The annual BotSoc (Botanical Society) Indigenous Plant Fair takes place on 3 & 4 September 2011, from 9 am – 4 pm each day, at the Munies Sports Field, John Zikhali Road (Sydenham Road), Durban, just below the Durban Botanic Gardens. This popular indigenous plant extravaganza showcases the widest variety of indigenous plants available at [...]
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Join the Food Garden Network Work Party at Addington Primary School
The Food Garden Network, Durban Botanic Gardens and Michelle Brookes from Happy Hippo invite you to Addington Primary School’s permaculture food gardening capacity-building work party: Time: 1pm – 4pm Date: Friday, 12th November 2010 Venue: Addington Primary School (43 Bell Street, Point, Durban) Cost: R25 per person – a donation of any item on the [...]

November happenings at the Durban Botanic Gardens
Old Mutual Music at the Lake Sunday 7th November Goldfish returns to the beautiful Durban Botanic Gardens lake venue for their latest CD Launch ‘Get Busy Living’, sponsored by Old Mutual and supported by East Coast Radio. Goldfish whose genre-defying mix of jazzy house beats and searing live performances has seen them launch head first [...]

Bike to the Old Mutual Music at the Lake Concert at Durban Botanic Gardens this Sunday!
This Sunday October 10th sees Wrestlerish making its debut at the Old Mutual Music at the Lake concert series taking place in the Durban Botanic Gardens. Wear a blue or green T shirt, support the Global Warming initiative, reduce CO2 omissions on the 10th day of the 10th month 2010. If you arrive on your [...]
October happenings at the Durban Botanic Gardens
Old Mutual Music at the Lake Concert Series October month sees Wrestlerish making their debut at the Old Mutual Music at the Lake concert series in the Durban Botanic Gardens. The best place to be on Sunday 10th October will be enjoying a picnic under the palm trees around the lake listening to this great [...]
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