ISSUE 4 | 2014
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE BOARDWALK MEANDER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
Contents
12
3
Chairman’s Message
4
Welcome to Boardwalk Meander
7
Family Fun Run/Walk
9
Service Delivery
12
Gardening in the Winter Months
14
Meet the Directors
15
Our Estate
17
Noel Durrheim: Life Defining
Experiences
17
18
Wildlife
24
Wine Tasting
18
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Faerie Glen Hospital...........................012 365 1121
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Dentist: Dr Pereira..............................012 991 7616
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C h a i r m a n ’s M e s s a g e
Dear Residents
The winter solstice has come and gone, days are getting longer
and summer is on its way – all very exciting! Nobody, however,
has told the weatherman about these changes. During the past
three weeks my garden was devastated by the cold. We have
never experienced this phenomenon during the ten years since we
moved into this lovely estate. I am being told to be patient, clean
up in the beginning of August and wait for the summer sun to
nurture my garden to its previous beauty.
As with the weather, we have also experienced changes in
the management of the Estate. A new Board of Directors was
elected and we have already had our first preliminary meeting to
plot out our way forward. We realize that we have a few serious
challenges facing us but we endeavour to address all these
matters as urgently as possible.
I would like to express my appreciation to the previous Board for
the healthy condition of the Estate that we have inherited. I would
also like to thank the new Board members for their availability
during the course of the next financial year.
Kind Regards
Koos van Wyk
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We l c o m e
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We l c o m e
Welcome home!
A very warm
welcome to your
home in the
country…
The older you get, the colder it gets for you in winter!
So they say. I started believing this until a good old
friend of mine mentioned to me, “It has been the coldest
in Pretoria in seven years this winter. Not feeling old
anymore, I swiftly started working out how many days
till spring. At that moment, still 49 days to go. Looking
at the number of weeks, noted 7 weeks to go, seemingly
palatable, well for now at least.
Further in my investigation as to how far off spring day
is, I researched the sunrise times. My findings included
the fact that the date when the sun would get up the
latest is, 12 July and then the countdown would begin on
the 13th. On the 1st of September at 06h20, the sun
will rise. At this stage, still a far off occasion.
I am just so upbeat for the season ahead. Why go away?
Mother Nature is about to spread her magic over the
estate. The gardening team is hard at work making the
last few finishing touches to the common areas. Would
you agree with me that the areas around the big dam
(Meander Lake) as well as on all the walkways are just
looking fabulous? Visitors to the estate must think we
live in paradise. Yes we do! Have you seen the little braai
area next to one of the smaller dams? I bet that’s a halfway house for some – waiting to happen.
In this issue
We have just had our AGM and our new Board of Directors
has been nominated. There are challenges ahead, as per
our Chairman’s message. Special projects have already
started in the estate.
Brace yourselves for a Family Fun Run/Walk along with
Arbor Day on 6 September. a day for a nice fun run for
those who want to run as well as a good walk for those
who want to walk. Bring your children. Lots to do, as we
have become accustomed to. Good old fashion family fun
along with your neighbours. There will be more marketing
closer to the time. Watch out for Stoep Talk Newsletter
next month advertising all you need to know about this
fun day.
Now it’s that time again. Sit back with a good coffee,
relax and indulge yourself in this issue of Stoep Talk.
Always lots of estate content. Some interesting gardening
tips and more.
“The highest reward for man’s toll is not what he gets for
it, but what he becomes by it.” – John Ruskin
Thanks for coming home to your home in the country!
Nick Behr
www.boardwalkmeander.co.za
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News
Service delivery
– t h e B o a r d w a l k M e a n d e r Wa y !
On the 2nd July, the sun rose as
normal at 06h54. Another cold
winter’s morning. Residents of our
estate had electricity as normal.
Power interruptions are a regular
thing in Pretoria this year. Touch
wood, we haven’t really been
affected. Maybe just once, however
not a real hassle.
