Bedford
Bedford, South Africa.
Where Country Charm Meets Vibrant Living
Tucked against the breathtaking Kaggaberg mountain, Bedford is a gem of the Eastern Cape, a place where life is lived with heart, humour, and a deep love for the land. Famous for our Bedford Country Gardens (held every October/November), weโre known for fun-loving farmers, fabulous hospitality, and landscapes that stretch as far as the eye can see.
Here, historic charm meets wide-open spaces. Rolling grasslands and dramatic valleys - Mankazana, Cowie, and Baviaans River - are home to Angoras, Merinos, beef cattle, goats, and game.
Twenty Three Years of Springs Worth Celebrating in 2026
Now in its twenty-third year, the Bedford Country Gardens event has quietly become one of South Africa’s most beloved rural gatherings – and the 2026 edition promises to be the finest yet. Every spring, this historic Eastern Cape village trades its usual stillness for something altogether more colourful, as private gardens fling open their gates and Bedford does what it does best: welcome strangers like old friends.
This year’s event unfolds over two long weekends – 30 October to 1 Nov and 6 to 8 November 2026 – with approximately 16 private gardens open daily from 08:00 to 17:00. Four distinct routes wind through the area, each with its own character: the Town Route, Mountain Route, Cowie Valley Route and Heading West Route. If you’re weaving through heritage rose gardens on a village street or standing in a farm garden with the mountains at your back, each route offers a completely different version of Bedford’s remarkable landscape.
Entry is R30 per garden per person, payable in cash at the garden you’re visiting. For inquiries or tickets, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw directly on 083 874 7816.
Accommodation in Bedford can be booked in advance at www.bedford.co.za or hello@bedford.co.za and given how popular the festival has become, booking early is strongly advised.
The event has always been more than a garden tour, and 2026 is no exception. Highlights include Ernst Pringle’s Butterfly Talks, flower shopping at Floradella Flower Farm, and guided visits to the South African Heritage Rosarium and local Mill. Hope Street invites a leisurely browse through boutique shops, while Bedford’s restaurants and cafรฉs offer the kind of unhurried, flavourful meals that make you forget you had anywhere else to be.
For gardeners and garden club members, the event is a living reference book – planting combinations, heritage varieties, design ideas and the generous knowledge of passionate garden owners around every corner. For photographers, artists, nature lovers and anyone in need of a proper slow-travel escape, Bedford in spring is difficult to improve upon.
Full programme to be released in the beginning of October 2026.
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐
Some flowers have roots that reach far beyond the garden they now call home.
Gilly Pringle, who lives at Fairholt Farm, shared the story of howย ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ -ย and it begins in England with her maternal grandfather, James Davies.
A passionate gardener, James divided his time between his family in Johannesburg and his daughter and her family in England. Later in life, he married a remarkable woman who was one of South Africaโs first female architects. Together, they shared a love of gardening and became enthusiastic members of the Garden Club in Johannesburg.
During his time in England, James broughtย ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ. Before long, his Hellebores had become sought-after plants, with gardeners writing to him from all over to request them.
And eventually, Gilly introduced them toย ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
And that is how a little piece of English garden history found its way to the Eastern Cape. This is beautiful reminder that gardens, like stories, are often passed from one generation to the next.
Video Credit: Ruth Pringle @_theshearingshed
๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐ฒโ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Gardens open daily:ย 08:00โ17:00
๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป -ย cash payable at each garden
For festival enquiries:ย ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ | ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฏ ๐ด๐ณ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ด๐ญ๐ฒ
#BedfordCountryGardens #BedfordEasternCape #GardenFestival #Hellebores
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐
Some flowers have roots that reach far beyond the garden they now call home.
Gilly Pringle, who lives at Fairholt Farm, shared the story of howย ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ -ย and it begins in England with her maternal grandfather, James Davies.
A passionate gardener, James divided his time between his family in Johannesburg and his daughter and her family in England. Later in life, he married a remarkable woman who was one of South Africaโs first female architects. Together, they shared a love of gardening and became enthusiastic members of the Garden Club in Johannesburg.
During his time in England, James broughtย ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ. Before long, his Hellebores had become sought-after plants, with gardeners writing to him from all over to request them.
And eventually, Gilly introduced them toย ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
And that is how a little piece of English garden history found its way to the Eastern Cape. This is beautiful reminder that gardens, like stories, are often passed from one generation to the next.
Video Credit: Ruth Pringle @_theshearingshed
๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐ฒโ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Gardens open daily:ย 08:00โ17:00
๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป -ย cash payable at each garden
For festival enquiries:ย ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ | ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฏ ๐ด๐ณ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ด๐ญ๐ฒ
#BedfordCountryGardens #BedfordEasternCape #GardenFestival #Hellebores
๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ!
