THE ever popular Kloof Conservancy’s Indigenous Open Gardens event takes place on the weekend of the 24 and 25 May.
The theme of this year’s event is the Conservancy’s motto: Protecting Nature. Inspiring Change. The focus will be on the gardens with minimal side attractions so that there will be plenty of time to enjoy the beauty of the gardens.
There are eight outstanding gardens on show in a relatively compact route with the first garden in Everton Road. The second large garden, follows in Pearson Road after which a scenic drive along Acutts Drive will take visitors to the tea garden at Clifton Hill Estate, where two gardens of the gardens on show are based. The next garden is a short drive away on the grounds of Indigro Nursery in The Walk, Waterfall and this is followed by three well established gardens in Forest Hills.
The event showcases the beautiful indigenous flora to be found in the gardens on show in an attempt to encourage other residents to use indigenous plants in their gardens and thus help preserve and improve the bio-diversity of the Upper Highway area. The event is also an important fundraiser for the many projects that the Kloof Conservancy run, including the removal of invasive alien plants in Krantzkloof Nature Reserve.
A number of top KZN gardening authors will also be at the various gardens.
To find out more about the gardens on show, visit www.kloofconservancy.org.za/indigenous-open-gardens/.
