Kirstenbosch

Kirstenbosch is nestled at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town, and is one of eight National Botanical Gardens covering five of South Africa's six different biomes.

Related Topics:
Table Mountain - Cape Town - South Africa - Biome

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

When Kirstenbosch, the most famous of the Gardens, was founded in 1913 to preserve the country's unique flora, it was the first botanical garden in the world with this ethos. Furthermore, what makes the Gardens so famous worldwide is that only indigenous plants are cultivated.

Related Topics:
1913 - Botanical garden - Ethos - Indigenous

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The garden includes a large, indoor greenhouse exhibiting plants from a number of different regions, including savanna, fynbos, karoo and others. Outdoors, the focus moves to plants native to the Cape region, highlighted by the gorgeous collections of proteas.

Related Topics:
Savanna - Fynbos - Karoo - Protea

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~