Franschhoek’s famous Open Gardens Festival will take place from the 24th to the 25th October 2009. Ten spectacular gardens will be on show and visitors will pay only R100 for a Weekend Pass. This year will be quite different from anything seen to date as the town centre will host a Fresh Goods Market; music for all to enjoy; plant sales and the presence of a number of gardening experts including the legendary Keith Kirsten. The Lions Club of Franschhoek will man a ‘garden’ of their own with tea, bubbly, wine and food on offer. There will be Tussy Mussy workshops on Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 at R20 per person.
The Open Gardens include:
La Rive a "Stunning English country garden filled with swathes of soft pinks, blues and whites."
Andy Higgins’ La Providence which is a "large landscaped garden with massed rose beds and beautiful water features."
Aliki Starke’smedium sized "town garden, strikingly laid out with mixed flower beds, boxed areas and secret corners."
Carl and Sonia Atkinson’slarge garden "shaded by huge old oaks; lovely herbaceous borders, interesting pond and unusual plantings."
Die Eike, home of Rene and Piet van der Westhuyzen. This is a "new farm garden with wide expanses of lawn, rose garden, special features and beautiful mixed borders."
Hennie de Necker’sformal town garden "full of colour and interesting plantings; it is hard to believe the garden is only one year old."
Fay Bentley’ssmall garden, regarded as "a jewel; an example of mixed plantings complimenting each other."
Sabine Bosman’s Klein Champagne. The park-like garden is large and includes "shaded river frontage, meandering paths and a lily covered lake."
Kleinhof belonging to Jacques Botha. This is a "very different garden. Expect old trees, arbours and thousands of bulb plantings but no lawn."
The Cottage Garden. "Atamed old garden surrounding an historic cottage, quaint and pretty with old almond and pomegranate trees.
Talks in the Franschhoek High school hall include: Keith Kirsten (10:30 Saturday and Sunday; R60); Marie Fazard of Ludwig’s Roses (14:30 Saturday; R30) and Bridget Kitley, who will speak about herbs (14:30 Sunday; R30).
Buy your tickets online at www.webtickets.co.za or in Franschhoek on the day.
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