But…
At 09h00, there was a power
interruption. One of the power units
literally burned out.
Ilonka, our Administration and
Finance Manager, went along
with Armandt, one of our Security
Supervisors, and evaluated the
situation. Swiftly Ilonka radioed
the estate office. Rene, the estate
administrator, took the call.
This is when the magic started.
Rene called on the municipality
and informed a contact of hers of
the dilemma. At 11h00, Tshwane
arrived. They awaited clearance to
work on the fault. Then awaited to be
insulated (cut off) from the grid before
operations could commence.
Pretor was informed, and they in turn
advised all residents that there was
a power failure, and that the power
might be off for two days…
At about 16h00, the Tshwane
electricity department started their
repairs.
But…
There was also a water leak that
occurred. An interruption in water
supply too. This time Willem
Hechter, Body Corporate Chairman
of Vineyard Village, got involved.
Swiftly repairs got underway in the
late afternoon too.
Boardwalk Meander had a taste of
double jeopardy. General services
were interrupted. A winter’s night
ahead. Maybe no electricity and no
water too.
When I arrived home I noticed
Willem Hechter supervising the
repairs on the electricity and water
supply and informing passersby of
the interruption. Residents were up
in arms.
At about 17h35 the sun was
setting, and I thought about the
approaching winter night. Lucky
there were some leftovers from
the previous night in the fridge; we
were armed with candles, and gas
bottles. Ready for dinner!
Ilonka informed me that the
generator responsible for the
power supply for the gate house,
the cameras and the fence was
also giving trouble. The team had
managed to sort out the gremlin
in that generator. Sean from Amax
was also there to assist with the
cameras, fence and monitoring
systems.
Whilst I was standing with Willem,
Ilonka and Sean, I paused for a
moment and wondered what the
power failure in Centurion entering
its third day must be like…
At approximately 18h45, the electricity
supply was restored, and shortly
thereafter the water supply was also
restored.
An absolute sigh of relief.
What great service delivery. The
secret was in our Estate staff,
Security, Amax and Vineyard Village
Body Corporate.
On a formal note, thank you to the
following good people serving our
beautiful estate, Ilonka, Rene, Sean,
Armandt, Heine, Willem Hechter, as
well as Tshwane municipality.
It’s always proof – “it’s how we
manage situations like these that
sets you apart from the rest”.
This is definitely the Boardwalk
Meander Way!
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Gardens
Gardening in the winter months
J
uly is the coldest month of the
year, and in winter-frost areas, the
ground will be covered with frost.
But that will not worry the gardener
accustomed to cold-winter gardening.
The gardener who may be in for an
anxious five minutes or so will be the
one who lives in the warmer districts,
which catch an occasional “snap”
frost.
FROST
If the garden does get the stray frost,
get up early to assess the extent
of damage done. There will be no
mistaking any plants that have been
frosted. They’ll probably be bent over
and looking pretty miserable. Potatoes
and beans are likely to be the worst
affected. Shrubs and even some
tender annuals will not be harmed
much, but those soft tops of potatoes
and other succulent things are easily
damaged. They must now have a light
spraying over with cold water. But you
must do this early, before the sun gets
on them, or thawing will cause the
frozen cells of the plant to expand too
quickly, and you may lose the plants.
P R U N I N G F RU I T
TREES
The pruning of fruit trees takes
precedence over everything this
month. There are two reasons to
prune. One is to shape the tree, in its
early years, by inducing it to develop
into a nicely balanced specimen, the
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branches so spaced that they will
make a good framework to carry the
fruiting wood. The other reason is to
keep the tree free from dead wood,
which would prove a harborage for
pests, and to remove weak shoots
and unwanted wood – branches
that may grow into the centre of
the tree, keeping out light and air,
and branches that may rub against
another.
