Bedford
Bedford, South Africa.
Where Country Charm Meets Vibrant Living
Tucked against the breathtaking Kaggaberg mountain, Bedford is a gem of the Eastern Cape, a place where life is lived with heart, humour, and a deep love for the land. Famous for our Bedford Country Gardens (held every October/November), weโre known for fun-loving farmers, fabulous hospitality, and landscapes that stretch as far as the eye can see.
Here, historic charm meets wide-open spaces. Rolling grasslands and dramatic valleys - Mankazana, Cowie, and Baviaans River - are home to Angoras, Merinos, beef cattle, goats, and game.
Twenty Three Years of Springs Worth Celebrating in 2026
Now in its twenty-third year, the Bedford Country Gardens event has quietly become one of South Africa’s most beloved rural gatherings – and the 2026 edition promises to be the finest yet. Every spring, this historic Eastern Cape village trades its usual stillness for something altogether more colourful, as private gardens fling open their gates and Bedford does what it does best: welcome strangers like old friends.
This year’s event unfolds over two long weekends – 30 October to 1 Nov and 6 to 8 November 2026 – with approximately 16 private gardens open daily from 08:00 to 17:00. Four distinct routes wind through the area, each with its own character: the Town Route, Mountain Route, Cowie Valley Route and Heading West Route. If you’re weaving through heritage rose gardens on a village street or standing in a farm garden with the mountains at your back, each route offers a completely different version of Bedford’s remarkable landscape.
Entry is R30 per garden per person, payable in cash at the garden you’re visiting. For inquiries or tickets, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw directly on 083 874 7816.
Accommodation in Bedford can be booked in advance at www.bedford.co.za or hello@bedford.co.za and given how popular the festival has become, booking early is strongly advised.
The event has always been more than a garden tour, and 2026 is no exception. Highlights include Ernst Pringle’s Butterfly Talks, flower shopping at Floradella Flower Farm, and guided visits to the South African Heritage Rosarium and local Mill. Hope Street invites a leisurely browse through boutique shops, while Bedford’s restaurants and cafรฉs offer the kind of unhurried, flavourful meals that make you forget you had anywhere else to be.
For gardeners and garden club members, the event is a living reference book – planting combinations, heritage varieties, design ideas and the generous knowledge of passionate garden owners around every corner. For photographers, artists, nature lovers and anyone in need of a proper slow-travel escape, Bedford in spring is difficult to improve upon.
Full programme to be released in the beginning of October 2026.
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๐๐ฒ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐: ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐น ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐. ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
Belmont is showing its best right now. Roses and shrubs fill the beds, softened by river stones and the quirky treasures found around the farm. Old trees throw shade across the lawn, and the Baviaans mountains rise behind it all.
๐๐ฒ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, and it shows in the plants from a bygone era that sit alongside newer additions. The farm is completely off-grid, with a donkey heating the water, solar and wind power, and a trusty Lister engine keeping things running.
๐๐ฒ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ผ, ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, on the Mountain Route. R30 pp per garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐๐ฒ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐: ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐น ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐. ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
Belmont is showing its best right now. Roses and shrubs fill the beds, softened by river stones and the quirky treasures found around the farm. Old trees throw shade across the lawn, and the Baviaans mountains rise behind it all.
๐๐ฒ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, and it shows in the plants from a bygone era that sit alongside newer additions. The farm is completely off-grid, with a donkey heating the water, solar and wind power, and a trusty Lister engine keeping things running.
๐๐ฒ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ผ, ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, on the Mountain Route. R30 pp per garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ: ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒฬ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐.
Last weekend the Rosarium was full of life. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐, learning the stories behind the heritage varieties, and the Friday soirรฉe brought sundowners and a relaxed evening among the roses. Our photos from the weekend capture that atmosphere, and we hope you will see it for yourself. @rosariumsouthafrica
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, with another Friday soirรฉe to look forward to. Join a guided walk, enjoy a coffee at the Rose Cafรฉ, and browse the nursery for herbs, companion plants and more.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za. Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ: ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒฬ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐.
Last weekend the Rosarium was full of life. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐, learning the stories behind the heritage varieties, and the Friday soirรฉe brought sundowners and a relaxed evening among the roses. Our photos from the weekend capture that atmosphere, and we hope you will see it for yourself. @rosariumsouthafrica
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, with another Friday soirรฉe to look forward to. Join a guided walk, enjoy a coffee at the Rose Cafรฉ, and browse the nursery for herbs, companion plants and more.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za. Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด
๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐, ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐.