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
The gardens are greening. The rain is falling. The preparations are well underway. Fifteen gardeners are tending, pruning, feeding and watching their spaces come alive for what promises to be the finest event yet.
We cannot wait to share it with you.
For the next forty days, we will be here - ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ and building anticipation for what happens when spring and dedication collide. By the time 30 October arrives, you will know these gardens before you visit them.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
The Bedford Country Gardens ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ. Two weekends. Fifteen gardens. One season. Come and see what happens when a village opens its most beautiful spaces.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ!
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
The gardens are greening. The rain is falling. The preparations are well underway. Fifteen gardeners are tending, pruning, feeding and watching their spaces come alive for what promises to be the finest event yet.
We cannot wait to share it with you.
For the next forty days, we will be here - ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ and building anticipation for what happens when spring and dedication collide. By the time 30 October arrives, you will know these gardens before you visit them.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
The Bedford Country Gardens ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ. Two weekends. Fifteen gardens. One season. Come and see what happens when a village opens its most beautiful spaces.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ - ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ
๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐.
The South African Rosarium is more than just a garden. It is a sanctuary for heritage roses and a gathering place for anyone who loves beauty, history and good company.
๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐:
โช ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ - learn the stories behind the heritage varieties, understand why these roses matter, listen to the passion of those who tend them
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ก๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - browse and buy heritage rose cuttings, companion plants, herbs and propagation material to take home and grow
โช ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒฬ - sit beneath old roses, drink good coffee, eat home-baked good while the scent of heritage blooms wraps around you
โช๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒฬ๐ฒ๐ (๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐, ๐ฑโ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐บ): Sundowners with a view. Beautiful garden light. A relaxed evening atmosphere. And on the second weekend (6 to 8 November), the Bedford Country School Band will bring rhythm, energy and live music to the experience. Picture yourself with a glass of something cold, surrounded by roses in full bloom, listening to a live band as the sun sets over the mountains.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #sarosarium #heritageroses
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ - ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ
๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐.
The South African Rosarium is more than just a garden. It is a sanctuary for heritage roses and a gathering place for anyone who loves beauty, history and good company.
๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐:
โช ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ - learn the stories behind the heritage varieties, understand why these roses matter, listen to the passion of those who tend them
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ก๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - browse and buy heritage rose cuttings, companion plants, herbs and propagation material to take home and grow
โช ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒฬ - sit beneath old roses, drink good coffee, eat home-baked good while the scent of heritage blooms wraps around you
โช๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒฬ๐ฒ๐ (๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐, ๐ฑโ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐บ): Sundowners with a view. Beautiful garden light. A relaxed evening atmosphere. And on the second weekend (6 to 8 November), the Bedford Country School Band will bring rhythm, energy and live music to the experience. Picture yourself with a glass of something cold, surrounded by roses in full bloom, listening to a live band as the sun sets over the mountains.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #sarosarium #heritageroses
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ.
The beds are overflowing. The bees are working overtime. The garden is doing what it does best.
This is The Orchards at its finest. This is why you visit.
Come and see it during the 2026 event - 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. R30 per garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ.
The beds are overflowing. The bees are working overtime. The garden is doing what it does best.
This is The Orchards at its finest. This is why you visit.
Come and see it during the 2026 event - 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. R30 per garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ - ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ต (๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ)
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ. ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป.
Saltbush is not native to South Africa - it arrived from Australia in the 20th century and became so effective at thriving in poor, saline soils that it spread rapidly across arid regions. Today, finer-leaf varieties like Creeping Saltbush (Atriplex semibaccata) and Berry Saltbush (Rhagodia hastata) are established players in Eastern Cape gardens.
Many of Bedfordโs open gardens, like Fairholt and The Orchards, uses finer-leaf saltbush as its hedging framework. It works beautifully.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป:
โช Incredibly hardy and drought-tolerant once established
โช Tolerates poor, sandy and saline soils that defeat most plants
โช Creates dense, structured hedging without constant trimming
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ต.
Plant as bare-root cuttings or small plants in autumn or early spring (March/April or August/September in the Eastern Cape). Space them 30-40cm apart for hedging. They prefer full sun and well-drained soil - waterlogged ground is their only real enemy.
Water regularly the first season while establishing.
Prune in late winter (July/August) to maintain shape and encourage dense growth.
๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐น๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ต:
The coarser Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) is now classified as a Category 2 Invasive Species in South Africa and requires authorisation and zoning permits to cultivate legally.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ต ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
It creates a lighter, more natural framework than heavier evergreen hedges. It provides shelter and structure without boxing in your garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ - ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ต (๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ)
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ. ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป.
