Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden will be hosting free Wednesday Talks every fortnight from 10h30 to 11h30 and are free of charge, but garden entry fees apply (Adults-R75; SA Students (with card)-R40; Garden entry ticket or BotSoc membership card is required in order to access the talk). Presented by Room to Grow and Sponsored by StruikNature and the Cape Town Big6. Talks will vary from horticulture, botany, ecology, travel, natural history and so much more…
Room to Grow – Wednesday Talks Programme
FEBRUARY
05 FEB – Edwin Rye
Flowers, flowers everywhere! Flowers growing, lowers as decoration flowers in art. Venue: The Old Mutual Conference Centre, Gate 1, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
19 FEB – Richard Peirce
Cuddle Me, Kill Me: Canned Lion Hunting. Venue: The Old Mutual Conference Centre, Gate 1, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
MARCH
04 MAR – Rosalind Spears
Lady Anne Barnard, Balcarres and the Cape. Venue: The Old Mutual Conference Centre, Gate 1, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
18 MAR – Matthew Syphus
Cape Clawless Otters. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
APRIL
01 APR – Charles Griffiths
Alien species in the marine environment’. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
15 APR – Prof. Mike Bruton
‘Finding Old Fourlegs. The Story of the Coelacanth’. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
29 APR – Anthony Wain
The magnificent Mughal Garden Heritage of Lahore, Pakistan,Monsoons, Elephants, Poppies and Poppadoms. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
MAY
13 MAY – Rupert Watson
On Peacocks and Picathartes – Reflections on African Birdlife. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
27 MAY – Augustine Morkel
WWF IN 2020. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
JUNE
10 JUN – Leon Kluge
Chelsea 2020. Venue: The Old Mutual Conference Centre, Gate 1, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
24 JUN – Elton le Roux
Behind the Scenes at Kirstenbosch. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
JULY
08 JUL – Dr Donovan Kirkwood
What is the role of a botanical garden in our unique landscape? Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden as a case study. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
22 JUL – Adam Harrower
The New Cliff-face Plant display. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
AUGUST
05 AUG – Norman Larson
SPIDERS AND THE MYTHOLOGY…Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
19 AUG – Jenny Louw
Ecological Gardening. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
SEPTEMBER
02 SEPT – Alice Notten
Spring at Kirstenbosch. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
16 SEPT – Dr. EUGENE MOLL
“How Tree Book Authors have failed amateurs of today”. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
30 SEPT – Alex Lansdowne
Restoring Threatened Species & Habitats on the Cape Flats. Venue: Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch at 10h30. (Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fees Apply)
INFORMATION
The talks are FREE but Kirstenbosch Garden Entry Fee Apply: Adults-R75; SA Students (with card)-R40; Children (6 – 17 years)-R20; Under 6 years-Free. Garden entry ticket or BotSoc membership card is required in order to access the talk.
Seats are strictly on a first come first serve basis, we don’t take reservations and there is a cut-off once an acceptable number has been reached.
This programme may be subject to change or cancellation without prior notice.
Enquiries: Cathy Abbott, email: cathya@wol.co.za or call 021 4656440
The talks are presented by Room To Grow and hosted by Kirstenbosch. Thank-you gifts for speakers are sponsored by Struik Nature, Kirstenbosch and Groot Constantia.
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