The Open Midlands Gardens celebrates the beauty and creativity of local gardens in the KZN Midlands. Visitors have the opportunity to tour a variety of local gardens, each offering its own unique charm and inspiration. From quaint cottage-style gardens to expansive landscapes, there’s something for every gardening enthusiast to enjoy. The Open Midlands Gardens fosters a sense of community spirit, bringing together gardeners, nature lovers, and families for a weekend of fun and inspiration. It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow gardening enthusiasts and share tips, stories, and a love for all things green.
Mark your calendars and join us for weekends of blooming beauty, inspiration, and community at the Blackwood’s Open Midlands Gardens.
OPEN MIDLANDS GARDENS 2024
Monday 9 September to Sunday 13 October
Owners: John and Jenny Robinson
Address: Benvie Estate, Karkloof
Cost: R50 p/p
Limited Wheelchair Accessibility | Picnics permitted
A garden established by John Geekie 130 years ago and still maintained by the family. Trees and shrubs brought in from around the world, planted with open areas and ponds. A walk takes you around the circumference of the garden to view the plantings of exotic trees and beds of colour with flowering azalea mollis. Lovely areas to picnic.
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 October
Owner: Lisa Thompson
Address: Baynes House, Baynesfield Estate
Cost: R10 p/p
Wheelchair Accessibility | Dog Permitted | Picnics Permitted
Museum open for tours
This large garden was first started by Sarah Baynes in late 1880s. It has large established trees, a formal rose garden, a maze, a viola carpet garden and vintage tractors and implements. Baynes House was built in 1882 by Joseph Baynes, and the large garden wraps around this grand house. Baynes Heritage House is a Victorian museum and will be open for house tours on the open day.
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October
Owners: Gordon and Kim Stuart
Address: 1 Oakleigh Dr, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Limited Wheelchair Accessibility | Picnics Permitted
Tea & coffee will be available
A rambling, farm style garden with a blend of English garden planting of roses, perennials, indigenous trees, shrubs and bulbs. Large sweeping lawns are edged with trees and deep borders. There are lots of beautiful roses, unusual perennials and stunning views of the Umgeni River. Water features, pergolas and an arbor walk have gently been included in the garden.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Tim & Kate Baynes
Address: Millford Farm, D666, Dargle, 3265
Cost: R10 p/p
Garden Workshops:
Sip & Sow Workshop with Femme Petale
Sat 19 Oct – 9:30am to 12pm
Build a Bouquet Workshop with Femme Petale
Sat 19 Oct – 2pm to 4pm
A formal English garden offering panoramic vistas of the breathtaking Dargle valley. This garden harmoniously blends structured elegance with an abundance of vibrant herbaceous borders teeming with roses, delphiniums, peonies, foxgloves, and dahlias.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Carol Sacke
Address: 12 Broadacres Country Estate, District Road, Merrivale Heights, Howick, 3290
Limited Wheelchair Access | Small dogs on leashes permitted
Cost: R10 p/p
Loved and owned by Carol and Kevin Sacke. A memorial garden for Kelli, their precious daughter who died from an inoperable brain tumour. This garden is God-given. Being an artist, Carol saw the vision the minute she laid eyes on it way back in 2014. Nine years later and the garden rooms are plenty: a champagne garden, a proudly South African section, a golfer’s delight, a fancy-free, and a not-to-be-missed hot and spicy garden! Come and see the Art Gallery and have a chat with the artist Carol Sacke at Kelli Belli Gallori.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owners: Sharon Butler and Marilyn Northmore
Address: The corner of the R103 and Caversham Road, Lions River, 3260
Cost: R10 p/p
Picnics Permitted
A mix of roses, azaleas, flowering cherry trees and flourishing vegetable patches intertwine amidst charming water features, shaded moss-covered stairways and a secret garden walkway, brimming with azaleas and Pride of India.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owners: Mike & Gill Wilson
Address: 4 Mannikin Drive, Amberfield, Mare Street, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Floral Art Display & Floral Art Demo
A rose-lover’s paradise! This garden is a work in progress. Work began 9 months ago. It is filled with lovely herbaceous borders and many roses, some of which are Heritage roses. This garden is set in beautiful tree-filled surroundings.
