{"id":44295,"date":"2024-11-12T14:38:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T12:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/82-year-old-retreat-resident-transforms-dumping-ground-into-a-thriving-garden-20241112\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:07:26","slug":"82-year-old-retreat-resident-transforms-dumping-ground-into-a-thriving-garden-20241112","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/82-year-old-retreat-resident-transforms-dumping-ground-into-a-thriving-garden-20241112\/","title":{"rendered":"82-year-old Retreat resident transforms dumping ground into a thriving garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Christian Rhode, 82, transformed a former dumping site into a lush garden with nearly 1 000 succulents. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The garden now thrives thanks to Rhode\u2019s dedication and the support of the community, including waste pickers who once used the space. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ward 72 councillor Kevin Southgate praised Rhode\u2019s efforts, highlighting how the garden turned the area into a community asset.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>At 82, Retreat resident Christian Rhode turned what once was a dumping site into a garden with close to 1 000 succulents and water-wise plants over a two-and-a-half-year period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walking slowly and steadily with the assistance of a walking stick, Rhode showed <span><em>People\u2019s Post<\/em><\/span> various plants thriving in his care along Geneva Road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI planted mostly succulents and plants that can withstand the weather and grow in normal sand,\u201d he shared. \u201cWith the recent water restrictions, we learnt to save water, so I use grey water for the plants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_08284387\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12397\/41944bbe098a4b0da9d9b34e3ec9f652.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/888ccbd4ad9541f795b72f4b84f5f9dd.jpg\" title=\"Christian Rhode with Ward 72 councillor Kevin Southgate. PHOTO: \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Christian Rhode with Ward 72 councillor Kevin Southgate. PHOTO: <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from Tulbagh, the grandfather moved in with his daughter and her family five years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/a-neglected-corner-in-plumstead-is-now-a-flourishing-vegetable-garden-thanks-to-volunteers-20240917\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A neglected corner in Plumstead is now a flourishing vegetable garden thanks to volunteers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked whether he always had \u201cgreen fingers\u201d Rhode insisted there was no such thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you know how to plant then any person would be able to do this.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His passion for gardening was passed down from his grandfather and father when he was a child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained: \u201cMy grandfather was a \u2018jack of all trades, but master of none\u2019 as the saying goes. He taught me, from an early age, how to take care of plants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-former-dumping-ground\">Former dumping ground<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every morning before sunrise and before sunset Rhode makes his way to the garden to water and check on its progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe community used to dump their rubbish here, so I just decided we could make a difference and started gardening in this space. <em>Die plante het ek self gekweek<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_8e24c537\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12397\/cc5f32e3a9e64e47b8f1d511c92b57c2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c2ddd42e8154416bbd91f09c7d61911f.jpg\" title=\"Christian Rhode has planted more than 1 000 succulents in a two and a half year period. PHOTO: \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Christian Rhode has planted more than 1 000 succulents in a two and a half year period. PHOTO: <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Remarkably, waste pickers who used to dump rubbish in the space are now bringing along plants for Rhode to add to his garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe same people who used to dump rubbish in this space are now also bringing plants to me. I have the support of the community; if they see me busy planting one neighbour would provide a pipe and water while another would bring seedlings or plants to add to the garden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/tygerburger\/brackenfell-residents-transform-barren-land-into-thriving-food-garden-and-urban-forest-20240614-2\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Brackenfell residents transform barren land into thriving food garden and urban forest<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward 72 councillor Kevin Southgate, who noted the efforts of this plucky grandfather, thanked him for his work in the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs Mr Rhode indicated this was a terrible dumping site. Everyone who passed through here with their trolleys saw this as a place where they could sort their stuff and then leave the rubbish behind. We had to get the City in here, at least twice a week, to come and clean up, and this has been going on for several years because the litter pickers have been here for a while.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was during his weekly ward inspections that Southgate noted the transformation taking place. \u201cIt sort of piqued my interest and then I met Mr Rhode. 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