For your pruning operations you will
require a good sharp pruning knife,
a small pruning saw (choose one
with a curved blade for preference),
and a pair each of hand secateurs
and long-handled pruners or loppers.
Before making the first cut, walk
round the tree and examine it from
all angles. It will then more or less tell
you just where a little cutting back and
trimming is necessary.
When pruning apples and pears,
the idea is to promote production of
as large a number of small spurs as
possible, since as they grow older
these spurs will develop into fruiting
wood. Apples and pears fruit on their
old wood.
First look for the dead wood and the
water shoots. They’re no good, so the
sooner they are out of the way the
better.
Now you will be left with a tree that
has a lot of leading growths made
from the ends of the branches
last season and perhaps quite a
number of lateral shoots, which are
probably growing in all directions,
some of them on the outer side of
the branches and some right into the
centre of the tree.
Cut all that centre stuff out first by
pruning it hard back to two or three
buds from the branch from which it
sprang. This will leave a little spur,
which is just what you want, for those
spurs will develop fruit buds for next
season.
Now cut back the other lateral shoots
similarly. There will still remain those
long leaders, and these can now
Gardens
be cut back to about one-third their
length. The final result should be a
nicely balanced tree with an open
centre.
wood and preserve balance in those
roses that show a natural tendency
to grow strongly.
Another good flowering plant is the
Kalanchoe, whilst geraniums make
first-class winter-flowering plants on a
sunny windowsill.
Now we come to the peaches and
nectarines. These fruit on the new
wood produced the previous season,
so the pruning process is different.
This makes pruning very simple since
the object is to cut away as much of
the old wood as possible and retain
all the new wood you can.
more pruning tips:
T A S K S I N J U LY
· Be sure all your pruning tools
are keenly sharp and clean, and
when large wounds are made
protect them by painting them
over with builders’ knotting,
lead paint, or sealing compound.
Then the wounds will heal over
nicely.
• Mulch over the tops of beds planted with
spring-flowering bulbs and see that the soil
does not become too dry.
This means that you follow the same
tactics so far as keeping the tree
well balanced and open-centred is
concerned, and reducing the length of
the leaders to reasonable proportions.
But there is not the same necessity
for hard spurring back, since blossom
will be produced at intervals along
the length of the new wood. It’s easy
to distinguish between old wood and
new wood. Old wood is weathered
and dark; new wood looks fresh
and bright. It’s also easy to tell the
difference between fruit and leaf buds,
since leaf buds are slim and pointed
and fruit buds are round and chubby.
Apricots, plums and cherries should
not be pruned at all, except for the
cutting-out of dead wood and possibly
the removal of some awkward
branch. Cherries may gum or bleed
considerably if they are cut about
much. These trees bear their fruit on
twiggy shoots often produced right
along as well as at the tips of the
branches so, there really is a danger
of cutting next season’s fruit away if
you prune them at all drastically.
PRUNING ROSES
Pruning of rose trees follows much the
same lines.
Cut out all dead, weakly and badly
placed wood, then cut back the
remaining stems, to a good outwardpointing bud.
· Always cut cleanly, just above a
good strong bud pointing in the
direction in which it is desired
the branch should grow.
· Gather up the prunings afterwards and burn them, for there
are sure to be the eggs of insect
pests on them, and when all is
done spray them with limesulphur.
INDOOR PLANTS
Indoor plants will not require much
water now and this should only be
given when the surface of the soil
really begins to look dry. Most of the
foliage plants grown in pots make
little growth at this season, which is
the resting period. Keep them out of
draughts, and clean them. Sponge
the leaves over once a week with
tepid water, and when you water them
at the roots use water of the same
temperature as the room.
Primulas, cyclamen and cinerarias,
now either in bloom or making their
flower buds, will respond well to a
little feeding once a week, and these
will require rather more water than
the plants which are more or less
dormant.
The harder you cut back the more
vigorous will be the resultant growth.
Begonias bloom constantly and you
can get varieties with either single or
double flowers.