Saltbush is not native to South Africa - it arrived from Australia in the 20th century and became so effective at thriving in poor, saline soils that it spread rapidly across arid regions. Today, finer-leaf varieties like Creeping Saltbush (Atriplex semibaccata) and Berry Saltbush (Rhagodia hastata) are established players in Eastern Cape gardens.
Many of Bedfordโs open gardens, like Fairholt and The Orchards, uses finer-leaf saltbush as its hedging framework. It works beautifully.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป:
โช Incredibly hardy and drought-tolerant once established
โช Tolerates poor, sandy and saline soils that defeat most plants
โช Creates dense, structured hedging without constant trimming
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ต.
Plant as bare-root cuttings or small plants in autumn or early spring (March/April or August/September in the Eastern Cape). Space them 30-40cm apart for hedging. They prefer full sun and well-drained soil - waterlogged ground is their only real enemy.
Water regularly the first season while establishing.
Prune in late winter (July/August) to maintain shape and encourage dense growth.
๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐น๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ต:
The coarser Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) is now classified as a Category 2 Invasive Species in South Africa and requires authorisation and zoning permits to cultivate legally.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ต ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
It creates a lighter, more natural framework than heavier evergreen hedges. It provides shelter and structure without boxing in your garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป. ๐ก๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ.
The rains have arrived in Bedford, and the participating gardens are making the most of every drop. While the soil is generous and water is plentiful, the work of feeding - literally - is underway. Each garden is being fortified with what it needs to show up beautifully in October and November.
We are grateful to ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ for sponsoring a bag of Bio Ocean across all the participating gardens. This is genuine partnership - the kind that recognises what it takes to prepare sixteen gardens for a showcase event. Bio Ocean is working its magic right now, feeding the soil and the plants that depend on it. @atlantic_fertilisers
By the time the gates open on 30 October, these gardens will be in peak condition. The rain has done its job. The fertilizer has done its job. Now the gardeners will do theirs.
Come and see what dedication and preparation produce.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa bedford bedfordeasterncape #atlanticfertilisers
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป. ๐ก๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ.
The rains have arrived in Bedford, and the participating gardens are making the most of every drop. While the soil is generous and water is plentiful, the work of feeding - literally - is underway. Each garden is being fortified with what it needs to show up beautifully in October and November.
We are grateful to ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ for sponsoring a bag of Bio Ocean across all the participating gardens. This is genuine partnership - the kind that recognises what it takes to prepare sixteen gardens for a showcase event. Bio Ocean is working its magic right now, feeding the soil and the plants that depend on it. @atlantic_fertilisers
By the time the gates open on 30 October, these gardens will be in peak condition. The rain has done its job. The fertilizer has done its job. Now the gardeners will do theirs.
Come and see what dedication and preparation produce.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa bedford bedfordeasterncape #atlanticfertilisers
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Deadheading is simply removing spent blooms before they set seed. It sounds fussy. It is not. It is one of the most effective ways to encourage continuous flowering through spring and into summer in the Eastern Cape.
Here is why it works.
A plantโs job is to make seeds. Once a flower has been pollinated and begins to develop seeds, the plant thinks its work is done. It stops producing new flowers. Deadhead that spent bloom before seeds form, and the plant panics slightly - it has not succeeded yet. So it keeps flowering. It keeps trying.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐.
Use clean secateurs or sharp scissors. Cut just below the spent flower head, removing the entire stem back to the next leaf or node. Do not just pinch off the flower head - remove the stem structure too.
For roses - cut at a 45-degree angle, cutting the spent flower head down to the first leaf stem with at least five leaves. This gives the plant enough foliage to support new growth and branch development. The plant will push new stems from that leaf node, creating multiple flower stems instead of just one.
For other flowers, cut to the nearest healthy leaf. The plant will branch from that point, creating multiple flower stems instead of just one.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ.
Daily if you can. Weekly if daily is unrealistic. The sooner you remove spent blooms, the sooner new ones form. In the Eastern Capeโs spring heat, flowers fade quickly - do not let them sit.
Do this through September, October and November, and your gardens will be in constant bloom. Which is, incidentally, exactly the kind of continuous colour you will see at Bedfordโs open gardens.
For event information, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #i
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Deadheading is simply removing spent blooms before they set seed. It sounds fussy. It is not. It is one of the most effective ways to encourage continuous flowering through spring and into summer in the Eastern Cape.
Here is why it works.
