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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๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐? ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐.
Variety. Colour. Heritage. Contemporary. Fragrance. Form. Sixteen gardens. More roses than you can count.
Come and see them all.
The Bedford Country Gardens opens 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November 2026.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #heritageroses #roses
๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐? ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐.
Variety. Colour. Heritage. Contemporary. Fragrance. Form. Sixteen gardens. More roses than you can count.
Come and see them all.
The Bedford Country Gardens opens 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November 2026.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #heritageroses #roses
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ: ๐ ๐ด๐๐ป, ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐.
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ is a multidisciplinary artist and garden designer whose work spans over twenty years of creating distinctive, immersive spaces across South Africa. His approach is unique - he blends artistic vision with botanical knowledge, creating gardens that feel personal and deeply connected to nature.
Trained at the Lifestyle School of Garden Design, Barry spent time in nurseries learning the practical craft before establishing himself as a designer whose gardens read like living works of art. Today, based in Ladysmith, he continues designing, painting, sculpting and growing rare plants.
๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐. Chairman of the Midlands Rose Society, committee member of the Heritage Rose Society of South Africa, and a speaker at garden clubs across the country - Barry lives and breathes roses and the heritage varieties that connect us to our past.
At this breakfast, he will share stories of gardens, art, plantmanship and the philosophy that drives his work. A conversation with someone who understands that a garden is never just a garden - it is a reflection of who we are and what we value.
๐ณ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ | ๐ฌ๐ด:๐ฏ๐ฌ | ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ | ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐ฝ (๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ)
@jamesbarryslabbert
@dukeofbedfordsa
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐:
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/400319-breakfast-with-celebrity-james-barry-slabbert-a-gun-a-bible-a-packet-of-seeds/#/
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #roses #jamesbarryslabbert
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ: ๐ ๐ด๐๐ป, ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐.
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ is a multidisciplinary artist and garden designer whose work spans over twenty years of creating distinctive, immersive spaces across South Africa. His approach is unique - he blends artistic vision with botanical knowledge, creating gardens that feel personal and deeply connected to nature.
Trained at the Lifestyle School of Garden Design, Barry spent time in nurseries learning the practical craft before establishing himself as a designer whose gardens read like living works of art. Today, based in Ladysmith, he continues designing, painting, sculpting and growing rare plants.
๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐. Chairman of the Midlands Rose Society, committee member of the Heritage Rose Society of South Africa, and a speaker at garden clubs across the country - Barry lives and breathes roses and the heritage varieties that connect us to our past.
At this breakfast, he will share stories of gardens, art, plantmanship and the philosophy that drives his work. A conversation with someone who understands that a garden is never just a garden - it is a reflection of who we are and what we value.
๐ณ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ | ๐ฌ๐ด:๐ฏ๐ฌ | ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ | ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐ฝ (๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ)
@jamesbarryslabbert
@dukeofbedfordsa
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐:
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/400319-breakfast-with-celebrity-james-barry-slabbert-a-gun-a-bible-a-packet-of-seeds/#/
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #roses #jamesbarryslabbert
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ถ๐ป / ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป.
Born and raised on a Karoo farm, Karen McEwanโs love for food, farming and the land runs deeper than words. After years in the food industry, she settled in Middelburg and began quietly building something remarkable - cooking classes that became an organic garden, which became a farm-style restaurant showcasing everything she grows.
Today, her garden produces the vegetables. Her hens provide the eggs. Her commitment to the Karoo and its producers shapes everything she does.
At this exclusive breakfast, Karen will guide you through a continental spread with a delicious twist - her own specially prepared accompaniments and flavours designed for food lovers who understand that the best meals begin in the soil.
๐ฏ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ | ๐ฌ๐ด:๐ฏ๐ฌ | ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ | ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฝ
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ : (๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ผ)
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/400313-breakfast-with-celebrity-chef-karen-mcewan/#/
@mygardentable
@veldrestaurant
@dukeofbedfordsa
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป,contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #karenmcewan #thedukeofbedford
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ถ๐ป / ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป.
Born and raised on a Karoo farm, Karen McEwanโs love for food, farming and the land runs deeper than words. After years in the food industry, she settled in Middelburg and began quietly building something remarkable - cooking classes that became an organic garden, which became a farm-style restaurant showcasing everything she grows.
Today, her garden produces the vegetables. Her hens provide the eggs. Her commitment to the Karoo and its producers shapes everything she does.
At this exclusive breakfast, Karen will guide you through a continental spread with a delicious twist - her own specially prepared accompaniments and flavours designed for food lovers who understand that the best meals begin in the soil.