A Floral art display will be held in the main Amberfield lounge by the Midland’s Floral Art Society and Amberfield residents. There will be a one hour floral art demonstration (free of charge) by members of the Midland’s Floral Art Society which will be held at 10am on Saturday 19th. Teas and eats will be available in the main lounge for +- R25 per person.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Colleen Bennett
Address: Unit 57, 8 Quail Lane, Amberfield, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Floral Art Display & Floral Art Demo
A cottage garden that’s a mix of roses and shrubs to attract birds, bees and butterflies.
A Floral art display will be held in the main Amberfield lounge by the Midland’s Floral Art Society and Amberfield residents. There will be a one hour floral art demonstration (free of charge) by members of the Midland’s Floral Art Society which will be held at 10am on Saturday 19th. Teas and eats will be available in the main lounge for +- R25 per person.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Karen Braithwaite
Address: 2 Quail Lane, Amberfield, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Floral Art Display & Floral Art Demo
A cottage-style garden inside the fenced area and an indigenous garden outside the fenced area. This is a garden in the making, so it’s not finished yet. It includes roses, an arch and wall trellises.
A Floral art display will be held in the main Amberfield lounge by the Midland’s Floral Art Society and Amberfield residents. There will be a one hour floral art demonstration (free of charge) by members of the Midland’s Floral Art Society which will be held at 10am on Saturday 19th. Teas and eats will be available in the main lounge for +- R25 per person.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Anne Colvin
Address: 17 Jacana Road, Amberfield, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Floral Art Display & Floral Art Demo
A small cottage garden on both sides of the house with a paved walkway at the side of the house. Fully fenced. A lovely mixture of plants and textures. The garden has been redone this past year when we moved to Amberfields.
A Floral art display will be held in the main Amberfield lounge by the Midland’s Floral Art Society and Amberfield residents. There will be a one hour floral art demonstration (free of charge) by members of the Midland’s Floral Art Society which will be held at 10am on Saturday 19th. Teas and eats will be available in the main lounge for +- R25 per person.
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October
Owner: Lynn Gemmell
Address: 9 Jacana Lane, Amberfield, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Floral Art Display & Floral Art Demo
A garden with hardy flowering shrubs. Easy Maintenance with some roses and pots. Heat tolerant and colourful. Low maintenance planting.
A Floral art display will be held in the main Amberfield lounge by the Midland’s Floral Art Society and Amberfield residents. There will be a one hour floral art demonstration (free of charge) by members of the Midland’s Floral Art Society which will be held at 10am on Saturday 19th. Teas and eats will be available in the main lounge for +- R25 per person.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Jeanette McLean
Address: 28 Weaver Lane, Amberfield, Mare Street, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Floral Art Display & Floral Art Demo
A small, informal garden that relies on colours and textures of plants in the front. The back garden has succulents and hardy plants in 3 beds. It’s an easy maintenance garden.
A Floral art display will be held in the main Amberfield lounge by the Midland’s Floral Art Society and Amberfield residents. There will be a one hour floral art demonstration (free of charge) by members of the Midland’s Floral Art Society which will be held at 10am on Saturday 19th. Teas and eats will be available in the main lounge for +- R25 per person.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Christa Lubbe
Address: 1 Guinea Fowl Lane, Amberfield, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Floral Art Display & Floral Art Demo
An informal garden – a mixture of “common plants” here and there – and a few (approx 8) “water” bird baths, stones, wooden bridge, 2 large cycads & garden ornaments. A farm/cottage-style garden.
A Floral art display will be held in the main Amberfield lounge by the Midland’s Floral Art Society and Amberfield residents. There will be a one hour floral art demonstration (free of charge) by members of the Midland’s Floral Art Society which will be held at 10am on Saturday 19th. Teas and eats will be available in the main lounge for +- R25 per person.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Liz Denison
Address: 17 Francolin Lane, Amberfield, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Floral Art Display & Floral Art Demo
A small complex garden. Lots of roses.
A Floral art display will be held in the main Amberfield lounge by the Midland’s Floral Art Society and Amberfield residents. There will be a one hour floral art demonstration (free of charge) by members of the Midland’s Floral Art Society which will be held at 10am on Saturday 19th. Teas and eats will be available in the main lounge for +- R25 per person.