At Glen Avon, Alison distils her own gin in a range of flavours. Each one starts with juniper and is then built up with spices and botanicals, so every gin has its own character. Some are spicy and earthy, some are bright with citrus, and some are soft and floral, with jasmine and lavender. @glenavonfarm
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ, including local Helichrysum and wormwood. Everything is grown without sprays, so what you taste is as close to the land as it gets.
โช Gin tasting at Glen Avon, 6 to 8 November
โช Pair it with a stroll through the garden and a visit to the historic mill
๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ.
For event information, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด
๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐, ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐.
At Glen Avon, Alison distils her own gin in a range of flavours. Each one starts with juniper and is then built up with spices and botanicals, so every gin has its own character. Some are spicy and earthy, some are bright with citrus, and some are soft and floral, with jasmine and lavender. @glenavonfarm
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ, including local Helichrysum and wormwood. Everything is grown without sprays, so what you taste is as close to the land as it gets.
โช Gin tasting at Glen Avon, 6 to 8 November
โช Pair it with a stroll through the garden and a visit to the historic mill
๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ.
For event information, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ
๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐น๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐.
Eildonโs red roses have been stopping visitors in their tracks this weekend. Against the green of the garden they create a strong, unmistakable pop of colour, and they are a highlight of the Mountain Route.
The garden came to Taryn seven years ago, when she took it over from her mother-in-law. With little gardening knowledge but plenty of curiosity, she has learned alongside it, and three years ago Sikelela joined her. Together they tend every bed, and the garden has become a gathering place for family and friends.
Visitors can also enjoy a ploughmanโs platter lunch under the vines, served through the weekend.
๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, on the Mountain Route. R30 pp per garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ
๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐น๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐.
Eildonโs red roses have been stopping visitors in their tracks this weekend. Against the green of the garden they create a strong, unmistakable pop of colour, and they are a highlight of the Mountain Route.
The garden came to Taryn seven years ago, when she took it over from her mother-in-law. With little gardening knowledge but plenty of curiosity, she has learned alongside it, and three years ago Sikelela joined her. Together they tend every bed, and the garden has become a gathering place for family and friends.
Visitors can also enjoy a ploughmanโs platter lunch under the vines, served through the weekend.
๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, on the Mountain Route. R30 pp per garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐: ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ, ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป.
Fairholt has been showing off its best this weekend. Salt bush hedges frame the garden with structure and shelter, roses soften the scene with colour and fragrance, and the mountains rise behind it all.
Visitors have been drawn to the indigenous plantings that thrive without fuss, proof that a garden can be lovely and sensible at the same time.
๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, on the Mountain Route. R30pp per garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐: ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ, ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป.
Fairholt has been showing off its best this weekend. Salt bush hedges frame the garden with structure and shelter, roses soften the scene with colour and fragrance, and the mountains rise behind it all.
Visitors have been drawn to the indigenous plantings that thrive without fuss, proof that a garden can be lovely and sensible at the same time.
๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, on the Mountain Route. R30pp per garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐: ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
๐ ๐ด๐๐ป, ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐. ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐.
Saturday 7 November, 08:30, The Duke of Bedford. Continental breakfast included, R200 per person.
@dukeofbedfordsa
๐ง๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐: (Link in Bio)
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/400319-breakfast-with-celebrity-james-barry-slabbert-a-gun-a-bible-a-packet-of-seeds/#/
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ creating distinctive gardens across South Africa. He trained at the Lifestyle School of Garden Design in Johannesburg and gained hands-on nursery experience before establishing his career. Based in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, he designs gardens, paints, sculpts and helps run the family business.
A dedicated plantsman, Barry grows and breeds rare and unusual plants, and has a lifelong passion for roses. ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ, and regularly speaks at garden clubs and societies around the country. His work blends painting, sculpture and plantsmanship into gardens that feel like living works of art. @jamesbarryslabbert
๐ง๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by ISUZU South Africa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐: ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
๐ ๐ด๐๐ป, ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐. ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐.
Saturday 7 November, 08:30, The Duke of Bedford. Continental breakfast included, R200 per person.
