{"id":11581,"date":"2009-04-09T21:55:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-10T01:55:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-08-13T18:57:31","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T22:57:31","slug":"1st-annual-muddy-boot-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardern.co.za\/2009\/04\/1st-annual-muddy-boot-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1st Annual Muddy Boot Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 232px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/MUDDYBOOT.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322806968820431826\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>As you can tell, I am making some significant changes to my blog. I hope everyone likes them. Since I am a designer, as well as a gardener and plant collector, I felt that perhaps my blog should reflect some of the design aspects of my life too. 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