Garden No 1
Garden 1 – The garden of Helen and Allan Westwood – 5 Everton Road, Kloof
This garden has never been on show before and has undergone extensive renovation in the very recent past. As such it offers a blend of established and new plantings and numerous interesting features.
This garden is mostly flat and relatively easy to walk through.
Access / Mobility at this garden
- Verge parking on Halstead Road
- Take care crossing Everton Road – this is a very busy road
- There is a short tarred gentle upward slope to the pay-point
- The garden is mostly flat and reasonably easy for people with walking disability
- Wheelchair access – From the pay-point there are four small steps to reach the front patio of the house – if you can manage these then from there is a paved path that leads you through most of the garden other than the lawned area
Also at this garden:
- Nature Facts Treasure Hunt for children – collect entry form at gate
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Garden No 2
Garden No 2 – The Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS), 74 Everton Road, Kloof
This garden has previously been on show with the Rotary Anns but has since been significantly added to with large new gardens and a wetland. It offers a blend of intimate gardening (the original garden) and an extensive corporate garden (the new garden).
We have numerous activities at this garden so allow plenty of time to see the garden itself as well as all the extra activities.
The property includes a historical Crowhurst Manor – Crowhurst was built by the Hulett sugar barons at the turn of the 20th century. It was later bought by Sir William and Lady Firth and named after their Elizabethan homestead in Surrey, England. There will be some limited access to the Manor house. Enquire at reception for access.
There is a “club house” on the property where you can sit down in the shade and enjoy the food that is available for purchase.
Access / Mobility at this garden
- Please note there are roadworks and detours on Everton Road.
- To access Gardens 2, 3 and 4 from the M13 Everton Road off-ramp take Everton Road, go past Garden 1 and then:
- turn left onto Halstead Road
- right on to Madeleine Drive
- right on to Ashley Drive
- left onto Everton Road
- There is plenty of parking available inside the TWIMS campus
- Most of the garden is flat and easily accessible for people with walking difficulties and 95% of the garden is accessible by wheelchair
Also at this garden:
- Kloof Conservancy Information Table
- Information and pamphlets on Invasive Alien Species presented by Msenge Landscaping (at the Kloof Conservancy table)
- Indigenous Plant Sales by Grasslands Nursery (at the Kloof Conservancy table)
- Indigenous Plant Sales by Izingadi Zethemba “Gardens of Hope” Plant Nursery – HACT Nursery
- Botanical Society KZN Coastal Branch – visit our book stand featuring a fantastic selection of pre-loved botanical and gardening books at affordable prices. Support our fundraising efforts and stock up on some great reads. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign up as a new member and receive a free book on how to attract butterflies to your garden!
- Lepidopterist Society of Africa/ButterflyGear – information on butterflies and butterfly books for sale and caterpillar competition sponsored by Struik Nature.
- BirdLife eThekwini KZN – information on the birds of the area
- Anura Africa – information on the amphibians of our area
- Simba Takavada – wire and bead crafts and other garden ornaments
- Carlsen Mangena – wire and bead crafts and other garden ornaments
- Lazarus Kukakunesu – large scale recycled metal garden ornaments
- Woodcraft by Dave Knight – driftwood turned into art
- Butterflying / Eco-rocks – butterfly friendly plants and Eco-rocks for sale
- The Burgerman – food sales
- Ubuntu Ground Café (HACT) – coffee and muffins
- Nature Facts Treasure Hunt – in partnership with the Kinship Programme for children – collect entry form at gate.
- Robyn Ansell Art – artworks that reflect a delicate balance between realism and creativity
- Horticouture – Landscaping
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Garden No 3
Garden 3 – The garden of Betsy and Ant Kee, 5 Pearson Road, Everton
This is a very well established large garden with a “park like” feel and numerous very interesting trees.
Access / Mobility at this garden:
- Verge parking is limited – use St Clair and Glenart Roads
- There is a short but steep slope from Pearson down to the pay-point
- From the pay-point the garden is mostly easily accessible for people with walking disabilities
- This garden is not suitable for wheelchairs
Also at this garden:
- Mend-the-Molweni Project display and information table. Funds raised at this garden will be donated to the Mend-the-Molweni Project.
- Everton Conservancy information and display table
- Tim McClurg – stunning wildlife photographs on canvas
- Nature Facts Treasure Hunt for children – collect entry form at gate
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Garden No 4
Garden 4 – The garden of Shireen and Gary Borchardt, 7 Falls View Road, Everton
This stunning garden is packed with a very wide range of locally indigenous species on the edge of Krantzkloof Nature reserve. It is at its best during the winter season so we can expect a colourful display.
