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We are avid gardeners who promote the biodiversity of plants in our gardens for the benefit of all animal and insect life.
13/10/2026
🌸🌿 LET’S CELEBRATE GARDEN DAY TOGETHER! 🌿🌸
Calling all garden lovers, plant enthusiasts and curious beginners! 🌼
Whether you’re a seasoned gardener, just discovering your green thumb, or simply love being surrounded by nature and good company, we’d love you to join us!
The Cape Horticultural Society invites you to celebrate Garden Day with a relaxed picnic-style gathering at the beautiful Upper Liesbeek River Garden.
It's a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow plant lovers, make new friends, share your passion for gardening and discover what our community is all about.
🌿 EVENT DETAILS
📅 Sunday, 18 October 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (noon)
📍 Upper Liesbeek River Garden, Cape Town
🌸 WHAT TO BRING
👒 Your favourite floral hat (the more creative, the better!)
🧺 Your own picnic or a plate to share
☕ A love of good conversation
🌻 A friend or two!
🚗 PARKING INFORMATION
Parking is available along Riverside Road or Upper Noreen Avenue in Newlands/Bishops Court Village, near Almond Park.
Please be considerate of local residents when parking, particularly in Upper Noreen Avenue, which is a cul-de-sac with limited parking.
Kindly do not park on yellow lines or opposite residents’ driveways. Let's ensure we leave access clear and respect the surrounding neighbourhood.
🌿 EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
Whether you're a CHS member or joining us for the first time, we'd love to see you there!
💌 RSVP to join us:
[email protected]
Come for the plants, stay for the people! 🌿💚
Garden Day SA
02/10/2026
EDIBLE WEEDS AND WILD IDEAS with Nikki Brighton
Nutrient-dense food and plant medicine are growing all around us. Nikki will introduce us to the world of wild foods and edible weeds, inspiring us to look a little differently at our gardens, neighbourhoods and the plants we often overlook.
And don’t forget, it’s time for our Spring Seasonal Raffle! Tickets are R10 each, with prizes generously contributed by our members.
Monday, 5 October | 19:30
The Athenaeum, Newlands
Visitors welcome | R40 for non-members | No booking required
Come along, bring your curiosity, and discover just how much there is to forage, learn and enjoy.
01/09/2026
Happy Spring from the Cape Horticultural Society!
A new season means fresh growth, new blooms and plenty more time spent in the garden.
And gardening is even better when it’s shared. Whether you’re an experienced gardener, just getting started, or simply love plants and beautiful gardens, there’s a place for you at CHS.
As a member, you can:
🌱 Meet fellow garden and plant lovers
🌿 Learn from knowledgeable speakers and experts
🌸 Explore beautiful gardens on our outings
🪴 Grow your gardening knowledge and skills
Come learn, explore and grow with us this Spring.
Interested in becoming a member? Send us a message or follow the link in our bio to find out more.
31/08/2026
Join us for our upcoming CHS meeting with Dr Jo Hunter Adams, founder of Heart and Soil Urban Permaculture Farm.
Discover how small urban spaces, practical growing skills and community knowledge can help transform the way a city feeds itself.
📅 Monday, 7 Sept 2026 | 19:30
📍 The Athenaeum, Newlands
🌱 Visitors welcome | R40 for non-members
We hope to see you there!
24/08/2026
Cape Town gardeners, spring is on its way… but don’t rush it just yet! 🌱
Those warmer, sunnier days can make us eager to get planting, watering, feeding and tidying, but the transition from winter to spring is a time to watch your garden and work with what it’s telling you.
Swipe through for 5 late-winter gardening mistakes to avoid as your garden starts waking up:
🌱 Planting summer lovers too soon
💧 Watering before checking the soil
🐞 Tidying away valuable garden habitat
🐌 Forgetting about snails and slugs
🌿 Feeding everything at once
A little patience now can help set your garden up for a healthy growing season ahead.
Which signs of spring are you starting to notice in your garden?
Save this post for the spring transition and share it with a fellow Cape Town gardener.
This month, our CHS members enjoyed a fascinating behind-the-scenes visit to the Coastal Park Material Recycling Facility in Muizenberg.
Guided by Maurice van Blommestein and his team, we explored this impressive R434 million state-of-the-art facility, which plays a vital role in diverting recyclable materials away from landfill and back into the manufacturing cycle.
It was both inspiring and eye-opening to witness the sheer scale of waste generated by just 27,000 households and to learn about the incredible work involved in sorting more than 30 different recyclable materials. The visit highlighted an important reality: recycling only works when there is a market for the recovered materials.
By recovering valuable resources before they reach landfill, facilities like this help extend the lifespan of our landfills, create jobs, save public money, and support a more sustainable future for Cape Town.
A huge thank you to Maurice and the team for hosting us and sharing the important work being done at Coastal Park. ♻️🌍
Interested in joining our outings and learning experiences? Become a member of the Cape Horticultural Society and don't miss the next one! 🌿
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