Explore nature’s bounty at open gardens
The Kloof Rotary Anns invite you to visit the six stunning gardens open for viewing at this year's fund-raiser event.
THE Kloof Rotary Anns invite you to meander through six lovely indigenous and exotic gardens at its annual Open Gardens fund-raiser on Saturday, 5 and Sunday, 6 October.
The sizes of the gardens range from two-acre plots to small and medium complex gardens.
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Again, water storage tanks will be evident throughout and Ludwig’s Roses is on the route this year.
Highbury Centenary Hall is the venue for the organisation’s tea and crafts stalls. Wors rolls will also be available at Garden 3.
Tickets cost R60 each and children under 12 enter for free.
Each ticket allows entrance to all six gardens and refreshments. Tickets are available at the entrance to each garden and can be purchased before the event at the Kloof Village Mall SuperSPAR and the Watercrest SuperSPAR. All gardens are wheelchair friendly.
Contact Wendy Scorgie on 083 661 7337 or visit www.kloofrotary.co.za.
This garden has a dramatic sweep of lawn with a deep, informal border of mixed plantings on the one side and layers of interesting shrubs on the other. There are very old, established trees which together with a canopy of borrowed landscaping, gives the garden a feeling of yesteryear. There is a mixture of exotics and indigenous plants and roses thrive in sunny spots. At the rear of the house, stone walls give rise to a second garden and sweeping lawn. An enclosed vegetable and herb garden are also on this level.
This prestigious SALI Gold award-winning two-acre garden is a fun and quirky space with a stamp of originality. The basic plant palette is based on repetition and unity of species to create a garden of structure with added focal points and places of interest. JPJ Landscapes has been extensively involved in the direction of this garden over the past eight years.
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This garden is in the early stages of creation but its indigenous features draw in the wildlife. Expect to see aloes, grasses, succulents and trees that have replaced exotic hedges and bushes. Although there are still small areas still containing such plants, the owners are slowly turning their space into a natural wheelchair friendly paradise for the family and the wildlife.
The owners of this small garden raised the bank at the rear of their property so they could them plant and create a beautiful space that would not have been possible otherwise.
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This garden is five years old and was created on fill. Expect neat sleeper paths that will lead you through a garden with both exotic and indigenous plants. It has an attractive raised rockery dominated by a wild fuchsia tree. The road frontage consists of a raised bed filled with succulents and aloes.
This is a repeat garden. A well-established work-in-progress garden that changes by the day. It has a large variety of indigenous and exotic plants, shrubs and colour.
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