Saturday 19 & Sun 20 October
Owner: Jean Harborth
Address: 3 Quail Close, Amberfield, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Floral Art Display & Floral Art Demo
A small rose section, design stone features – a little bit of everything. Stunning colours.
A Floral art display will be held in the main Amberfield lounge by the Midland’s Floral Art Society and Amberfield residents. There will be a one hour floral art demonstration (free of charge) by members of the Midland’s Floral Art Society which will be held at 10am on Saturday 19th. Teas and eats will be available in the main lounge for +- R25 per person.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Yvonne Dredge
Address: 27 Francolin Lane, Amberfield, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Floral Art Display & Floral Art Demo
This is a corner unit, so the garden goes around 3 sides of the property, with lawn on either sides of the beds. Full of adeniums, succulents, shade plants and roses.
A Floral art display will be held in the main Amberfield lounge by the Midland’s Floral Art Society and Amberfield residents. There will be a one hour floral art demonstration (free of charge) by members of the Midland’s Floral Art Society which will be held at 10am on Saturday 19th. Teas and eats will be available in the main lounge for +- R25 per person.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Rikki Abbott Wedderburn
Address: 7 Loerie Close, Amberfield, Mare Street, Howick, 3290
Floral Art Display & Floral Art Demo
An Amberfield garden that boasts a variety of plants that flourish in a tranquil, shaded area. A constantly challenging and changing garden that makes unusual use of height. Deep mulching is practised. Self-seeding is actively encouraged. Some seed is collected and used or given away.
A Floral art display will be held in the main Amberfield lounge by the Midland’s Floral Art Society and Amberfield residents. There will be a one hour floral art demonstration (free of charge) by members of the Midland’s Floral Art Society which will be held at 10am on Saturday 19th. Teas and eats will be available in the main lounge for +- R25 per person.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Midland’s Rose Society – Gail Birss
Address: Heritage Garden, Garlington Estate, Seeking Drive, Hilton, 3245
Cost: R10 p/p
Sale of plants, seeds, calendars
Step into history at the Heritage Garden, lovingly curated by the Midland’s Rose Society since 2017, where over 138 varieties of Old Garden Roses dating back to the early settlers bloom in a picturesque setting, preserving the rich botanical legacy of South Africa’s past. The garden is entered by a ramp, as well as having a pathway around the perimeter of the garden to make it wheelchair friendly. Four arches enter the grass section, and we have four beds in which we grow four different shades of roses. In the centre of the garden there is a gazebo with a table and chairs. All the roses are labelled and this year, there will be a map of the garden with information about the interesting stories of some of the roses.
Sale of roses / plants / seeds / calendars / cards will be available. The Midlands Rose Society will also be selling roses taken from cuttings in the garden, as well as plants which they use as underplantings. They also sell packets of seeds taken from the garden. Beautiful Rose Calendars and Cards published by Jackie Kalley will also be available. These sales, as well as the entry fee to see the garden, are used to maintain the garden.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Barbara Rogers
Address: 19 St Michaels Road, Winterskloof, Hilton, 3425
Cost: R10 p/p
An established English country garden, semi-manicured to rambling. An assortment of magnificent tree and majesty views. The garden is terraced with 2 duck ponds (a children’s special). Pockets of delight around every corner.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Margaret Clinton-Parker
Address: 6 Keans Drive, Hiltara Park, Hilton, 3245
Cost: R10 p/p
A cottage-style garden with roses mixed with informal planting and a pretty water feature. A Zen garden is tucked into the corner near the patio and swimming pool.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Sarah Bowman
Address: 18 Flamingo Road, Leonard, Hilton, 3245
Cost: R10 p/p
Limited Wheelchair Access | Dogs Permitted | Picnics Permitted
Gardening supplies and plant sale
Planted with plants in memory of Sarah’s beloved grandmother, and designed with kids in mind. Feel free to have tea under the rose-lined arbour, a stroll through the lemon orchard, or a moment watching kids on the playground. Having only moved onto the property in 2022, it has changed drastically since! It was previously over-shadowed by unruly trees and planted with only greenery, the garden has reclaimed its sense of colour and purpose!
