{"id":307988,"date":"2026-05-22T10:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/?p=307988"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:03:58","slug":"dit-was-teruggee-tyd-se-man-agter-nuwe-tuin-in-middestad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/dit-was-teruggee-tyd-se-man-agter-nuwe-tuin-in-middestad\/","title":{"rendered":"Dit was teruggee-tyd, s\u00ea man agter nuwe tuin in middestad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die Adelaide Tambo-biblioteek in Bloemfontein se middestad spog deesdae met &#8216;n besonderse inheemse tuin.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;n Geselligheid is Saterdag 9 Mei gehou om die pragtige tuin aan belangstellendes te wys.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Vrystaatse tak van die Botaniese Vereniging van Suid-Afrika (BotSoc) is in Julie 2021 versoek om die tuin van die Adelaide Tambo-biblioteek te herontwerp.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"308398\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/dit-was-teruggee-tyd-se-man-agter-nuwe-tuin-in-middestad\/img20260509112837_55468-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112837_55468-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG20260509112837_55468\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112837_55468-1-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112837_55468-1.jpg\" alt=\"Die pragtige inheemse tuin wat nou by die Alelaide Tambo-biblioteek spog.\" class=\"wp-image-308398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112837_55468-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112837_55468-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112837_55468-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112837_55468-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112837_55468-1-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Die pragtige inheemse tuin wat nou by die Alelaide Tambo-biblioteek spog.  FOTO&#8217;S: Lientjie Mentz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Die biblioteek op Wardenplein tussen Charles- en Henrystraat in die Bloemfonteinse middestad, is deur die Mangaung-metro se Adopt-a-Park-program aangeneem en werk het begin. Vyf jaar later kan die publiek wat di\u00e9 biblioteek besoek, ontspan tussen die pragtige plante in die skaduwee van die bome wat al dekades lank hier waak.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ds. Deon Potgieter, voorsitter van die Vrystaat-tak van BotSoc, s\u00ea geen van die plante wat in die tuin groei, is gekoop nie \u2013 die plante was skenkings van individue en ondernemings soos Webbers en Kloppers het ook bydraes gemaak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy s\u00ea die projek is vir hom in &#8216;n groot mate &#8216;n teruggee-projek. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>As jong seun van so ses jaar oud het my ma my na die biblioteek gebring, waar ek &#8216;n groot liefde vir lees ontwikkel het. Hierdie is my kans om n\u00e1 baie jare dankie te s\u00ea vir die wonderlike werk wat die mense by die biblioteek doen en dat die ruimte steeds vir die publiek toeganklik en mooi is.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Van die plante kom uit sy ouma Millie Crause se tuin en is kosbare erfenisplante wat hier nuwe lewe aan die tuin bring.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" data-attachment-id=\"308399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/dit-was-teruggee-tyd-se-man-agter-nuwe-tuin-in-middestad\/img20260509112549_57040-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112549_57040-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG20260509112549_57040\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112549_57040-1-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112549_57040-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bankies onder die groot ou bome voor die biblioteek waar besoekers kan rus.\" class=\"wp-image-308399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112549_57040-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112549_57040-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112549_57040-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG20260509112549_57040-1-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bankies onder die groot ou bome voor die biblioteek waar besoekers kan rus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ronel Jacobs van die biblioteek, s\u00ea dit is lekker om te sien hoe die publiek die tuin gebruik. Die Mangaung-metro het vier bankies geskenk wat geverf is en nou sitplek in die koelte van die groot bome daar bied. 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