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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๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐. ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐.
Printed maps and brochures are available at The Duke of Bedford and at all participating gardens.
Prefer to plan from your phone? Download the digital copies by clicking the links below.
๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ & ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: (Link in Bio)
https://sl1nk.com/xwqvhe0
๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ & ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: (Link in Bio)
https://l1nq.com/kljvdx8
Fifteen gardens. Four routes. Everything you need in one place.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by ISUZU South Africa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐. ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐.
Printed maps and brochures are available at The Duke of Bedford and at all participating gardens.
Prefer to plan from your phone? Download the digital copies by clicking the links below.
๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ & ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: (Link in Bio)
https://sl1nk.com/xwqvhe0
๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ & ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: (Link in Bio)
https://l1nq.com/kljvdx8
Fifteen gardens. Four routes. Everything you need in one place.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by ISUZU South Africa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
Come and see the garden magic!
30 October to 1 November. 6 to 8 November. Fifteen gardens. Four distinct routes. Spring at its finest.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
Come and see the garden magic!
30 October to 1 November. 6 to 8 November. Fifteen gardens. Four distinct routes. Spring at its finest.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
One week. The gardens are ready. The gardeners are ready. The mountains are ready. Everything is waiting for you.
30 October to 1 November. 6 to 8 November. Fifteen gardens. Four distinct routes. Spring at its finest.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
One week. The gardens are ready. The gardeners are ready. The mountains are ready. Everything is waiting for you.
30 October to 1 November. 6 to 8 November. Fifteen gardens. Four distinct routes. Spring at its finest.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ - ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ
๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐. ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐.
The Glen Avon Watermill has been turning since Robert Hart built it between 1822 and 1825 - an incredible engineering feat for its time. Machinery shipped from England, assembled on the farm, and still grinding grain two centuries later. In 1861, a massive iron wheel (30 feet in diameter) was installed and remains largely intact.
The 2023 restoration brought this three-storey mill back to life. It is now one of Southern Africaโs best-preserved functioning mills - a testament to the craftsmanship and ingenuity of another era.
๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ:
โช ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ (posted notes throughout the 3-floor building). Friday 08:00-17:00. Entrance Fee: R20.00 per person.
โช ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ at set times and for larger groups - watch the valves open, the water turn the wheel, and the millstones begin to grind. Learn the story of restoration and milling at Glen Avon.
๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐: Fridays at 15:00, Saturdays at 11:00 & 15:00 Sundays at 11:00. Entrance Fee: R50 pp
The overshot mill operates by water flowing from the upper Mill Dam down an aqueduct onto the wheel, turning it anticlockwise. Water then exits to the lower Diptank Dam. In 2018, the Browns installed a solar pump to recirculate water back to the top dam, maximising both milling capability and irrigation efficiency.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐. ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐.
Mill Tour Enquiries: Fiona Brown - 074 342 9550
@glenavonfarm
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ - 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. R30 per garden (plus mill tour).
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ - ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ
๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐. ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐.
The Glen Avon Watermill has been turning since Robert Hart built it between 1822 and 1825 - an incredible engineering feat for its time. Machinery shipped from England, assembled on the farm, and still grinding grain two centuries later. In 1861, a massive iron wheel (30 feet in diameter) was installed and remains largely intact.
The 2023 restoration brought this three-storey mill back to life. It is now one of Southern Africaโs best-preserved functioning mills - a testament to the craftsmanship and ingenuity of another era.
๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ:
โช ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ (posted notes throughout the 3-floor building). Friday 08:00-17:00. Entrance Fee: R20.00 per person.
โช ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ at set times and for larger groups - watch the valves open, the water turn the wheel, and the millstones begin to grind. Learn the story of restoration and milling at Glen Avon.
๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐: Fridays at 15:00, Saturdays at 11:00 & 15:00 Sundays at 11:00. Entrance Fee: R50 pp
The overshot mill operates by water flowing from the upper Mill Dam down an aqueduct onto the wheel, turning it anticlockwise. Water then exits to the lower Diptank Dam. In 2018, the Browns installed a solar pump to recirculate water back to the top dam, maximising both milling capability and irrigation efficiency.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐. ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐.
Mill Tour Enquiries: Fiona Brown - 074 342 9550
@glenavonfarm
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ - 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. R30 per garden (plus mill tour).
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.
Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #opengardenssa
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ!
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ. ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐.
The 2026 Bedford Country Gardens flyers are fresh off the press and ready to help you plan. Fifteen gardens. Four routes. Everything you need to know to make the most of two weekends.
Pick up your copy at The Duke of Bedford. Tuck it into your pocket and let it guide you through spring. @dukeofbedfordsa
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #opengardenssa
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ!
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ. ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐.