Prune a weakly-growing tree severely,
to encourage more robust growth,
prune a moderately strong-grower
more lightly, and just trim back unripe
African Violets are great favourites.
Be especially careful how you water
these, and don’t get moisture on the
foliage.
• This is pruning time for most ornamental
shrubs. All that is normally necessary is to
thin out growth somewhat and remove
dead wood. When pruning hydrangeas
cut back only those shoots that have
flowered. Many garden shrubs and hedges,
particularly Pyracantha and quince, are
host plants to fruit tree pests. When spraying
your fruit trees also therefore spray your
roses and other ornamental shrubs.
• Sort over the stored Gladioli corms and
grade them into sizes. The larger ones can
be planted in beds and borders for
blooming in summer and the smaller
cormlets will develop into flower-size
corms if grown on for a seaso somewhere.
• Look for the new season’s seeds at your
local nursery.
• If you have a greenhouse, a start can now be
made with the sowing of seeds of
begonias, Streptocarpus and Primula
obconica for summer flowering.
• In areas where lawns come into growth
early it is not too soon to start preparing
for the new season by thoroughly raking,
brushing and spiking the turf.
• All stone fruits appreciate plenty of lime in
the soil. This may now be scattered over
the surface. In winter-rainfall areas take
advantage of favourable planting
conditions to get in new trees and shrubs
and to transplant perennials.
• Loosen the soil between winter-flowering
bedding plants to break up the crust and
conserve moisture.
• Order seed potatoes in cold areas and
make a further planting for succession in
districts where potatoes are a winter crop.
• Dig over manure and compost the
ground well where it is intended to make
an herbaceous or mixed border in spring.
• Cacti and succulents will soon be coming
into growth again and may have their
water supply slightly increased.
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Estate News
Meet the Directors
Chairman
Koos van Wyk
• Ensures each Director fulfils his or her
mandate
• Monitors corporate governance and direct
accountability to Directors
Vice-Chairman
Nick Behr
• Assists the Chairman in the board achieving
their mandate
• Communicates with the estate
• Stoeptalk Magazine / Newsletter
• Website management.
• Community involvement Project
Security Director
Deon Strydom
• Upholds security rules
• Monitors, maintains and upgrades security
systems if required
chairman@estatebwm.co.za
vice-chairman@estatebwm.co.za
security@estatebwm.co.za
Garden Director
Reg Botha
Legal Director/ Human Capital
Raj Daya
Financial Director
Chris Liebenberg
• Upholds aesthetic rules
• Ensures facilities and gardens are maintained
and improved
aesthetics@estatebwm.co.za
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• Upholds MOI Process and MOI
• Educates community on legal proceedings,
AGMs, SGMs and the Mandate of the Board
• Human Capital
legal@estatebwm.co.za
• Manages and maintains the Estate financial
statement
finance@estatebwm.co.za
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Inspiration
A friend of mine delights to take
his two Border Collies for a ramble
over the Bronberg Mountain every
Saturday morning. It was therefore
surprising to see him, recently,
with only one dog on a leash. My
enquiry regarding the whereabouts of
Brodi (the missing dog) elicited this
remarkable story.
of the Presence of the Omnipotent
God, Creator of the universe and
the Source of life that she debunked
Darwin’s theory of evolution, which
had been inculcated during her
medical studies. Her faith in God was
rekindled, which led to her putting her
trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as her
personal saviour!
He informed me that Brodi had
been out of sorts lately, finding
it difficult to cope with the steep
inclines. He took him to a veterinary
surgeon who gave him a thorough
examination that disclosed a massive
hernia which protruded into his chest
cavity, impacting his heart. He was
referred to the medical facility at
Onderstepoort for surgery. The
operation took five hours, leaving my
friend with a R7,500 dent in his bank
account! The dog was kept under
observation for a week.
