Kirstenbosch is one of the most famous and beautiful botanical gardens in the world and first opened in 1913. Botanical gardens are different from parks as they are places where plants are grown for research, conservation, education and enjoyment.
Kirstenbosch lies on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain and above the garden is a Mountain peak that looks like a giant teddy bear and this is what is known as Castle Rock. On hot summers you could even hike to the top of Table Mountain by following a path from the gardens all the way to the top. Its also loads of fun to play in the mountain streams that flow through the garden and children love to hunt for tadpoles, fish and crabs but the Botanical gardens do ask that you return them before returning home.
Many of South Africa's 20 000 indigenous plants are useful to people. In the useful plants garden at Kirstenbosch you can find plants used in different parts of the country for medicine, food and drink, dying cloth, and building houses.
When you walk through Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens it is like taking a tour of South Africa. You could visit the Botanical Society Conservatory and Mathew's rockery to see how plants survive in hot, dry deserts or Cool off in the shade of Forrest trees in the Dell and Braille Trail. The Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens is a great place to start getting to know the fynbos of the Western Cape in the Protea, Erica, Restio and Peninsula Gardens. Visit the Garden Soon! It truly is like seeing the whole country in one garden!?
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