The 2026 Bedford Country Gardens flyers are fresh off the press and ready to help you plan. Fifteen gardens. Four routes. Everything you need to know to make the most of two weekends.
Pick up your copy at The Duke of Bedford. Tuck it into your pocket and let it guide you through spring. @dukeofbedfordsa
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #opengardenssa
๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ - ๐ญ๐ด ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐. ๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ, ๐ ๐ฏ๐ต๐๐๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ต๐๐บ๐น๐ฎ.
National Garden Day reminds us of what gardens give us - not just vegetables and flowers, but connection. Community. The quiet satisfaction of work that matters.
At Donkerhoek, Barbara tends the beds while Mbhuti works to keep the snails at bay. Phumla prepares scones that have become legendary. The veggie garden flourishes. The back stoep welcomes visitors with tea, coffee and warmth.
This is what gardening looks like when it is done with genuine care.
Visit Donkerhoek during the Bedford Country Gardens - 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. R30 per garden.
Eleven days until the gates open.
Fifteen gardens. Four routes. Gardeners who have spent a year preparing something extraordinary for you.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzu #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #nationalgardensday
๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ - ๐ญ๐ด ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐. ๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ, ๐ ๐ฏ๐ต๐๐๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ต๐๐บ๐น๐ฎ.
National Garden Day reminds us of what gardens give us - not just vegetables and flowers, but connection. Community. The quiet satisfaction of work that matters.
At Donkerhoek, Barbara tends the beds while Mbhuti works to keep the snails at bay. Phumla prepares scones that have become legendary. The veggie garden flourishes. The back stoep welcomes visitors with tea, coffee and warmth.
This is what gardening looks like when it is done with genuine care.
Visit Donkerhoek during the Bedford Country Gardens - 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. R30 per garden.
Eleven days until the gates open.
Fifteen gardens. Four routes. Gardeners who have spent a year preparing something extraordinary for you.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ.
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 #nationalgardensday
๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฎ - ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐.
Regrettably, Floradella will not be open during the 2026 Bedford Country Gardens event. The Eastern Capeโs recent heavy rains have made it necessary to step back and prioritise care over access. Adele, Lente and the flowers understand that some seasons demand patience.
@floradella_farm_flowers
They are looking forward to welcoming you back in 2027, refreshed and ready. For now, the flowers are drinking their fill and the gardeners are tending what matters most.
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
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 #floradella #opengardenssa
๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฎ - ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐.
Regrettably, Floradella will not be open during the 2026 Bedford Country Gardens event. The Eastern Capeโs recent heavy rains have made it necessary to step back and prioritise care over access. Adele, Lente and the flowers understand that some seasons demand patience.
@floradella_farm_flowers
They are looking forward to welcoming you back in 2027, refreshed and ready. For now, the flowers are drinking their fill and the gardeners are tending what matters most.
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contact Stacey Leigh Shaw on 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za. Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #floradella #opengardenssa
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Liesl and Graeme Brownโs flourishing garden at The Orchards has captured the attention of ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒโ๐ editors, and this monthโs issue features a stunning 10-page spread of their space. Roses, colour, the warmth of family life woven through every bed - it is all there in print.
@tuishomemag
If you want to see what the magazine is celebrating, pick up a copy. But better yet - come to Bedford and experience it with your own eyes. Photographs tell a story. Gardens tell the truth.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ - 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. R30 per garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ย ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contactย Stacey Leigh Shaw onย 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.ย Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #homemagazine
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Liesl and Graeme Brownโs flourishing garden at The Orchards has captured the attention of ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒโ๐ editors, and this monthโs issue features a stunning 10-page spread of their space. Roses, colour, the warmth of family life woven through every bed - it is all there in print.
@tuishomemag
If you want to see what the magazine is celebrating, pick up a copy. But better yet - come to Bedford and experience it with your own eyes. Photographs tell a story. Gardens tell the truth.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ - 30 October to 1 November, and 6 to 8 November. R30 per garden.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ย ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, contactย Stacey Leigh Shaw onย 083 874 7816 orย hello@bedford.co.za.ย Visitย www.bedford.co.za.
Social Media by @isuzusa
#bedfordcountrygardens #isuzusa #bedford #bedfordeasterncape #homemagazine
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
Between gardens, you will get hungry. Between gardens, you will want to linger. We have you covered.