It is amazing to see the ways in which
God communicates with people,
for example in the case mentioned
above, the life giving throb of a dog’s
heart; on another occasion by using
a donkey to communicate a message
to its owner.
My friend’s wife went to collect the
dog and was flabbergasted when a
young lady, wearing a surgical gown,
rushed up and threw her arms around
Brodi, caressing him and kissing his
face. The dog’s owner was concerned
for the young woman’s safety, fearing
that the dog would attack her. (To her
surprise she found Brodi reciprocating
the affection lavished upon him by
licking his admirer’s face.)
The demonstrative young woman,
seeing the surprised expression on
the dog owner’s face, informed her
that she was a member of a group of
veterinary students who participated
in the surgical procedure performed
on Brodie. She went on to say that
she had cradled the dog’s pulsating
heart in her hands, while the operation
was being performed.
This had been a defining moment
in her life. She became so aware
Notwithstanding the fact that God had
given specific instructions to Balaam,
he was disobedient and chose to do
his own thing. Mounting a donkey, he
set off on his journey. He found the
animal to be most unco-operative,
as it veered off the route he had
chosen to travel. He beat the donkey
mercilessly. His exasperation reached
fever pitch when the animal crushed
his foot against a wall and then
finally fell down under its master on
a narrow road. Balaam’s eyes nearly
popped out of his head when he
heard the donkey rebuking him in no
uncertain terms: “What have I done
to you that you have beaten me
three times?” Only then did Balaam
see the heavenly messenger with a
drawn sword in his hand blocking the
way. He fell to the ground, confessing
his disobedience and submitted to the
Lord’s direction (Numbers 22). What
a life defining experience!
God sometimes resorts to drastic
measures in order to capture an
individual’s attention. A religious
zealot, who was determined to
eradicate every Christian that he
could lay his hands on, was brought
to an abrupt halt by a bright light
from heaven and God’s audible
voice – “Why are you persecuting
Me?” Paul experienced a total
paradigm shift when he responded
by saying, “Lord what do You desire
me to do?” (Acts 9). His life was
transformed – instead of persecuting
Christians he was prepared to put his
own life on the line as he proclaimed
God’s message.
Years later, during his imprisonment,
just prior to his execution, he penned
the following: “My time has almost
run out. Very soon now I will be
on my way to heaven. I have
fought long and hard for my Lord
and through it all I have kept true
to Him ... In heaven a crown is
waiting for me which the Lord the
righteous Judge, will give me on
that great day of His return, and
not just to me, but to all those
whose lives show that they are
eagerly looking forward to His
coming back again.” (II Tim 4:6-8).
This must be one of the most
remarkable life defining experiences
in human history!
Comments or details of other life
defining experiences may be sent
to Noel, Tel: 012 361 7264, or email:
noelandirisd@telkomsa.net
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Wildlife
A new cycle
of seasons
by Manie Maree
I have burned my fair share of
firewood this winter, and we’ve
had some pretty special evenings
around the fireplace, but I am not
complaining that winter is dying off
slowly…
As the days start to heat up again,
we will soon see nature bursting out
all around us, with probably first the
pink peach blossoms pushing their
way out of the buds. Thereafter, the
beautiful bunches of white flowers
of the South African Wild Pears
(Dombeya rotundifolia) will follow.
Appropriately named in Afrikaans
die Bruid van die Bosveld! Then
the aroma of the Jasmins and the
bright green leaves of the White
Stinkwoods (Celtis Africana, Wit
stinkhout) and the Bushwillows
(Combretums, Wilgers).
Colourful birds will appear out of
nowhere and the mornings and
evenings will be filled with their
song, joined by the choirs of frogs
and crickets around our streams and
dams.
More often the air will be filled with
the odour of braaivleis and the
laughter of people with it. And the
sound of children having fun at the
swimming pools.