@dukeofbedfordsa
๐ง๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐: (Link in Bio)
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/400319-breakfast-with-celebrity-james-barry-slabbert-a-gun-a-bible-a-packet-of-seeds/#/
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ creating distinctive gardens across South Africa. He trained at the Lifestyle School of Garden Design in Johannesburg and gained hands-on nursery experience before establishing his career. Based in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, he designs gardens, paints, sculpts and helps run the family business.
A dedicated plantsman, Barry grows and breeds rare and unusual plants, and has a lifelong passion for roses. ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ, and regularly speaks at garden clubs and societies around the country. His work blends painting, sculpture and plantsmanship into gardens that feel like living works of art. @jamesbarryslabbert
๐ง๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by ISUZU South Africa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape
๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐?
๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ผฬ๐บ.
โGolden Wingsโ is a heritage rose that is quite rare to find today. It was bred by Roy E. Shepherd in the United States and introduced in 1956. In 1958 it received the American Rose Society Gold Medal, and in 1993 the Royal Horticultural Society awarded it the Award of Garden Merit.
You can see Golden Wings in the garden at Maasstrรถm Farm Garden during the event, on the Town Route. @maasstromgarden
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Image Source: Maasstrรถm Facebook
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #rose
๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐?
๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ผฬ๐บ.
โGolden Wingsโ is a heritage rose that is quite rare to find today. It was bred by Roy E. Shepherd in the United States and introduced in 1956. In 1958 it received the American Rose Society Gold Medal, and in 1993 the Royal Horticultural Society awarded it the Award of Garden Merit.
You can see Golden Wings in the garden at Maasstrรถm Farm Garden during the event, on the Town Route. @maasstromgarden
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Image Source: Maasstrรถm Facebook
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #rose
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ: ๐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป ๐ข๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐
๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฑ, ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
๐๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ, one tree carries a story from the Second World War. A pin oak was planted in 1945 in memory of Hugh Mapham, uncle of Lochart Ainslie, who died in the war. Today it is an 81 year ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป, a living memorial to a life cut short.
Family history runs deep here. The historic mill on the property, the old cricket grounds and the layers of farming heritage that define this part of the Eastern Cape all tell a story. The garden itself is cared for by Shirley Ainslie, whose practical approach and eye for structure give it a simple, unfussy charm.
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ: ๐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป ๐ข๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐
๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฑ, ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
๐๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ, one tree carries a story from the Second World War. A pin oak was planted in 1945 in memory of Hugh Mapham, uncle of Lochart Ainslie, who died in the war. Today it is an 81 year ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป, a living memorial to a life cut short.
Family history runs deep here. The historic mill on the property, the old cricket grounds and the layers of farming heritage that define this part of the Eastern Cape all tell a story. The garden itself is cared for by Shirley Ainslie, whose practical approach and eye for structure give it a simple, unfussy charm.
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ.
Thank you to everyone who visited the gardens over the first weekend. Your footsteps along the paths, your questions in the borders and your time in the cafรฉs made it a memorable start to the 2026 Bedford Country Gardens.
Watch the reel to relive a few of the moments, from roses in bloom to the quiet corners that made the weekend special.
If you missed it, do not worry. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, with fifteen gardens across four routes waiting for you. Come and see what you have been missing.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
@caverscountryhouse
@atlantic_fertilisers
@glenavonfarm
@rosyregards
@maasstromgarden
@lizmaschoeman
@dukeofbedfordsa
@georgies_preloved_collection
@jacquesmullerdesign
@woodstockandwillow
@twigg_and_co_
@mygardentable
@easterncapetourism
@cookhousecreamery
@_theshearingshed
@_the_old_vicarage_homestead
@exploring.thekaroo
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ.
Thank you to everyone who visited the gardens over the first weekend. Your footsteps along the paths, your questions in the borders and your time in the cafรฉs made it a memorable start to the 2026 Bedford Country Gardens.
Watch the reel to relive a few of the moments, from roses in bloom to the quiet corners that made the weekend special.
If you missed it, do not worry. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, with fifteen gardens across four routes waiting for you. Come and see what you have been missing.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za.
Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
@caverscountryhouse
@atlantic_fertilisers
@glenavonfarm
@rosyregards
@maasstromgarden
@lizmaschoeman
@dukeofbedfordsa
@georgies_preloved_collection
@jacquesmullerdesign
@woodstockandwillow
@twigg_and_co_
@mygardentable
@easterncapetourism
@cookhousecreamery
@_theshearingshed
@_the_old_vicarage_homestead
@exploring.thekaroo
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐น๐๐๐ต ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฟ.
