Gardens of the Golden City 2024

Quondam Village Open Gardens 

Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 October

79 Boeing Rd, Bedfordview, Germiston 

Quondam Village has small but charming gardens, which have been well-established for almost 16 years. The public gardens have attractive touches, such as plumbago, flowering annuals, a bird bath, or a garden ornament. A sheltered garden in the back row features immaculately manicured topiary bushes between a leopard tree, lemon verbena, and red, orange, and yellow Cape honeysuckle.

Next door, a riot of colour in the raised rectangular flower beds with petunias, salvia, roses, daisies, zinnias, Iceland poppies, statice and verbena. Against the boundary wall, a large hydrangea, begonias and foxgloves. Hanging baskets in the corner with flowering impatiens. Wander into nooks and lanes past large pots with abundant cymbidium orchids, roses, a cycad.

Time: 9.30-16:30

Entry: R50 (Children under 12 free)

Wheelchair access.

Food and drink available.

The Sanctuary Garden, Houghton

Saturday 2 – Sunday 3 November

51 Houghton Drive, Houghton

The Sanctuary Gardens were created to stimulate healing and promote a sense of wellbeing. Designed by De La Harpe Landscapes, the brief was to renovate an old neglected garden and turn it into a peaceful and healing setting for two medical practices.

The garden has a formal layout, and the symmetrical views create harmony. The planting is a mix of formal hedging and loose planting in the stone terraced beds and a fusion of indigenous and exotic planting. Thoughtfully positioned benches create moments for reflection, and on a warm day, the garden is alive with birds, butterflies and bees. Incorporating water features adds to this garden’s feeling of peace and wellness. This is a space of renewal, health and peace.

Time: 9:30-16:00

Entry: R50

Time to view: 30 minutes

Why visit? Wellness garden, serenity, healing garden, heritage

Food and drink available.