Gardening supplies and plants available for sale.
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October
Owner: Natasha Steyn
Address: No 1 The Gates, Hilton College Road, Hilton, 3245
Cost: R10 p/p
Wheelchair Accessibility
An beautiful, indigenous 1 year old garden with a collection of sculptures including works from Anton Smit and Lewellyn Davies. Being indigenous means no extra irrigation. It’s a self-maintaining garden with cut flowers for the house all year round.
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October
Owner: Jean Peterson
Address: 33 Conifer Drive, Woodgrove Retirement Village, 28a Howick Rd, Pietermariztburg, 3201
Cost: R20 p/p
Craft Market & Plant Sales
A mix of colourful shrubs and annuals, a few roses, some indigenous shrubs and trees. Side and back gardens on difficult slopes.
Sale of teas & lunch, plants, baked goods and a lovely Craft Market on Saturday from 9am to 4pm will be available at Woodgrove.
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October
Owner: Gillian Dyer
Address: 49 Conifer Drive, Woodgrove Retirement Village, 28a Howick Road, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Cost: R20 p/p
Craft Market & Plant Sales
Indigenous shrubs and trees screen a beautiful small garden, planted with roses and annuals, creating a garden of tranquillity.
Sale of teas & lunch, plants, baked goods and a lovely Craft Market on Saturday from 9am to 4pm will be available at Woodgrove.
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October
Owner: Joan Dowsett
Address: 10 Elm Ridge, Woodgrove Retirement Village, 28a Howick Road, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Cost: R20 p/p
Craft Market & Plant Sales
Designed with rocks and gravel. Clever use of grass and gravel and succulents make this garden memorable.
Sale of teas & lunch, plants, baked goods and a lovely Craft Market on Saturday from 9am to 4pm will be available at Woodgrove.
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October
Owner: Mary-Ann Spurr
Address: 7 Cypress Way, 28a Howick Road, Woodgrove Retirement Village, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Cost: R20 p/p
Craft Market & Plant Sales
Craft Market & Plant Sales
A sunny, north-facing terraced garden. Roses inter-planted with colourful annuals occupy the top terrace. Hardy perennials and shrubs fill the bank and lower terrace. A tall Japanese Maple provides shade in the summer and autumn colour. A collection of succulents in pots soften the concrete paths around the house.
Sale of teas & lunch, plants, baked goods and a lovely Craft Market on Saturday from 9am to 4pm will be available at Woodgrove.
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October
Owner: Maureen Walwyn
Address: 8 Elm Ridge, Woodgrove Retirement Village, 28a Howick Road Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Cost: R20 p/p
Craft Market & Plant Sales
The garden features attractive plantings and use of succulents to save water.
Sale of teas & lunch, plants, baked goods and a lovely Craft Market on Saturday from 9am to 4pm will be available at Woodgrove.
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October
Owner: Lorraine de Klerk
Address: Notting Hill Lodge, R103, Old Main Road, Balgowan, 3275
Cost: R10 p/p
Dogs Permitted | Picnics Permitted
The grounds are large and the garden extensive. The trees are the most spectacular, enormous plane trees, a spectacular Himalayan oak specimen, old pines, magnolias, indigenous hilaria lucifer trees. A rockery area with large tree dahlia’s, watsonia, aloes and St Joseph lilies. There is a ‘forest walk’ to the dam 3 minutes from the Lodge where you will find water hyacinths, red hot pokers, ivy and a lovely spot to sit in the quiet.
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October
Owner: Rose Sivright
Address: Glengarry Park, 1 Highmoor Road, Kamberg, 3300
Cost: R10 p/p
The grounds are extensive and park-like and home to a wonderful collection of English perennials. Acid-loving shrubs abound, including rhododendrons, both deciduous and evergreen azaleas, pieris and deutzia among others. This is a plants-person garden, with many delightfully different plants. A fairy garden to enchant both young and old waiting to be discovered.
Kamberg Country Gardens : The Kamberg Valley Association will host a tea garden offering home baked teas and light lunches between 10:00am and 3:00pm on Saturday 26th October. Funds raised will be used by Kamberg Social Responsibility Committee.
