Transcript KIRSTENBOSCH National Botanical Garden Capetown, South Africa

KIRSTENBOSCH
National Botanical Garden
Capetown, South Africa
History
Layout
The Gardens
KIRSTENBOSCH
National Botanical Garden
Capetown, South Africa
• MISSION: To promote the sustainable use,
conservation, appreciation and enjoyment of
the exceptionally rich plant life of South
Africa, for the benefit of all its people.
• www.sanbi.org/frames/kirstfram.htm (South
African National Biodiversity Institute)
KIRSTENBOSCH
National Botanical Garden, Capetown, South Africa
History
• Colonial Era
• Farming
• Public Use
Visitor Center
Sculpture Courtyard
Sculpture Courtyard
Gift Shop
Conservatory
Conservatory
Layout
Garden Layout
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Rhodes Drive
Vlei
Peninsula
Water-wise
Medicinal
The Dell
Proteas
Restio
Useful Plants
Sculpture Path
Van Riebeeck’s Hedge
Getting Around
Rhodes Drive
(Camphor Ave)
Camphor Ave
Camphor Ave
Ferns
Cycads
Camphor Ave
Vlei (Wetland)
Pond & Papyrus
Main Pond
Peninsula (Fynbos)
Fynbos Plants
Fynbos Plants
Water-wise
Medicinal Plants
The Dell
Proteas
Proteas
Proteas
Proteas
Proteas
Proteas
Proteas
Cape Proteas
Restio (Reeds)
Useful Plants
Xhosa Hut
Toothbrushes
Sculpture Path
Sculpture Path
Sculpture Path
Van Riebeeck’s
Hedge
Concert Green
Gifts to the World
South Africa’s Hero
World’s Longest Leaves
Teahouse
Leaving Kirstenbosch