๐ฏ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ | ๐ฌ๐ด:๐ฏ๐ฌ | ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ | ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฝ
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ : (๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ผ)
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/400313-breakfast-with-celebrity-chef-karen-mcewan/#/
@mygardentable
@veldrestaurant
@dukeofbedfordsa
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป,contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #karenmcewan #thedukeofbedford
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ - ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ. ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐. ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ณ๐๐น.
The Bedford DR Church Festival Market is exactly what you need between gardens. Delicious food prepared fresh. Refreshing drinks. Colourful stalls to browse. The Shack Bar. Live music setting the tone.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐:
โช Famous Lamb Burger with Chips
โช Curry & Rice
โช Hotdog with Chips
โช Sosatie with Chips
โช Coffee and Cake of the Day
โช Braai Packs
โช And More
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ:
The DR Church Terrain offers caravan stands with 220V electricity and well-maintained ablution facilities. Book ahead:
Christo: 082 774 5761
Willem: 061 909 5486
Sunday service at 09:00 if you want to start your morning quietly.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #festivalmarket #festivalfood
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ - ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ. ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐. ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ณ๐๐น.
The Bedford DR Church Festival Market is exactly what you need between gardens. Delicious food prepared fresh. Refreshing drinks. Colourful stalls to browse. The Shack Bar. Live music setting the tone.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐:
โช Famous Lamb Burger with Chips
โช Curry & Rice
โช Hotdog with Chips
โช Sosatie with Chips
โช Coffee and Cake of the Day
โช Braai Packs
โช And More
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ:
The DR Church Terrain offers caravan stands with 220V electricity and well-maintained ablution facilities. Book ahead:
Christo: 082 774 5761
Willem: 061 909 5486
Sunday service at 09:00 if you want to start your morning quietly.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #festivalmarket #festivalfood
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ. ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐. - ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
Cavers Garden is an evolution. Old plantings and new ones exist side by side. Trees have come and gone. Replacements have taken their place. But the focus has always remained constant - ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐, who tends Cavers, has built the garden around what she loves. Plumbago hedges (indigenous, tough, and flowering in white or blue depending on placement) divide the space into rooms. An avenue of ancient oaks gives way gradually to pin oaks. Annual beds have transformed into perennial plantings, with indigenous agapanthus providing the blue and white she adores.
Along the stone pathways, erigeron and white heliotrope flourish where nothing else will grow. Roses are essential - including the heritage variety ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐. Jasmine awakens the senses in spring. Hymenosporum flavum (Australian frangipani) offers an intoxicating evening fragrance. Golden Robinia, Leopard Trees, Plane Trees, Ash and gravestone Cypresses provide height and shelter.
And then there are the greens - the countless shades of natureโs green that Rozy loves as much as the flowers themselves. Valerian grows quietly in the corners. Everything has its purpose.
A garden that has learned, over time, exactly what it wants to be.
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ - 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. R30 per garden.
@caverscountryhouse
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ. ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐. - ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
Cavers Garden is an evolution. Old plantings and new ones exist side by side. Trees have come and gone. Replacements have taken their place. But the focus has always remained constant - ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐, who tends Cavers, has built the garden around what she loves. Plumbago hedges (indigenous, tough, and flowering in white or blue depending on placement) divide the space into rooms. An avenue of ancient oaks gives way gradually to pin oaks. Annual beds have transformed into perennial plantings, with indigenous agapanthus providing the blue and white she adores.
Along the stone pathways, erigeron and white heliotrope flourish where nothing else will grow. Roses are essential - including the heritage variety ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐. Jasmine awakens the senses in spring. Hymenosporum flavum (Australian frangipani) offers an intoxicating evening fragrance. Golden Robinia, Leopard Trees, Plane Trees, Ash and gravestone Cypresses provide height and shelter.
And then there are the greens - the countless shades of natureโs green that Rozy loves as much as the flowers themselves. Valerian grows quietly in the corners. Everything has its purpose.
A garden that has learned, over time, exactly what it wants to be.
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ - 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. R30 per garden.
@caverscountryhouse
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น - ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป, ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ป
@glenavonfarm
๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐๐. ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐.
Alison Brown has been gardening at Glen Avon for fifty years. In that time, she has lived through five severe droughts. Trees died. Plants fell. Lawns turned brown. But she replanted. And replanted. And replanted.
What you see at Glen Avon now is not just a garden - it is a collection of survivors. Every plant there has earned its place through hardship, loss and the kind of persistent love that keeps showing up even after drought takes everything.
