Discover and grow cycads at Babylonstoren

Wednesday, 27 August, 2025
Babylonstoren
TIME:    10h00
COST:    R1 500 pp
VENUE:    Babylonstoren, Simondium
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Join Basie Dreyer on 27 August 2025 in the Babylonstoren garden for a stroll among the living dinosaurs of the plant world.

Did you know our garden is home to some of the rarest cycads on earth? Join us in the Babylonstoren garden for a stroll among the living dinosaurs of the plant world. Wear your sunhat and comfy walking shoes for this one as we’ll explore the Babylonstoren cycad collection on foot, and get some interesting background on SA’s unique cycad species.

Expert Basie Dreyer will share his tips on the propagation of the plants, pollen collection and handling. We’ll also discuss basic pruning principles, seed treatment and germination collection, treatment and planting of cones.

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!