Events

Friday, 8.30am to 4pm. Cost: R2 600. Booking essential. Botanical Society Stone Cottages, Kirstenbosch. Contact Wendy at hitchcock@mweb.co.za CONSERVATION: Dr Simon Elwen, marine mammal expert, leads a talk on conservation in the face of human development. Tuesday, 7.30pm. Cost: R10. Tygerberg Nature Reserve. Contact Neville at 021 913 4618 or 082 660 5613. SWEET PEAS: Join a talk on growing sweet peas. Wednesday, 10am. Morne’s Super Plants, Main Rd, Tokai.

Entrance free. Contact 021 715 4666. BIOMIMICRY: A talk on biomimicry to the Durbanville Garden Club by biochemist, Ruenda Loots. Wednesday, 7.30 – 8.30pm. Cost: R20. Durbanville Library Hall, Oxford Road, Durbanville. Next to the Municipal Buildings. Contact Christine Boswell on 084 967 6802. INVASIVE SPECIES: City of Cape Town Invasive Species Unit’s Ulrike Irlich leads a talk about emerging invasives in Cape Town. April 15, 10.30am. Talks are free, but normal gate entry fees apply. Kirstenbosch Gardens, Sanlam Hall, Gate 2. Tel: 021 799 8783 or 021 799 8620. OPEN GARDEN: The glorious gardens of Klein Optenhorst open to the public. April 18 & 19, 9am to 4.30pm. Cost: R40. Bovlei Rd, Bovlei, Wellington. Contact Jenny Ferreira on 021 864 1210 or jenny.ferreira01 @gmail.com GARDEN DESIGN: Join a talk on texture and foliage colour for your garden. April 22, 10am. Morne’s Super Plants, Main Rd, Tokai. Entrance free. Contact 021 715 4666. INDOOR PLANTS: Petro Lombard from Plantimex leads a talk about the top 10 indoor plants. April 22, 1011am. Cost: Free though booking is required. Starke Ayres West Coast Village, Sandown Road, Sunningdale. Contact Shannon on 021 554 8450 or shannon@starkeayresgc.co.za VEGETABLES: Attend an organic vegetable gardening course by Sought After Seedlings. April 26, 9.30am – 4pm. April 27, 9.30am-3pm. Cost: R2 800. Contact Linda on 082 365 0050 or ww.soughtafterseedlings.co.za. BIODIVERSITY: Professor Gavin Maneveldt leads a talk about the conservation of biodiversity on road verges and open spaces. April 29, 10.30am. Talks are free, but normal gate entry fees apply. Kirstenbosch Gardens, Sanlam Hall, Gate 2. Tel: 021 799 8783 or 021 799 8620.