Celebrate Garden Day at beautiful Boshendal! Interact, learn, eat and play on 11 acres of organically grown gardens – a fun day out for the whole family. Experts from across SA will be in the garden explaining practices such as seed saving, pruning, composting and general plant care. Create flower crowns and Christmas garlands, mix your own botanical infused cocktails and taste our delicious farm-fresh produce. Kids will be entertained by the Tree House team about raised bed learning, bird feeder design and scavenger hunts. See website for further information on what experiences to expect. Entry to the garden is free. A map of activities will be available at the welcome station.

In celebration of Garden Day join the expert team of Foxglove Studio at Canal Walk to learn how to create your very own flower crown this weekend only. Foxglove are offering special offers in the effort to bloom up the world this Garden Day. Book soon to avoid disappointment.

The village of Kalk Bay is celebrating all things botanical this Garden Day with a full festival of activities, including a talks schedule focusing on indigenous plants, botanical street installations and curated flower themed shop displays and a photographic exhibition entitled “Underwater Gardening” where one can discover another world of gardens under the surface of False bay. There’s something for everyone. A Plant&seed bring-and-swop will take place all day on Sunday 20 October. Visitors to Kalk Bay village will also go home with their own envelope of seeds on the day.

Families are encouraged to join Alison Lovell, owner and gardener of Oxbox Country Estate, on Sunday 20 October for a guided tour of the organic vegetable garden and surrounds. Visitors can stay on to enjoy a leisurely lunch under the willow trees with food prepared straight from the garden.

Celebrate Garden Day with Norval Foundation! We’re hosting a day of fun and festivities for the whole family. Come join us for a variety of activities, including a tour of the sculptures, a treasure hunt, a drumming session and magic! Free admission to our Sculpture Garden all day!

Celebrate Garden Day at Backsberg Estate Cellars on Sunday 20 October. The estate will host a pop-up installation by Grow Box on their Rose Garden venue lawn for green thumbed visitors and guests are also invited to channel their creative creative with a flower crown and bouquet building station. Backsberg is offering pre-booked picnics and reserved picnic spots on the afternoon and the Backsberg Restaurant weekly Sunday lamb spit feast, will be accompanied by food harvested from the winery’s grounds. Bookings for both picnics and the Sunday feast are essential. Contact [email protected] for further information.

Pack a picnic and join Constantia Waldorf at the planting of their “Lemniscate” Teaching Garden on Saturday 19 October from 10am to 3pm. A drumming session will be followed by a guide to the basics of biodynamics and permaculture, through practical implementation. All are welcome to attend and dig in on the festivities. Don’t forget to take a plant with you and wear a flower crown.

In the lead up to Garden Day, Avondale Gardens in Durbanville is hosting an open garden for the public on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October. Come explore and get inspired. The entrance fee goes towards charitable causes. See the Avondale Gardens facebook page for further details.

Jozi Food Farmer and Bo Lets Yoga have teamed up for a unique Garden Day celebration on Sunday 20 October at JFF Rooftop Farm. Enjoy a 75 minute Yoga session followed by a 60 minute seminar on organic farming, whilst taking in the Johannesburg skyline. Booking is essential. For more information visit the Jozi Rooftop Farmer facebook page. Take away plant included.

Food Fanatics is hosting a Garden Day party at their unique venue, The Homestead on Saturday 19 October. Guests can look forward to a fresh Garden Harvest Table with an array of dishes inspired by, and using, fresh veggies and flavours from their home-grown garden. Find your way to the hidden gem tucked away in Constantia. Chef Elrika will also host a wine tasting experience with Dainty Bess and her lovely wine-maker Jane Eedes. Enjoy your lunch outside and create a Garden Day flower crown and post a pic on their Polaroid Garden Wall. Reservation Required.

Enjoy a (flower) crowning morning with Somerset West Village Garden (SWVG) in celebration of Garden Day. In a short period of five years SWVG has grown from a neglected park into a thriving urban farm. Support the development and ongoing success of this local community garden by spending Saturday 19 October with them, celebrating Garden Day. Create and wear a flower crown to the occasion and win! Your ticket includes G&T’s, bubbles, two food tastings stations; a cooking demo and tasting by award-wining chef George Jardine using freshly harvested veg, three gardening talks, and a green goody bag. Time: 10h30 – 13h00 For Tickets: email [email protected] to book.

Bonsai for Beginners. Learn how to grow, style, prune and reporrepot your bonsai with expert Mason Gentz. The cost for the workshop includes light refreshments and bonsai tree to take home. Cost R850 per person. *Booking essential.

Stellenbosch Botanical Gardens is celebrating Garden Day this year by offering FREE entry to all visitors on the day (Sunday 20 October). Join them in the garden and you’ll also receive a seed packet of indigenous seed mix or natural pest control and pollinator mix to take home.

The Montagu Museum is hosting South Africa’s first ever Medicinal Herb Festival. Join them in October and celebrate Garden Day as they embrace our living heritage and give thanks to Mother Nature.

Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine at the Art Curator Gallery, when you pop in to see their exhibition of Flower Study Paintings on Garden Day.

Join Life Retreat Yoga Studio for an outdoor Yoga class on Garden Day. Everyone is encouraged to wear a flower crown!

Johannesburg Botanical Gardens is hosting a variety of festivities in celebration of Garden Day. Meet Mrs South Africa Green, explore the Shakespeare garden, view the landart sculpture of Gordon Freud, sample the moreish delights at the various food trucks or take in the talents of local buskers. Create and wear a flower crown to add to the festivities!

Fabulous Flowers is excited to announce their first flower crown workshop in celebration of Garden Day in their brand new studio, which is situated in Toffie Lane, Claremont. Join them and learn how to make a beautiful, bespoke flower crown to wear on Garden Day. The cost of the workshop includes a light lunch with champagne or wine. Space is limited so booking is essential.

Celebrate Garden Day with Maua Blossoms at the wonderful garden space at The Trea Garden. Expect some floral pampering.. enjoy a harvest table of garden treats… bubbly… flower crown station… and great giveaways. See pre booking specials.

Celebrate Garden Day at the Dis-Chem Foundation Food Garden with various different stalls to select your own freshly picked, home grown vegetables from. Bring a blanket and enjoy the harvest picnic-style in their garden.

Learn how to create a head-turning flower crown using fynbos and greenery from the Babylonstoren garden. Join their gardeners as they demonstrate an easy way to make these ephemeral headpieces. Then roll up your sleeves and try your hand at making your own. The workshops are one and a half hours long with two sessions per day – 10am and 2pm with a capacity for 20 people per workshop.

Listen to the sounds of a baby grand piano while you picnic with family and friends at the Herb Garden on Sunday 20 October. Take in their vast array of over 450 herbs including herb trees, shrubs, ground covers, climbers, annuals and succulants. The only one of its kind in South Africa – the Herb Garden is a botanical gem nestled in the heart of Gauteng.

Happy Space is hosting a Garden Day party on Sunday 20 October. Join them in their indigenous garden and greenhouse of indoor ornamental plants. Visitors will be treated to a series of free talks by in-house collaborators (HAPPY BY NATURE and Plantify), as well as guest speakers throughout the day. Topics include supporting wildlife in urban gardens and how to repot your indoor plants. Refreshments will be on offer.