OGC 2019

Angela’s small suburban garden

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Constantia Valley Garden Club

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.

OPEN GARDENS 2019

Posted on May 8, 2019 by flamelily2

 

 

Open Gardens – 2019 Friday 18th 2 pm – 6 pm Saturday 19th 9 am to 5 pm

FEATURED

Posted on September 29, 2018 by flamelily2

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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

• http://www.webtickets.co.za
• Ferndale Nursery: Brommersvlei Rd, Constantia
• The Greenhouse Nursery: Montebello, Newlands Ave
• Sherwood hardware: Ladies Mile, Bergvliet
• Peter Gilder :  Constantia Village                                 

• Contact (021) 712 5668 or 082 502 2060

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.

Proceeds from the ticket and plant sales are donated to food garden projects with proven track records and sustainable mission statements like  The SOZO foundation and Soil for Life.

http://sozofoundation.co.za                         http://soilforlife.co.za

Tickets also available at the gate of the advertised gardens on the day.

 

 

Sally’s Constantia garden

Posted on October 11, 2019 by flamelily2

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

 

Sue’s garden – and our coffee / tea venue

Posted on October 11, 2019 by flamelily2

Amanda’s garden

Posted on September 29, 2019 by flamelily2

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.