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต & ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต:
โช The Apprentice Deli
โช The Duke of Bedford
โช The Old Vicarage Tea Garden
โช Bedford NG/DR Church Festival Terrain
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ:
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ - Harvest table and set menu for takeaways. @theapprenticedeli
โช ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ - Light eats and refreshments
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐น๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ - Light eats and refreshments
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ:
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ - Light lunch available
โช ๐๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐น - Light meals and refreshments
โช ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป - Cheese and wine lunch under the vines (all day Friday, Saturday, Sunday of both weekends)
โช ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต - Vetkoek & mince and refreshments (Saturday of First weekend only)
โช ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต - Hearty potjiekos, sosatie rolls and boerewors rolls (Saturday only, both weekends)
โช ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ธ - Coffee & tea with homemade scones, assorted jams and cream.
โช ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - Coffee & tea, light lunches, and a cash bar.
โช ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ - Pastรฉis de Nata (Portuguese custard tarts) and refreshments.
โช ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ - Purchase biltong & droรซwors.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ:
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ (073 269 2548) - Freshly prepared pizzas 2pm-9pm. @theapprenticedeli
โช ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐๐ฏ (076 708 5585) - Famous Steak Night both Saturdays.
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ (082 359 7002) - Dinner second weekend only.
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ (078 511 9689) - Set menu & ร la carte. @dukeofbedfordsa
โช ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ (082 776 3723) - Night Garden (Mediterranean Platter). Limited Spots Available.
โช ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต (no booking required) - Variety of meals and refreshments.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ.
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๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
Between gardens, you will get hungry. Between gardens, you will want to linger. We have you covered.
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต & ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต:
โช The Apprentice Deli
โช The Duke of Bedford
โช The Old Vicarage Tea Garden
โช Bedford NG/DR Church Festival Terrain
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ:
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ - Harvest table and set menu for takeaways. @theapprenticedeli
โช ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ - Light eats and refreshments
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐น๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ - Light eats and refreshments
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ:
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ - Light lunch available
โช ๐๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐น - Light meals and refreshments
โช ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป - Cheese and wine lunch under the vines (all day Friday, Saturday, Sunday of both weekends)
โช ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต - Vetkoek & mince and refreshments (Saturday of First weekend only)
โช ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต - Hearty potjiekos, sosatie rolls and boerewors rolls (Saturday only, both weekends)
โช ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ธ - Coffee & tea with homemade scones, assorted jams and cream.
โช ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - Coffee & tea, light lunches, and a cash bar.
โช ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ - Pastรฉis de Nata (Portuguese custard tarts) and refreshments.
โช ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ - Purchase biltong & droรซwors.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ:
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ (073 269 2548) - Freshly prepared pizzas 2pm-9pm. @theapprenticedeli
โช ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐๐ฏ (076 708 5585) - Famous Steak Night both Saturdays.
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ (082 359 7002) - Dinner second weekend only.
โช ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ (078 511 9689) - Set menu & ร la carte. @dukeofbedfordsa
โช ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ (082 776 3723) - Night Garden (Mediterranean Platter). Limited Spots Available.
โช ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต (no booking required) - Variety of meals and refreshments.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ.
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๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ
๐๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐. ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐. ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐.
The Cowie Valley Route takes you into farming country, where gardens are woven into the working landscape and welcome is genuine.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ธ - Thirteen years of open gates. Vegetable beds that self-seed beautifully. Phumlaโs famous scones with Hogsback berry jam and fresh cream. Poppy seeds for sale. This is the garden you visit when you are hungry.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ - Layers of time. Mountains as the backdrop. Plumbago hedges creating rooms. Heritage roses, Australian frangipani, ancient oaks gradually giving way to new growth. A garden built on favourites - colour, fragrance, and every shade of green. @caverscountryhouse
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ - The historic mill. Cricket grounds with ties to the areaโs farming heritage. Shirley Ainslie tends this garden with quiet care. Lochart Ainslie shares the stories and legacy of the mill and the Ainslie family.
๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฌ๐ด:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ณ:๐ฌ๐ฌ
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐: ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป (๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ)
Maps and brochures available at The Duke of Bedford and all participating gardens. @dukeofbedfordsa
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 #cowievalleyroute #opengardenssa
๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ
๐๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐. ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐. ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐.
The Cowie Valley Route takes you into farming country, where gardens are woven into the working landscape and welcome is genuine.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ธ - Thirteen years of open gates. Vegetable beds that self-seed beautifully. Phumlaโs famous scones with Hogsback berry jam and fresh cream. Poppy seeds for sale. This is the garden you visit when you are hungry.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ - Layers of time. Mountains as the backdrop. Plumbago hedges creating rooms. Heritage roses, Australian frangipani, ancient oaks gradually giving way to new growth. A garden built on favourites - colour, fragrance, and every shade of green. @caverscountryhouse
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ - The historic mill. Cricket grounds with ties to the areaโs farming heritage. Shirley Ainslie tends this garden with quiet care. Lochart Ainslie shares the stories and legacy of the mill and the Ainslie family.
๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฌ๐ด:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ณ:๐ฌ๐ฌ
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐: ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป (๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ)
Maps and brochures available at The Duke of Bedford and all participating gardens. @dukeofbedfordsa
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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๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป.
The Heading West Route is where new gardens meet established favourites, and every turn reveals something unexpected.
๐๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐น - New to the route. Liza Troskie gardens with an artistโs eye for colour and texture. English-country charm with sweeping lawns and shaded corners. A garden still learning what it wants to become.
๐ข๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ Farm - Tucked away on the scenic Heading West Route, Olivewoods captures the essence of quiet countryside. Sweeping lawns frame graceful old trees. Wendy, along with her faithful companions Alex and Pixie, will welcome you into this serene garden.
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ป - Fifty years of survival. Five severe droughts endured. Every plant a resilient survivor. Old trees, heritage roses, English herbaceous borders. Historic farmhouse with ivy. Mill tours. @glenavonfarm
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ - Three hundred rose bushes. Eighty varieties. Bongoโs warm welcome at the gate. Lieslโs constant presence in the soil. A garden that mirrors the woman who tends it - bright, busy, full of life.
๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฌ๐ด:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ณ:๐ฌ๐ฌ
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐: ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป / ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป (๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป)
Maps and brochures will be available at The Duke of Bedford and all participating gardens.
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 #headingwestroute #opengardens
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป.
The Heading West Route is where new gardens meet established favourites, and every turn reveals something unexpected.
๐๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐น - New to the route. Liza Troskie gardens with an artistโs eye for colour and texture. English-country charm with sweeping lawns and shaded corners. A garden still learning what it wants to become.
๐ข๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ Farm - Tucked away on the scenic Heading West Route, Olivewoods captures the essence of quiet countryside. Sweeping lawns frame graceful old trees. Wendy, along with her faithful companions Alex and Pixie, will welcome you into this serene garden.
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ป - Fifty years of survival. Five severe droughts endured. Every plant a resilient survivor. Old trees, heritage roses, English herbaceous borders. Historic farmhouse with ivy. Mill tours. @glenavonfarm
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ - Three hundred rose bushes. Eighty varieties. Bongoโs warm welcome at the gate. Lieslโs constant presence in the soil. A garden that mirrors the woman who tends it - bright, busy, full of life.
๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฌ๐ด:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ณ:๐ฌ๐ฌ
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐: ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป / ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป (๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป)
Maps and brochures will be available at The Duke of Bedford and all participating gardens.
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 #headingwestroute #opengardens
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ - ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐. ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
Janineโs garden takes on a completely different magic after dark. Wander freely through the night garden - or settle in with food and company. Everyone is welcome to roam, but those who have ordered are seated throughout the garden, surrounded by flowers and the quiet of evening.
๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ (๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐):
โช Tea & Pastรฉis de Nata (Portuguese Custard Tarts)
โช Teacup Wine
๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ (๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น):
โช Greek Mezze Platter with Limoncello shot
โช Pudding Pastรฉis de Nata (Portuguese Custard Tarts)
โช Cost: R300.00 per person
The Night Garden has limited space and books quickly. This is not something you can decide on the day - you need to reserve your place.
๐ง๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ:
Contact Janine Pitt on 082 776 3723
@janinemandalay
๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ
Daytime: Open daily 08:00 to 17:00.
Entry: R30pp / per garden. Payable in cash at garden.
๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป: ๐ญ๐ณ:๐ฌ๐ฌ - ๐ฎ๐ฎ:๐ฌ๐ฌ
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 #mandalaynightgarden #nightgarden
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ - ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐. ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
Janineโs garden takes on a completely different magic after dark. Wander freely through the night garden - or settle in with food and company. Everyone is welcome to roam, but those who have ordered are seated throughout the garden, surrounded by flowers and the quiet of evening.
๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ (๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐):
โช Tea & Pastรฉis de Nata (Portuguese Custard Tarts)
โช Teacup Wine
๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ (๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น):
โช Greek Mezze Platter with Limoncello shot
โช Pudding Pastรฉis de Nata (Portuguese Custard Tarts)
โช Cost: R300.00 per person
The Night Garden has limited space and books quickly. This is not something you can decide on the day - you need to reserve your place.
๐ง๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ:
Contact Janine Pitt on 082 776 3723
@janinemandalay
๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ
Daytime: Open daily 08:00 to 17:00.
Entry: R30pp / per garden. Payable in cash at garden.
๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป: ๐ญ๐ณ:๐ฌ๐ฌ - ๐ฎ๐ฎ:๐ฌ๐ฌ
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 #mandalaynightgarden #nightgarden