This year again we are all busy potting up plants. Some made wreaths and macrame hangers. We have a few delicious goodies and books…… Come and look!
This year again we are all busy potting up plants. Some made wreaths and macrame hangers. We have a few delicious goodies and books…… Come and look!
The view from this garden of the back of table mountain is simple spectacular but the garden is so interesting that the eye is constantly being drawn back to the garden itself!
A vast terraced lawn for the children to play on gives way to a carpet of interlinking rectangles of shrubs, predominantly of fynbos, through which you can wander on a raised board walk. There is also a child’s dream play area (sadly not to be used by visiting children but you will get some wonderful ideas for your own garden from it) and a forest of young indigenous trees, water features as well as a formal vegetable garden which supplies the family and an orchard
This is the garden to go to first if there are plants you are after- as this is where we are holding our PLANT SALE –
But do allow time to wander around the rest of her garden as it is so cool and has the most wonderful restful and relaxing feel to it. This is due in part to the unusual colour of the walls of the house and boundary. It is also surrounded by trees growing on the pavement which enclose it and help give it atmosphere. Amanda has managed to garden amazingly well under their shade and copes with their roots!
Although green and grey predominate there are pops of colour with each season and its so interesting to see what has survived – and even flourished in our drought as she only put in a borehole recently.
Angela’s small, lawn-less garden is an inspiration to all who see it. It is planted up mainly with indigenous plants and an wonderful selection of colourful succulents.
Some parts of the garden are totally reliant on rain, others are watered with rain water collected from the roof, and a small patch with washing machine and shower water. She has propagates many of the plants herself, grows her own vegetables and has a working beehive.
As a result of the ‘drought’ of the past few years we skipped having open gardens last year but will be running them once again this October. We have selected 4 amazing gardens which show a variety of practical approaches to sensible water management which we hope will inspire you to keep gardening !
Tickets R70 bought in advance / R80 on the day (on sale NOW)
TICKET OUTLETS
This year tickets include barista coffee, or tea, from the SOZO baristas and homemade cake served in the ‘tea’ garden.
We will also be running our renown and ever popular PLANT SALE sale of unusual plants propagated and grown by members of the garden clubs.