Access / Mobility at this garden:
- This garden is situated on a Cul-de-Sac
- It is critically important that the turning circle at the end of the Cul-de-Sac be kept free for cars to turn
- The road is narrow with limited verge parking
- The top part of this garden – around the house – is flat and easily accessible and suitable for people with walking difficulties – this is approximately 25% of the garden.
- The rest of the garden has rough paths, stairs and steep sections and not suitable for anyone with walking difficulties.
- For the more adventurous there is a short path which takes you to a cliff-edge overlooking Krantzkloof Nature Reserve – persons using this path do so at their own risk – see our Indemnity Clause
- This garden is not suitable for wheelchairs
Also at this garden:
- Renowned indigenous garden specialist Dr Elsa Pooley (as well as the Flora and Fauna Trust team) will be located at this garden and will be available to sign copies of the amazing new book “SOUTH AFRICAN INDIGENOUS GARDEN PLANTS” which Elsa co-authored with Geoff Nichols and Andrew Hankey. Other invaluable indigenous gardening books from the Flora and Fauna Publications Trust will also be available for sale.
- Nature Facts Treasure Hunt for children – collect entry form at gate
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Garden No 5
Garden 5 – The garden of Heather and Laurence Balcomb, 8 Kenelm Road, Everton
Under the previous owner this garden was proudly “wild” but has been mildly tamed as Heather and Gary introduced some structure to sections of the garden without detracting from it’s wild nature. There is a small but very “productive” grassland and an extensive forest section to explore.
Heather will have some information on the garden’s history and plants on display and she will be on hand to answer any questions on her garden from visitors. We encourage visitors to engage.
Access / Mobility at this garden:
- Verge parking on Kenelm Road
- There is a very steep and long downhill driveway to reach the pay-point which is located at the bottom of the driveway.
- There will be a parking attendant at the top of the driveway (on Kenelm Road) – please speak to the attendant if you have visitors who will struggle to walk down the driveway and he will arrange for you to drive to the bottom of the driveway – drop off and return to find parking – We appeal for co-operation on this issue as there is no parking allowed at the bottom of the driveway.
- Once you have reached the bottom of the driveway then about one third of the garden (around the house) is reasonably accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair friendly.
- There is a gentle stepped path into a forest section which is not difficult (but not suitable for wheelchairs.
- For the more adventurous there is a short path deeper into the natural forest – persons using this path do so at their own risk – see our Indemnity Clause
Also at this garden:
- Well-known reptile expert Pat McKrill will be located at this garden to answer questions on snakes
- Primates Africa will be located at this garden to highlight ways of co-habiting with Vervet monkeys
- Nature Facts Treasure Hunt for children – collect entry form at gate
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Garden No 6
Garden 6 – The garden of Izolda and Tanya Visser, 6 Controversy Road, Assagay
This garden is now a regular feature of our garden show and we continue to feature it because of Izolda and Tanya’s passion for encouraging gardening and all that it entails. Tanya always rejuvenates the garden and there is always something new to see.
Izolda and Tanya have put together an incredible programme for the weekend, with talks lined up on the Saturday and delicious food and her famous “pop-up” shop on both days.
Saturday morning talk by renowned botanical artist Daleen Roodt. Come and see her stunning botanical artworks for sale and enjoy her inspiring talk at 11:00 on Saturday, where she’ll share the fascination stories behind six South African orchids, and how she prepared for her 2024 award-winning exhibition that received GOLD, Best on Show and People’s Choice Award at the RHS in London!
And another fascinating talk will be presented by Leon Kluge on Saturday afternoon at 14:00. Leon will share with us South Africa’s journey to Chelsea 2025, how he felt about the foxes visiting the stand for a sip of rooibos and winning multiple awards!
There is limited seating space for the talks!
The garden includes plenty of space to enjoy a picnic with delicious food available. Come and join us for a beautiful day in the garden and bring your camping chair!
Access / Mobility at this Garden:
- Parking attendants will direct you to suitable parking about 300m from the pay-point.
- NB: Please do not park and block Controversy Drive – we need Controversy Drive to function with 2-way traffic.
- There is a short (300m) walk with a gentle incline to the pay-point
- People with walking disabilities can be dropped off at the entry gate.
- There is a short, steepish section to the pay-point
- Once inside the garden the paths are mostly flat with some steps.
- All the garden is reasonably accessible for people with walking difficulties.
- Parts of the garden is reasonably wheelchair friendly, but not all parts can be accessed by wheelchair.
Also at this garden:
- Talks
- Specialist plant sales
- Garden tools and equipment
- Food for sale
- Nature Facts Treasure Hunt for children – collect entry form at gate
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