Alison loves all of them. Difficult to choose a favourite when each one is a small miracle.
Visit Glen Avon at the 2026 event - 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. R30 per garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #gardenloversofinstagram #flowers
๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น - ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป, ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ป
@glenavonfarm
๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐๐. ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐.
Alison Brown has been gardening at Glen Avon for fifty years. In that time, she has lived through five severe droughts. Trees died. Plants fell. Lawns turned brown. But she replanted. And replanted. And replanted.
What you see at Glen Avon now is not just a garden - it is a collection of survivors. Every plant there has earned its place through hardship, loss and the kind of persistent love that keeps showing up even after drought takes everything.
Alison loves all of them. Difficult to choose a favourite when each one is a small miracle.
Visit Glen Avon at the 2026 event - 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. R30 per garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #gardenloversofinstagram #flowers
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ - ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐น
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐?
We asked Liza Troskie from Kokskraal which three plants she absolutely cannot garden without. Her answer:
โช Arum (Varkore) - dramatic foliage and form
โช Clivias - reliability and orange brilliance
โช Alstromeria (Inca Lily) - cut flowers that last forever
Three plants. Three reasons to visit Kokskraal during the event and see what Liza has built on the Heading West route.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #kokskraal #gardenloversofinstagram
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ - ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐น
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐?
We asked Liza Troskie from Kokskraal which three plants she absolutely cannot garden without. Her answer:
โช Arum (Varkore) - dramatic foliage and form
โช Clivias - reliability and orange brilliance
โช Alstromeria (Inca Lily) - cut flowers that last forever
Three plants. Three reasons to visit Kokskraal during the event and see what Liza has built on the Heading West route.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #kokskraal #gardenloversofinstagram
๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ. ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ. ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต.
๐๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ธ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ and dinosaur specialist, is coming to Lynedoch to share Echoes of the Eastern Cape - a talk exploring the ancient history of our landscape and the creatures that once walked it.
After the Saturday afternoon talk, ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ. ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐๐ธ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ and refreshments will be available. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ pop-up shop opens with slow-made natural fibre pieces and mohair products from a rural community of knitters. @_theshearingshed
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป - ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ, painted by Thomas Baines, first settled by William Dodds Pringle, brother of poet and abolitionist Thomas Pringle. Six generations of the Pringle family called this home. Now it is yours to discover.
๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ - 30 October to 1 November. R30 per garden. @lynedochfarm
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ. ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ. ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต.
๐๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ธ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ and dinosaur specialist, is coming to Lynedoch to share Echoes of the Eastern Cape - a talk exploring the ancient history of our landscape and the creatures that once walked it.
After the Saturday afternoon talk, ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ. ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐๐ธ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ and refreshments will be available. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ pop-up shop opens with slow-made natural fibre pieces and mohair products from a rural community of knitters. @_theshearingshed
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป - ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ, painted by Thomas Baines, first settled by William Dodds Pringle, brother of poet and abolitionist Thomas Pringle. Six generations of the Pringle family called this home. Now it is yours to discover.
๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ - 30 October to 1 November. R30 per garden. @lynedochfarm
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐น ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ - ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐.
At Maasstrรถm, they have started spreading termite mound on the lawn as a soil conditioner. It sounds unconventional. It works beautifully. @maasstromgarden
๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ - occurring nutrients that improve soil structure, enhance water retention, and add biological activity to tired or compacted soil. A thin layer is all you need. The mound does the rest.
One essential rule: ensure the termite mound is โtenant-freeโ before spreading. You want the minerals, not the residents.
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, work it in gently, and let nature handle the conditioning. By October, your soil will be richer and your plants will respond with vigour.
This is smart gardening - using what the land already offers.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐น ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ - ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐.
At Maasstrรถm, they have started spreading termite mound on the lawn as a soil conditioner. It sounds unconventional. It works beautifully. @maasstromgarden
๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ - occurring nutrients that improve soil structure, enhance water retention, and add biological activity to tired or compacted soil. A thin layer is all you need. The mound does the rest.
One essential rule: ensure the termite mound is โtenant-freeโ before spreading. You want the minerals, not the residents.
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, work it in gently, and let nature handle the conditioning. By October, your soil will be richer and your plants will respond with vigour.
This is smart gardening - using what the land already offers.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐
Some flowers have roots that reach far beyond the garden they now call home.
Gilly Pringle, who lives at Fairholt Farm, shared the story of howย ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ -ย and it begins in England with her maternal grandfather, James Davies.
A passionate gardener, James divided his time between his family in Johannesburg and his daughter and her family in England. Later in life, he married a remarkable woman who was one of South Africaโs first female architects. Together, they shared a love of gardening and became enthusiastic members of the Garden Club in Johannesburg.
During his time in England, James broughtย ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ. Before long, his Hellebores had become sought-after plants, with gardeners writing to him from all over to request them.
And eventually, Gilly introduced them toย ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
And that is how a little piece of English garden history found its way to the Eastern Cape. This is beautiful reminder that gardens, like stories, are often passed from one generation to the next.
Video Credit: Ruth Pringle @_theshearingshed
๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐ฒโ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Gardens open daily:ย 08:00โ17:00
๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป -ย cash payable at each garden
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐
Some flowers have roots that reach far beyond the garden they now call home.
Gilly Pringle, who lives at Fairholt Farm, shared the story of howย ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ -ย and it begins in England with her maternal grandfather, James Davies.
A passionate gardener, James divided his time between his family in Johannesburg and his daughter and her family in England. Later in life, he married a remarkable woman who was one of South Africaโs first female architects. Together, they shared a love of gardening and became enthusiastic members of the Garden Club in Johannesburg.
During his time in England, James broughtย ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ. Before long, his Hellebores had become sought-after plants, with gardeners writing to him from all over to request them.
And eventually, Gilly introduced them toย ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
And that is how a little piece of English garden history found its way to the Eastern Cape. This is beautiful reminder that gardens, like stories, are often passed from one generation to the next.
Video Credit: Ruth Pringle @_theshearingshed
๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐ฒโ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Gardens open daily:ย 08:00โ17:00
๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป -ย cash payable at each garden
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#BedfordCountryGardens #BedfordEasternCape #GardenFestival #Hellebores
๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ!
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
The gardens are greening. The rain is falling. The preparations are well underway. Fifteen gardeners are tending, pruning, feeding and watching their spaces come alive for what promises to be the finest event yet.
We cannot wait to share it with you.
For the next forty days, we will be here - ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ and building anticipation for what happens when spring and dedication collide. By the time 30 October arrives, you will know these gardens before you visit them.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
The Bedford Country Gardens ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ. Two weekends. Fifteen gardens. One season. Come and see what happens when a village opens its most beautiful spaces.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ!
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
The gardens are greening. The rain is falling. The preparations are well underway. Fifteen gardeners are tending, pruning, feeding and watching their spaces come alive for what promises to be the finest event yet.
We cannot wait to share it with you.
For the next forty days, we will be here - ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ and building anticipation for what happens when spring and dedication collide. By the time 30 October arrives, you will know these gardens before you visit them.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
The Bedford Country Gardens ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ. Two weekends. Fifteen gardens. One season. Come and see what happens when a village opens its most beautiful spaces.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ - ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ
๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐.
The South African Rosarium is more than just a garden. It is a sanctuary for heritage roses and a gathering place for anyone who loves beauty, history and good company.
๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐:
โช ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ - learn the stories behind the heritage varieties, understand why these roses matter, listen to the passion of those who tend them
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ก๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - browse and buy heritage rose cuttings, companion plants, herbs and propagation material to take home and grow
โช ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒฬ - sit beneath old roses, drink good coffee, eat home-baked good while the scent of heritage blooms wraps around you
โช๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒฬ๐ฒ๐ (๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐, ๐ฑโ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐บ): Sundowners with a view. Beautiful garden light. A relaxed evening atmosphere. And on the second weekend (6 to 8 November), the Bedford Country School Band will bring rhythm, energy and live music to the experience. Picture yourself with a glass of something cold, surrounded by roses in full bloom, listening to a live band as the sun sets over the mountains.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #sarosarium #heritageroses
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ - ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ
๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐.
The South African Rosarium is more than just a garden. It is a sanctuary for heritage roses and a gathering place for anyone who loves beauty, history and good company.
๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐:
โช ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ - learn the stories behind the heritage varieties, understand why these roses matter, listen to the passion of those who tend them
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ก๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - browse and buy heritage rose cuttings, companion plants, herbs and propagation material to take home and grow
โช ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒฬ - sit beneath old roses, drink good coffee, eat home-baked good while the scent of heritage blooms wraps around you
โช๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒฬ๐ฒ๐ (๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐, ๐ฑโ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐บ): Sundowners with a view. Beautiful garden light. A relaxed evening atmosphere. And on the second weekend (6 to 8 November), the Bedford Country School Band will bring rhythm, energy and live music to the experience. Picture yourself with a glass of something cold, surrounded by roses in full bloom, listening to a live band as the sun sets over the mountains.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #sarosarium #heritageroses