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the Chelsea show takes place
in the northern Spring, while
in the South it is autumn.
Fortunately for South Africa,
that's when the fynbos
flowers, which is why such
plants are used in abundance
on the stand.
This year's exhibit therefore
focused on the Harold Porter
National Botanical Garden,
Arum lilies in a pond
located within the Kogelberg
Biosphere Reserve. This is a
place of great natural beauty
and complex floral diversity
that it is recognised as one of
the world's greatest
biodiversity hot-spots.
A win at Chelsea has a farreaching effect. The Sanbi
stand is one of the “must-see”
attractions of the Chelsea
Flower Show, drawing many
of the more than 150 000
visitors to the grounds of the
Royal Hospital in Chelsea,
London over the five days of
the show.
Residents of Gauteng are also
afforded the privilege of
seeing this award-wining
display as the stand is
reconstructed as part of
Garden World's Spring
Festival from 29 July to
4 September at its
nursery in Muldersdrift.
This year, apart from
the Chelsea exhibit, 22
gardens (the most ever)
will compete for best on
show and this includes
the work of twelve
landscapers who are
participating for the first
time.
There will be great
emphasis on water wise Flora from the Harold Porter Botanical
gardening this year, with Garden in the Kogelberg Reserve.
display gardens from
Pretoria.
Rand Water, and Sanbi's two The Spring Festival
Gauteng botanical gardens,
programme of talks includes
namely Walter Sisulu and
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