A plantโs job is to make seeds. Once a flower has been pollinated and begins to develop seeds, the plant thinks its work is done. It stops producing new flowers. Deadhead that spent bloom before seeds form, and the plant panics slightly - it has not succeeded yet. So it keeps flowering. It keeps trying.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐.
Use clean secateurs or sharp scissors. Cut just below the spent flower head, removing the entire stem back to the next leaf or node. Do not just pinch off the flower head - remove the stem structure too.
For roses - cut at a 45-degree angle, cutting the spent flower head down to the first leaf stem with at least five leaves. This gives the plant enough foliage to support new growth and branch development. The plant will push new stems from that leaf node, creating multiple flower stems instead of just one.
For other flowers, cut to the nearest healthy leaf. The plant will branch from that point, creating multiple flower stems instead of just one.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ.
Daily if you can. Weekly if daily is unrealistic. The sooner you remove spent blooms, the sooner new ones form. In the Eastern Capeโs spring heat, flowers fade quickly - do not let them sit.
Do this through September, October and November, and your gardens will be in constant bloom. Which is, incidentally, exactly the kind of continuous colour you will see at Bedfordโs open gardens.
For event information, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media Sponsored by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #i
๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ - ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐๐ฝ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป.
Ranunculus (Ranonkel in Afrikaans) are natives to warmer regions and bloom beautifully in the Eastern Cape from late winter through to spring - roughly August through October. In the cooler months, they flower longer and produce more blooms. Plant them now and by August you will have colour when most gardens are still waking up.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป:
โช Long vase life - cut blooms last two weeks or longer
โช Multiple flowers per plant - one corm produces abundant stems
โช Available in almost every colour except true blue and green
โช Incredibly full, layered petals that look like roses crossed with peonies
โช They thrive in cool weather and actually prefer it
โช Easy to grow from corms - plant them like tulips
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ.
Plant ranunculus corms in March to April in the Eastern Cape (autumn). Space them 10cm apart in well-draining soil enriched with compost. Plant the corm with claws down. Water well after planting, then moderately through the season. They prefer moist but not waterlogged soil.
Bloom begins in June or July (depending on your microclimate) and continues through spring. By October, when the gardens open at Bedford, your ranunculus will be at their peak.
This is the flower Adele and Lente at Floradella are absolutely adoring right now. Come and see why.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ - ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐๐ฝ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป.
Ranunculus (Ranonkel in Afrikaans) are natives to warmer regions and bloom beautifully in the Eastern Cape from late winter through to spring - roughly August through October. In the cooler months, they flower longer and produce more blooms. Plant them now and by August you will have colour when most gardens are still waking up.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป:
โช Long vase life - cut blooms last two weeks or longer
โช Multiple flowers per plant - one corm produces abundant stems
โช Available in almost every colour except true blue and green
โช Incredibly full, layered petals that look like roses crossed with peonies
โช They thrive in cool weather and actually prefer it
โช Easy to grow from corms - plant them like tulips
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ.
Plant ranunculus corms in March to April in the Eastern Cape (autumn). Space them 10cm apart in well-draining soil enriched with compost. Plant the corm with claws down. Water well after planting, then moderately through the season. They prefer moist but not waterlogged soil.
Bloom begins in June or July (depending on your microclimate) and continues through spring. By October, when the gardens open at Bedford, your ranunculus will be at their peak.
This is the flower Adele and Lente at Floradella are absolutely adoring right now. Come and see why.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป. ๐ง๐ฎ๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ. ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
What is growing in your garden right now? What are you proud of? What surprised you this year? Share a photo and tag a friend who needs to see it.
We are building a community of Eastern Cape gardeners who care about what grows, who listen to their soil, who understand that a garden is conversation between you and the land.
๐ง๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐. ๐ง๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ. ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ.
And remember - come October, you can visit sixteen gardens and steal all the best ideas.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป. ๐ง๐ฎ๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ. ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
What is growing in your garden right now? What are you proud of? What surprised you this year? Share a photo and tag a friend who needs to see it.
We are building a community of Eastern Cape gardeners who care about what grows, who listen to their soil, who understand that a garden is conversation between you and the land.
๐ง๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐. ๐ง๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ. ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ.
And remember - come October, you can visit sixteen gardens and steal all the best ideas.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ. ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฏ.
Adele Taljard and her daughter Lente have built a business around what they adore - seasonal flowers, cut fresh, arranged beautifully, delivered with care. Weddings. Functions. Shop bunches. Workshops that teach you how to do it yourself.
Right now, they are obsessed with Ranunculus - buttercups with layers of petals that refuse to apologise for their beauty. Come and see what they have created.
