KIRSTENBOSCH GARDENS IN AUTUMN
The Easter holiday weekend is upon us. Many would look to spend the time with family and friends. The practice in Cape Town is to spend much of the holidays outdoors at one of the many attractions that has made this city famous. One of them is the national botanical gardens at Kirstenbosch.
Thus apart from the serious horticultural and scientific work that goes on at the Kirstenbosch Gardens, the venue is a tourist haven, fitness fanatics place of exercising, family picnic site, butterfly collectors and birders place of interest. The gardens are abuzz with the sounds of juvenile birds at this time of the year, including the sunbirds and sugarbirds.
The one factor that can throw the proverbial spanner in the works of a well planned visit to the gardens is the seasonal rains that begin about this time in Cape Town. My visit to the Gardens on the 20th April 2011 was indeed dampened by the downpours that affect the Kirstenbosch area in particular. The Table mountain range apparently accounts for the high rainfall that affects the Kirstenbosch area through the autumn and winter rainy seasons. The die hard outdoor enthusiast is undoubtedly unfazed by a good soaking on a cold autumn or winter's day in Cape Town.
The gardens can be accessed from the M3 motorway heading south westerly away from the city centre of Cape Town. The gardens clsoe at 6pm during the autumn and winter months. You are referred to the dedicated web resources for more accurate, scientific and detailed information about the Kirstenbosch Gradens.
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Thus apart from the serious horticultural and scientific work that goes on at the Kirstenbosch Gardens, the venue is a tourist haven, fitness fanatics place of exercising, family picnic site, butterfly collectors and birders place of interest. The gardens are abuzz with the sounds of juvenile birds at this time of the year, including the sunbirds and sugarbirds.
The one factor that can throw the proverbial spanner in the works of a well planned visit to the gardens is the seasonal rains that begin about this time in Cape Town. My visit to the Gardens on the 20th April 2011 was indeed dampened by the downpours that affect the Kirstenbosch area in particular. The Table mountain range apparently accounts for the high rainfall that affects the Kirstenbosch area through the autumn and winter rainy seasons. The die hard outdoor enthusiast is undoubtedly unfazed by a good soaking on a cold autumn or winter's day in Cape Town.
The gardens can be accessed from the M3 motorway heading south westerly away from the city centre of Cape Town. The gardens clsoe at 6pm during the autumn and winter months. You are referred to the dedicated web resources for more accurate, scientific and detailed information about the Kirstenbosch Gradens.
Please note that all material contained in this blog is subject to strict copyright. You may purchase any of these materials by leaving a message stating your requirements in the comments box. Thank you for visiting this site.
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