St Peters Church will host Flowers through our Church on Sunday 27 October from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October
Owners: Graham and Sue Armstrong
Address: Sandstone Farm, D450 Kamberg Rd, Rosetta, 3301
Cost: R10 p/p
This 4 acre garden is a beautiful combination of exotic and indigenous plants, with three interesting water features, featuring sandstone retaining walls. The large stone walled garden has a magnificent terraced rose garden and an interesting potage featuring raised beds. A recently constructed greenhouse stands prominently in a productive vegetable garden. The garden and farm is home to numerous exotic trees planted by the owners in 2010 when the Sandstone House, cottage and stables were built out of local sandstone recovered from an old cattle shed. The garden overlooks two well-known trout dams and onwards over the rolling hills of the Kamberg valley and onto Giant’s Castle peaks in the Ukhalamba Drakensberg mountains.
Kamberg Country Gardens : The Kamberg Valley Association will host a tea garden offering home baked teas and light lunches between 10:00am and 3:00pm on Saturday 26th October. Funds raised will be used by Kamberg Social Responsibility Committee.
St Peters Church will host Flowers through our Church on Sunday 27 October from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October
Owner: Deborah Erskine
Address: Prosperity Farm, D314, Kamberg, Rosetta, 3301
Cost: R10 p/p
The original homestead at Prosperity Farm was built in 1885. The early settlers got to work immediately planting exotic trees, including oaks, planes and acers. A megalithic plane from that time still dominates the north lawn. In the 1920’s, Gwelo Goodman, visited Prosperity and set to the task of re-designing and laying out a new garden. He surrounded the north lawn with an Italianesque wall and set opposing thatched pavilions either side. The symmetry was completed with the planting of cypress trees and a grove of planes. Today the walled garden is fringed by a herbaceous border which is a blaze of colour in the spring. Goodman designed a grand entrance to the garden through imposing wrought iron gates and down a long hedged avenue to a parking area amidst an orchard. From there one proceeded on foot through a sandstone pergola festooned with wisteria and Banksia roses. The Erskine Family acquired Prosperity at the turn of the century and changed the entrance to the house and garden to fit with modern farming needs. A new entrance through formal rose gardens with a carpet of Snow in Summer, a new green house, and asparagus beds round off a gem of a Kamberg garden.
Kamberg Country Gardens : The Kamberg Valley Association will host a tea garden offering home baked teas and light lunches between 10:00am and 3:00pm on Saturday 26th October. Funds raised will be used by Kamberg Social Responsibility Committee.
St Peters Church will host Flowers through our Church on Sunday 27 October from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October
Owner: Belinda Price
Address: Prosper Farm, D314, Kamberg Road, Rosetta 3301
Cost: R10 p/p
Prosper Garden is set on a working Dairy Farm. It is a sweeping spacious park like garden with magnificent views across a dam to the Sleeping Giant and Grazing dairy cows.The gardens are framed by mature Plain trees, some over 70 years old, a magnificent Copper Beech, beautiful Oak trees and White Stinkwoods with well established boarder planting. Walk through the paved pathways to hidden gardens of Hydrangeas and more.
Kamberg Country Gardens : The Kamberg Valley Association will host a tea garden offering home baked teas and light lunches between 10:00am and 3:00pm on Saturday 26th October. Funds raised will be used by Kamberg Social Responsibility Committee.
St Peters Church will host Flowers through our Church on Sunday 27 October from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 November
Amber Glades : Sandra Turner van Rij
Address: Amber Glades, D507 off Karkloof Road, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Wheelchair Accessibility | Dogs Permitted
Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 November
Owner: Heinrich Odendaal
Address: Colbourne Farm, Karkloof Road, Howick, 3290
Cost: R10 p/p
Live Performances:
Sat 2 Nov : Khazimula Children’s Home Marimba Band – all day
Sun 3 Nov : Michaelhouse Marimba & Jazz Bands – 10am to 11:30am
An old English garden surrounding an old red brick house dating back to the early 1900s. The garden has been under Heinrich’s care for the last 6 years. With the garden being quite large, his main goal was to create an easy-to-maintain garden with mostly perennials. Unfortunately, they do get frost, but from early spring the garden starts showing off with a flush of blooming clivias, rhododendrons, and azaleas. Key features include big open spaces (lawns), a forest garden (clivias) and a spectacular vista over the Karkloof and Loskop.
Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 November
Owners: Cheryl and Owen Davies
Address: 30 Curry’s Post Road, Howick North 3290 (1km off Main Street Howick on tar)
Cost: R10 p/p
Small Dogs Permitted | Picnics Permitted
The garden is informal, on many levels and botanically diverse. Special features are koi ponds and bronze sculptures.
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 November
Owner: St John Haw
Address: 19a Hosking Road, Athlone, PMB, 3201
Cost: R10 p/p
A formal Italian / Mediterranean garden with lots of terraces, water features and metal works throughout. It’s a 1941 house with lots of Victorian and Edwardian metal work.
Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 November
Owner: Christopher Duigan
Address: Casa Mexicana, 35 Montgomery Drive, Athlone, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Cost: R10 p/p
Picnics Permitted
A labour of love spanning 28 years, where Barry Lovegrove’s inspired vision intertwines extensive hard-scaping with a diverse array of indigenous flora, creating a captivating Afro-Mexican oasis boasting architectural marvels, tranquil water features, hand-painted tiles, a hidden forest path and a rich tapestry of aloes, plectranthus, mature trees and potted succulents, inviting visitors to experience a harmonious blend of culture and nature.
Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 November
Owners: William and Claire Meyer
Address: Sunset Farm, Hlatikulu Road, Mooi River, 3300
Cost: R10 p/p
Large lawns, big trees, over 3000 roses, various annuals. The garden is at its best in early November. There is a long 60m pergola covered in climbing roses; a gazebo with a water feature, pond and Koi fish and a formal rose garden.
Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 November
Owners: Wayne and Sharon Devitt
Address: Nguni Riverside Estate, Portion 232 of Farm Springvale, D146, Rosetta, 3301
Cost: R10 p/p
Picnics Permitted
Rose Propagation Demos
The garden is just over a year old. It’s a work in progress garden. There’s a beautiful walk along the Mooi River. Very old structures by the river.
Rose propagation events will take place (at no charge) at 11am and 2pm on both days. Each demonstration will be approx. 20 minutes.
Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 November
Owner: Marita Kruger
Address: Hydrangea Lodge, 1 Braemar Lane, Nottingham Road, 3280
Cost: R10 p/p
Limited Wheelchair Accessibility | Dogs Permitted | Picnics Permitted
Hydrangea Lodge has a history going back to the 1950s. The trees (Copper Beeches, Liriodendron / Tulip tree, Liquid Ambers, Taxodium / Swamp Cypress and Oak species) form a delightful canopy over Rhododendrons / Azaleas and many Hydrangeas. A garden for a lovely peaceful meander.
Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 November
Peter’s Gate : Kirsty Makin
Address: Peter’s Gate Herbal Centre, R103, Lidgetton, 3270
Cost: R10 p/p
Wheelchair Accessibility | Dogs Permitted | Picnics Permitted
A 30 year old family run business overlooking the majestic Caversham Valley. A large area under lawn and beds of herbal plants, including herbal trees. A vast collection of medicinal, culinary, cosmetic, permaculture and indigenous herbs. Organically grown. Insect and bird friendly. Supports a large population of pollinating insects, including bees.
Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 December
Owner: Cath Conway
Address: Braco Farm, 48 Karkloof Road, Karkloof, 3299
Cost: R50 p/vehicle
Picnics Permitted
Open House / Christmas Carols
Braco is a family farm that was established by newlyweds, Campbell & Camilla Shaw, in 1905. The 12 acres of garden surround the old farm house and meander to the river, paddocks and plantations. Karkloof mountain range, indigenous bush, Grey Mare’s Tail waterfall, majestic trees, hydrangeas, camellias, azaleas, peach blossoms and sculptures.
The farm house will be open for viewing of the Christmas decorations collected by the family over many years. Join us for Braco Christmas Decorations – Open House / Christmas Carols on the verandah on Saturday 7th December at 2pm and 6.30pm. Bring your own picnic and seating.