During the 2026 event, ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฎ is open on the Fridays and Saturdays, but not on the Sundays. @floradella_farm_flowers
Event dates are from 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. Bring your camera. Bring an appetite for colour.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #buttercup
๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ. ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฏ.
Adele Taljard and her daughter Lente have built a business around what they adore - seasonal flowers, cut fresh, arranged beautifully, delivered with care. Weddings. Functions. Shop bunches. Workshops that teach you how to do it yourself.
Right now, they are obsessed with Ranunculus - buttercups with layers of petals that refuse to apologise for their beauty. Come and see what they have created.
During the 2026 event, ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฎ is open on the Fridays and Saturdays, but not on the Sundays. @floradella_farm_flowers
Event dates are from 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. Bring your camera. Bring an appetite for colour.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #buttercup
๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ?
These delicateย ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ are wonderfully simple to make and perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐โ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ:
โ 125 g butter
โ 50 g caster sugar
โ 175 g plain flour
โ 1 tbsp dried culinary lavender
โ 1 tbsp milk
Rub the butter, sugar, flour and lavender together until crumbly. Add the milk and bring together into a dough. Chill for 30 minutes, roll out, cut into biscuits and bake atย ๐ญ๐ด๐ฌยฐ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐.
A little taste of the garden on your tea table.
Tip: Always useย ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐-๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ-๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ when cooking with flowers.
๐ช๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ?
โฆโฆ
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๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ?
These delicateย ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ are wonderfully simple to make and perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐โ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ:
โ 125 g butter
โ 50 g caster sugar
โ 175 g plain flour
โ 1 tbsp dried culinary lavender
โ 1 tbsp milk
Rub the butter, sugar, flour and lavender together until crumbly. Add the milk and bring together into a dough. Chill for 30 minutes, roll out, cut into biscuits and bake atย ๐ญ๐ด๐ฌยฐ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐.
A little taste of the garden on your tea table.
Tip: Always useย ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐-๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ-๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ when cooking with flowers.
๐ช๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ?
โฆโฆ
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#BedfordCountryGardens #lavender #Lavendershortbread #GardenToTable
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐. ๐ก๐ผ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
Herbs thrive in containers. Basil, parsley, mint, chives, oregano, thyme - all of them grow happily in pots on a patio, balcony or windowsill. In the Eastern Cape, where space and water can both be at a premium, container herbs are smart gardening.
Here is how to do it right.
๐๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐.
A pot with drainage holes is essential. Herbs hate sitting in water. Terracotta breathes. Plastic retains moisture longer. Choose based on your watering habits - if you forget to water, plastic. If you are diligent, terracotta is fine.
๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐น.
Do not use garden soil in containers. It compacts and drains poorly. Use a quality potting mix - it drains better and holds nutrients longer. Fill the pot three-quarters full, add your herb seedlings, top up with soil.
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐.
In spring and summer, herbs need consistent moisture but not waterlogged roots. Stick your finger into the soil. If the top centimetre is dry, water. In winter, ease back - herbs slow down and need less.
๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐.
A balanced, diluted fertiliser once a month keeps herbs productive. Hungry plants produce weaker growth.
๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐๐.
Pinch off flower buds as they appear - this keeps the plant bushy and productive rather than focused on flowering. Harvest regularly. The more you pick, the more it grows.
Container herbs mean fresh basil in December, parsley through winter, mint for tea in spring. Start now.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #basil #gardenherbs
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐. ๐ก๐ผ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
Herbs thrive in containers. Basil, parsley, mint, chives, oregano, thyme - all of them grow happily in pots on a patio, balcony or windowsill. In the Eastern Cape, where space and water can both be at a premium, container herbs are smart gardening.
Here is how to do it right.
๐๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐.
A pot with drainage holes is essential. Herbs hate sitting in water. Terracotta breathes. Plastic retains moisture longer. Choose based on your watering habits - if you forget to water, plastic. If you are diligent, terracotta is fine.
๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐น.
Do not use garden soil in containers. It compacts and drains poorly. Use a quality potting mix - it drains better and holds nutrients longer. Fill the pot three-quarters full, add your herb seedlings, top up with soil.
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐.
In spring and summer, herbs need consistent moisture but not waterlogged roots. Stick your finger into the soil. If the top centimetre is dry, water. In winter, ease back - herbs slow down and need less.
๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐.
A balanced, diluted fertiliser once a month keeps herbs productive. Hungry plants produce weaker growth.
๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐๐.
Pinch off flower buds as they appear - this keeps the plant bushy and productive rather than focused on flowering. Harvest regularly. The more you pick, the more it grows.
Container herbs mean fresh basil in December, parsley through winter, mint for tea in spring. Start now.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
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#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #basil #gardenherbs