When to visit

• The Garden World Spring Festival is on from Friday 27 July to Sunday 2 September.

• The theme this year is ‘A Sense of Place’ – visitors can expect 17 show gardens created by award-winning landscapers, as well as the ever-popular children’s gardens and display gardens created by Rand Water and the SA National Botanical Gardens Institute.

• There will also be workshops, talks and a morning of music called ‘In Tune with Nature’. For more details and to book talks and workshops, call 011 957 2545, 011 956 3003 or 083 997 6142 or visit gardenworld.co.za.