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A decision was taken to focus on threatened habitats, and to implement restoration projects that had a good chance of success, so ensuring the long-term protection of the target …
Forest streams burst through the undergrowth after an autumnal downpour. A necklace of isolated patches of moist, Afrotemperate Forests, starting in Ethiopia, stretches southwards through East Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, …
Key to the new approach was the development of resource materials and effective preparation of school teachers in advance of visits to the Garden. With only two full-time staff, …
The remarkable Miss Stephens Edith Stephens (1884-1966) played a pioneering role in conserving Cape wetland ecosystems. Edith Stephens (1884-1966) was a strongly independent woman, occasionally quirky in teaching method …
Encouraged by the success of the first show, the following year the village organising committee attracted ‘the distinguished patronage vouchsafed by Lady Robinson, who has graciously signified her intention …
The rise of indigenous plant horticulture Kirstenbosch is deservedly famous for its splendid displays ofpincushion proteas such as the yellow Leucospermun reflexum var. luteum (front) and L. cordifolium (behind). …
In reality, ex situ approaches have serious limitations and the extensive living collections in Kirstenbosch and the other SANBI gardens have been reviewed and restructured because of this. Firstly, …
David ‘Driver ’ Mclean retired after 52 years at Kirstenbosch – seen here with Brian Rycroft, Director from 1953 to 1983. The commitment of the Kirstenbosch team is no …
As a weak coldfront approaches the Cape, a low-pressure system along the coast draws hot air off the interior, resulting in a ‘berg ’ wind, with temperatures at Cape …