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Want to know why Bloemfontein is called Rosestad?

  • 21 October 201329 December 2018
  • by Carmel Rickard

Not hard to answer. Here’s the explanation seen in an exhibition at the Waterfront shopping centre in Bloemfontein last week:

Part of an intricate carpet of roses on display

Part of an intricate carpet of roses on display

 

Individual competitors submitted roses in different categories

Individual competitors submitted roses in different categories

A stunning variety of rose blooms floated in individual bowls

A stunning variety of rose blooms floated in individual bowls

Coming from dry Smithfield, just 90 km down the N6 from Bloemfontein, I have only one question: how do these rose fanciers satisfy the thirst of their flowers?

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