Garden Town Stellenbosch, one of the country’s most prominent garden lifestyle celebrations, is set to return from 25 October to 3 November 2024, offering a fusion of vibrant botanical displays, insightful workshops, engaging talks, and unique garden tours. What sets Garden Town Stellenbosch apart is its decentralised format, encompassing workshops, talks and tours across various […]
Garden Town Stellenbosch, one of the country’s most prominent garden lifestyle celebrations, is set to return from 25 October to 3 November 2024, offering a fusion of vibrant botanical displays, insightful workshops, engaging talks, and unique garden tours. What sets Garden Town Stellenbosch apart is its decentralised format, encompassing workshops, talks and tours across various […]
Garden Town Stellenbosch, one of the country’s most prominent garden lifestyle celebrations, is set to return from 25 October to 3 November 2024, offering a fusion of vibrant botanical displays, insightful workshops, engaging talks, and unique garden tours. What sets Garden Town Stellenbosch apart is its decentralised format, encompassing workshops, talks and tours across various […]
To get into the spirit of the Christmas season, join Constance, our floral artist. Walk with her through the garden and fill your basket with seed heads, flowers, foliage and whatever takes your fancy, before observing a demonstration of a few of her favourite Christmas decoration designs. Constance will guide you while you make your […]
We host our workshops during the warmer seasons, when the garden is buzzing with Cape honeybees, hard at work foraging for pollen and nectar. The workshop starts with a guided walk through the garden to explore the bees’ favourite spots, from nectar-filled annual flowers to pollen-rich trees. We’ll then invite you to put on your […]
Join us at Soetmelksvlei for this unique workshop. Following a short ride along the picturesque slopes of Simonsberg, we’ll descend towards the historical farmyard of Soetmelksvlei, which represents a time when life was simpler and craftsmanship was treasured.This workshop is fun and experimental. The print is processed when the ink that was hidden by the […]
We host our workshops during the warmer seasons, when the garden is buzzing with Cape honeybees, hard at work foraging for pollen and nectar. The workshop starts with a guided walk through the garden to explore the bees’ favourite spots, from nectar-filled annual flowers to pollen-rich trees. We’ll then invite you to put on your […]
Join master baker Martjie Malan in the heritage kitchen of Soetmelksvlei to learn how to bake festive breads that will gather friends and family around the table.Here, Martjie will guide you through the steps of kneading and allowing the dough to rise. Herbs are added, and the dough is cut and twisted into shapes for […]
We all need to do our bit to help preserve our precious natural resources, but sometimes we can be stumped as to how. In this ever-popular waterwise workshop, our top botanist, Ernst van Jaarsveld, will share his own tried-and-tested waterwise tips. Steaming coffee from the Farm Shop is served upon arrival. Lunch at the Greenhouse […]
Try your hand at versatile choux pastry to create numerous variations, from classic eclairs filled with pastry cream to salty treats of choux puffs with gruyère cheese and biltong filling. Following a short ride along the picturesque slopes of Simonsberg, we’ll descend towards the historical farmyard of Soetmelksvlei, which represents a time when life was […]