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New life will erupt all around us, as
a new cycle of seasons will start
from the beginning again. A new
cycle that will affect all our senses
in such a way that we cannot help
but to take notice. A new cycle that
will hopefully wake up something
exciting inside all of us again.
maybe putting up some nesting
boxes might be a good alternative
as well.
Perhaps something that will make us
stop and smell, or maybe stand and
listen, or just look and smile…
- Tree Fuchsia (Halleria lucida,Notsung)
– fruit, nectar and insects. My alltime favourite!
For me, this is really the start of a
new year, and I pray that this spring
will be the kick-start of new and
exciting things in your life as well!
Make a point to slow down and look
around you, and don’t miss out on
it…
- Cape Honey Suckle (Tecomaria
capensis, Kaapse kanferfoelie) nectar
Wildlife
- Aloes (Aalwyne) – nectar and
insects
In this issue of Boardwalk Meander
Wildlife, I would like to focus a little
on birds in our gardens.
If you already have lots of birds in
your garden, hopefully this issue will
provide some tips on keeping them
there, or if you don’t have a lot of
birds in your garden yet, some info
to get them there!
First price is always planting
indigenous trees and shrubs! The
right plants in your garden will
ensure a constant supply of natural
food to birds living in your garden
or just birds passing by. It will also
provide them with the ideal habitat to
stay in or even perhaps make their
nests in.
Also, natural food on trees (fruit,
flowers and nectar, and insects) will
be available during different times
of the year and different times of the
day - which again will encourage
birds to come around more often
to your garden to see if there’s
something to eat.
A well planned indigenous garden
might even result in some birds
deciding to stay in your garden most
of the time, making it their residence!
But not everyone has the space
or desire to go this route and then
feeding birds (fruit and nectar) and
If I had to choose ten trees/shrubs
that I believe would be ideal to invite
a variety of birds to your garden and
to keep them there, they would be:
- Dogwood Tree (Blinkblaar,
Rhamnus prinoides) – fruit and
insects. Throughout the year!
- Wild Peach (Wilde Perske or
Kiggelaria africana) – fruit and
insects; also one of my favourites
- The Carissa family, also commonly
called the Num Num. The most
common species in our area in
this family is probably Carissa
macrocarpa and Carissa bispinosa
- fruit
- Thorn Trees, of which the Sweet
Thorn (Acacia karroo or Soetdoring),
Paperbark Thorn Tree (Acacia
sieberiana var. woodii or Papierbas
Doring), Fever Tree (Acacia
xanthophloea or Koorsboom) and
the Common Hook Thorn (Acacia
Caffra or Gewone Haakdoring) are
probably the most common ones –
insects, general habitat and nesting
- Wild Dagga (Leonotis leonurus,
Wilde dagga) – nectar and insects
- Wild Olive Tree (Olea europaea,
Olienhout) – fruit
- Indigenous grasses – seeds
The abovementioned plants will
without doubt ensure that birds like
the Grey Lourie (Kwêvoël), Fiscal
Shrike (Fiskaallaksman), Common
Bulbul (Swartoog Tiptol), Cape
Robin (Gewone Janfrederik), Cape
White Eye (Kaapse Glasogie), the
White-breasted Sunbird (Witbors
Wildlife
Suikerbekkie), the Amethyst Sunbird
(Swart Suikerbekkie) and a lot of
seed-eating birds like Finches and
Sparrows will become a regular sight
in your garden!
And apart from the thorn tree species,
these trees don’t have aggressive
roots and can be planted in small
gardens and close to walls.
Your favourite indigenous nursery will
have most of these plants.
Go knock yourself out!
Wild Peach (Wilde Perske or Kiggelaria africana)
Amethyst Sunbird (Swart Suikerbekkie)
Fuchsia (Halleria lucida,Notsung)
Carissa macrocarpa
Cape Robin (Gewone Janfrederik)
Please contact me at
manie@yellowbird.co.za with
any interesting information
or pictures about plants, animals
or birds in our Estate.
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