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    Indigenous Open Gardens

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    At the Cliffview Gardens – 58 Buckingham Road

    • BirdLife eThekwini KZN (on the patio at garden 1) – a great place to spot and learn more about birds
    • Woodcraft by Dave Knight (on the open area/deck at Garden 2) Abstract & uniquely conventional pieces crafted from fallen trees
    • Renowned indigenous gardening expert Elsa Pooley and the Flora and Fauna Publications Trust – buy your gardening books here!
    • Hillcrest Aids Centre Nursery (at Garden 3) – indigenous plants at great prices 
    • Hillcrest Aids Centre Ubuntu Ground Café Tuk-Tuk(at Garden 3) – stop for a cup of coffee and a muffin
    • Simba Takavada (in the common gardens below Garden 3) – wire and bead garden ornaments – buy some attractive and well priced garden ornaments
    • If you are energetic and like wild places then walk the trail and enjoy the serenity of the forest – access from Garden 2

    At Garden 4 – Danna Flack – Shambala, 10 Impangele Road, Kloof

    • Grasslands Nursery – Rob Jamieson has been a long time supporter of the show – he has a wide range of indigenous plants at great prices
    • BotSoc Coastal Branch – Information table and books for sale

    At Garden 5 – Andrew and Grace McKay – 17 Surrey Lane, Kloof

    • Ben Botha Plant Nursery – succulent and aloe specialist – plants for sale
    • Pat McKrill – well known herpetologist will be on hand to engage and help visitors learn more about our local reptiles.
    • Butterflying SA (SATURDAY ONLY) – Eco Rocks and butterfly attracting plants for sale – Eco-Rocks are faux rocks that inside have compartments suitable to shelter different types of invertebrates and small vertebrates
    • Tim McClurg – Wildlife photos on Canvas

    At Garden 6 – Glenda and Neil Patterson – 11 Valrie Road, GIllitts

    • Primates Africa – information on cohabiting with Vervet Monkeys and other primates
    • LepSoc Africa / ButterflyGear – butterfly expert Steve Woodhall will be on hand to answer your questions on butterflies and there will be butterfly books and posters for sale.
    • Tutus Loco Bee Hotels – Tutus Loco contributes to the conservation of solitary bees through marketing bee hotels that mimic their natural breeding sites.

    At Garden 7 – Izolda and Tanya Visser – 6 Controversy Drive, Assagay

    • Tanya’s Pop-up Garden shop with all the latest in garden tools and accessories
    • Plants for sale
    • Food and coffee
    • Music
    • Tanya will give a talk on Saturday “Lessons from My Garden” – between 11:00 and 12:00

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    Indigenous Open Gardens

    Extra activities