CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Justin Hawthorne
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is a place that cries out for you to slow down and soak it all in. Ideally, it needs more than a quick visit. More like a day! I did just that and went in to catch sunrise before slowly strolling its vast network of pathways, eventually finding the bench that said: “Justin, sit.”.
A beautiful Strelitzia (Crane Flower), Kirstenbosch
What are my TOP 10 highlights of this grand garden?
- The Fynbos Walk
- Tree Canopy Walkway (Boomslang) at the Arboretum
- The Dell & Colonel Bird’s Bath
- Matthews Rockery & the Vygie Garden
- Otter Pond
- Conservatory
- Camphor Avenue (Old Rhodes Drive)
- Nursery Stream
- Main Pond
- Cycad Amphitheatre & Pearson’s Grave
Strolling across The Boomslang at sunrise, Kirstenbosch
The Fynbos Walk
Silver Tree leaf detail (Protea Family), Kirstenbosch
A pretty Polygala (Milkwort Family), Kirstenbosch
The upper lawns are my favourites! Immersed with Fynbos…
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