Some gardens look like they were dreamt up in a storybook. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ is one of them. Climbing creepers wrap around the house, softening its walls and framing every window, while lush green lawns and borders stretch away towards the mountains.
Blooms in every colour weave through the garden, and each turn of the path reveals another corner to linger in.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ, 6 to 8 November, on the Cowie Valley Route. R30 per garden. @caverscountryhouse
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za. Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Image Source: Cavers Facebook
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐น๐๐๐ต ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฟ.
Some gardens look like they were dreamt up in a storybook. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ is one of them. Climbing creepers wrap around the house, softening its walls and framing every window, while lush green lawns and borders stretch away towards the mountains.
Blooms in every colour weave through the garden, and each turn of the path reveals another corner to linger in.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ, 6 to 8 November, on the Cowie Valley Route. R30 per garden. @caverscountryhouse
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za. Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Image Source: Cavers Facebook
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ
๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐. ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น๐.
Karien Ferreira spent her time wandering through the open gardens and capturing what caught her eye. Roses leaning into the light, quiet paths, borders full of colour, and the small details that make each garden its own place. Her photographs show what it feels like to walk through Bedford in full bloom.
We are grateful to Karien for sharing her images and her view of the gardens with us.
The gardens are open again from 6 to 8 November. Come and see them for yourself, and perhaps find a few moments that you want to take home with you.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za. Visit www.bedford.co.za.
๐ธ Image credits: Karien Ferreira.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ
๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐. ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น๐.
Karien Ferreira spent her time wandering through the open gardens and capturing what caught her eye. Roses leaning into the light, quiet paths, borders full of colour, and the small details that make each garden its own place. Her photographs show what it feels like to walk through Bedford in full bloom.
We are grateful to Karien for sharing her images and her view of the gardens with us.
The gardens are open again from 6 to 8 November. Come and see them for yourself, and perhaps find a few moments that you want to take home with you.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za. Visit www.bedford.co.za.
๐ธ Image credits: Karien Ferreira.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น
๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒโ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ.
Our sincere thanks to The Duke of Bedford, one of our valued sponsors. Their Victorian hotel sits at the foot of the Kaggaberg Mountains, and it has been a central part of Bedfordโs Country Gardens story for years.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐. It hosted our opening celebration, sponsored printing of our maps and brochures, and made the Chapel available for our pop-up shops. Their team has been there at every turn, helping the event feel warm and well looked after.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ takes place on 7 November at 08:30, with continental breakfast included.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐: (๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ผ)
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/400319-breakfast-with-celebrity-james-barry-slabbert-a-gun-a-bible-a-packet-of-seeds/#/
Between gardens, you can stay in one of their rooms, from traditional en-suite bedrooms to suites with kitchenettes and the spacious Quarters. Book your dinner in advance on 078 511 9689, and pick up a few plants from their sales while you are there. ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐.๐ฑ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ.๐๐ฎ.
Thank you, Duke of Bedford, for believing in Bedford and in this event. @dukeofbedfordsa
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za. Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Image Source: Duke of Bedford Facebook Page
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น
๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒโ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ.
Our sincere thanks to The Duke of Bedford, one of our valued sponsors. Their Victorian hotel sits at the foot of the Kaggaberg Mountains, and it has been a central part of Bedfordโs Country Gardens story for years.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐. It hosted our opening celebration, sponsored printing of our maps and brochures, and made the Chapel available for our pop-up shops. Their team has been there at every turn, helping the event feel warm and well looked after.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ takes place on 7 November at 08:30, with continental breakfast included.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐: (๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ผ)
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/400319-breakfast-with-celebrity-james-barry-slabbert-a-gun-a-bible-a-packet-of-seeds/#/
Between gardens, you can stay in one of their rooms, from traditional en-suite bedrooms to suites with kitchenettes and the spacious Quarters. Book your dinner in advance on 078 511 9689, and pick up a few plants from their sales while you are there. ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐.๐ฑ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ.๐๐ฎ.
Thank you, Duke of Bedford, for believing in Bedford and in this event. @dukeofbedfordsa
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 or hello@bedford.co.za. Visit www.bedford.co.za.
Image Source: Duke of Bedford Facebook Page
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape