Small scale

With the Chelsea Flower Show in full swing in London, I went to Kirstenbosch to check out the model of our Gold medal-winning exhibit. More on Kirstenbosch's Facebook Page.

Green gold

The Kirstenbosch exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show last week won a gold medal. This is a model of it on display at the Visitor Centre at Kirstenbosch. There very nearly was no entry this year as SANBI seems to be in a bit of a financial muddle, but luckily for us, the Provincial Government of the Western Cape and the SA Gold Coin Exchange stepped in at the last minute and provided valuable sponsorship to enable the team to go to London in search of gold.
David Davidson - one of the co-designers of the exhibit - will be talking about the show at Kirstenbosch at 10h30 on 25 June. Click here for info.

Africa's Chelsea flowers

Today summer has arrived in earnest! Tuesday is Pensioner's Day at Kirstenbosch, and the crowds had yet to arrive when I popped in early to see the reconstruction of "our" Chelsea Flower Show exhibit in a marquee on the lawn at Kirstenbosch. These are hybrids of the King Protea called "Madiba". For more worlds on My World Tuesday click here.