Broaden your gardening horizons with indigenous trees

Tuesday, 30 September, 2025
Babylonstoren
TIME:    10h00
COST:    R1 500 pp
VENUE:    Babylonstoren, Simondium
Franschhoek
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Babylonstoren’s Ernst van Jaarsveld will guide you through the diversity of trees in various Southern African ecosystems in this workshop on 17 June and 30 September.

Come and spend the day with Ernst van Jaarsveld, Babylonstoren’s resident botanist and tree expert. He’ll guide you through the diversity of trees in various Southern African ecosystems, including the highveld, bushveld, subtropical coast, coastal Karoo, Namib and fynbos biomes.

Together, you will explore the cultivation of trees at Babylonstoren and their use in the garden, how they are propagated from seed and cuttings, as well as how to combat typical pests and diseases.

The cost is R1 500 per person and only 15 places are available.

Please meet us at the Farm Shop at 10h00 for steaming coffee on arrival.

Lunch at the Greenhouse Restaurant is included.

Click HERE to make a booking.