Eildon Farm
Garden Festival Only
Last Updated: August 2022
Contact David And Taryn Pringle
- 071 422 8792
- tarynpringle@gmail.com
Location
- Longitude: 26.07091
- Latitude: -32.415128
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Tourist Attractions Offered
- Open Gardens
About Eildon Farm
EILDON
This soft tranquil space is in sharp contrast to the rugged and harsh countryside surrounding it. The garden mirrors the formality of the 7th-generation homestead, although planting within the beds is informal.
Mass planting is seen throughout. The garden is made up of six distinct rooms: the entrance area, the sunken rose garden, the white 'room' the pool 'room', the park area, and the orangery. Ploughman's platters will be served for lunch. Open 8h00 to 17h00. Entrance: donation R20 for charity.
MOUNTAIN ROUTE Barrie & Alex Pringle (046 685 0706) Entry: R20
Formal design underpins all the decisions Barrie makes in her garden which consists of six distinct ‘rooms’ mostly constructed on a strong axis with entrance, focal point and balanced quadrants. Balance is an ideal for Barrie - she says ‘Both hands full of flowers and lots of grandchildren running about.’ In each of her garden ‘rooms’, the choice of plants and colours is limited and disciplined to create powerful effects in keeping with the dominating and strongly symmetrical presence of the gabled white house. Barrie uses masses of white Iceberg roses to create a visual bond between house and garden. The ‘rooms’ include the main entrance area in front of the house, the sunken rose garden, the pool ‘room’, the park area, a shade garden and the formal orangerie where the ancient dry stone wall has been extended right round the area. Grand timber gates lead the eye out of the orangerie and off into the wild expanses of mountain and veld beyond.
The garden was featured in Garden & Home magazine this year.
1820 Scottish Settler Memorial Church, Thomas Pringle grave.
Lunch: Ploughman’s Platters, wine. Proceeds to Bedford Care Group.
There is an 1820 Scottish Settler Memorial Church to visit and Thomas Pringle's grave.
Lunch will be served on Friday , Saturday and Sunday.
Lunch is a Ploughman’s Platter.
Entry fee R20: Proceeds to Charity