GARDENING EVENTS

A talk by Sheenagh Harris on Bermuda and mystery roses to the Gold Reef Rose Society. Today at 2pm. Elphin Lodge, Modderfontein Road, Edenvale. All welcome. Cost: R25. Book now. For more info, contact Barbara on 083 985 8632 or woodb@iafrica.com.

Enjoy a Sunday morning walk with your dogs through The Wilds, Houghton. Tomorrow and every Sunday at 7am. Park at St John’s College. For more info, contact margaret.elferink@ gmail.com.

Join a Sunday guided walk. Tomorrow at 3pm. Three koppie hike – November 23, 8.30am. December 7, 3pm. December 14, 8.30am. December 21, 3pm. Three koppie hike – December 28, 8.30am. Park at Marks Park, Judith Road, Emmarentia, opposite our entrance. Cost: First three Sundays, R50 per adult and R20 per child. Fourth Sunday, R40 per adult and R20 per child. Phone Wendy on 011 482 4797 or www.mk.org.za

A one-day course for domestic gardeners entitled “gardening techniques for beginners”. November 21, 8.30am to 3.45pm. Cost: R620. Random Harvest Nursery, Plot 57, College Road, off Beyers Naude Drive, Muldersdrift. Contact 082 553 0598 or linda@rhn.co.za, www.rhn.co.za <&eh> Professor Braam van Wyk, lecturer in botany at the University of Pretoria, presents a tree identification course. November 22, 8am to 4pm. Environmental Education Centre, Pretoria National Botanical Garden, 2 Cussonia Ave, Pretoria. Cost: R400. Booking is essential. For more info, contact Linette on 012 843 5053 or L.Ferreira@sanbi.org.za.

Attend a talk about revamping a garden, led by professional landscape designer Bruce Stead on November 26 at 9.30am. Cost: R25 for visitors. The Horticultural Society, The Floreum, Joburg Botanic Gardens, Olifants Road, Emmarentia. For more info, contact Rina on 082 951 1432.

Attend a soap making workshop. November 28 or 29, 9am-1pm. Cost: R250. Patsy’s Potions, 161 Rienert Avenue,