth. So called ‘labyrinth experts’ in South Africa don’t always know the difference between a maze and a labyrinth; let alone the different types of mazes. Don’t blame them for they did not grow up in a maze- and labyrinth rich culture as you in the UK.
Most of our visitors are there for the Klaas Voogds Maze (13,870 sqm net surface) with visualised local folklore and the gardens. Since recently also our land art objects (labyrinth is one of these) are attracting attention; merely from USA, Germany and UK.
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