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SUMMARY:Benvie Open Garden
LOCATION:Benvie Gardens\, Karkloof
DESCRIPTION:Benvie opens throughout the week as well as on the weekends for the period 
 from 21 September to 6 October. The Open Midlands Garden season ticket does
 n't apply here.\nBenvie - Karkloof\nThis magnificent garden with its park-l
 ike setting was the brainchild of John Geekie – a man who loved trees. He c
 ame out from Dundee, in Scotland, to South Africa in 1856. He bought the pr
 operty in 1883, with the express intention of creating an arboretum and spe
 nt the rest of his life realising his dream. The south-east orientation of 
 the garden was ideal for his purpose. Seedlings were brought by ship from a
 ll over the world, transported from Durban to Merrivale by train and finall
 y taken to Benvie by ox-wagon. Conifers, cedars Ginkgo biloba, magnolias, g
 rass trees, hydrangeas, azaleas, azalea Mollis and Rhododendrons, were amon
 gst the tree and shrubs planted in this 30-hectare garden. They are still l
 ovingly cared for by his family, some 136 later.\nBring a picnic basket and
  spend some time in this beautiful garden, and do not forget your binocular
 s if you are a birder.\nThe entrance fee is R50 for adults and R30 for pens
 ioners on Thursdays only, children are free.\nDirections: From Howick take 
 the Karkloof. Pass the Ambers. Drive for 33 km from Howick (21 km on tar) a
 nd at 33 km mark, turn right onto the York/Hanover Road. Travel a further 3
  km, down the hill and you will find a Benvie sign on your left; then follo
 w the signs to the Garden\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; float: left;" src="https://howickv
 illage.co.za/images/howick_village/events/2019_events/Benvie_gardens.jpg" a
 lt="Benvie gardens" />Benvie opens throughout the week as well as on the we
 ekends for the period from 21 September to 6 October. The Open Midlands Gar
 den season ticket doesn't apply here.</p><p>Benvie - Karkloof</p><p>This ma
 gnificent garden with its park-like setting was the brainchild of John Geek
 ie – a man who loved trees. He came out from Dundee, in Scotland, to South 
 Africa in 1856. He bought the property in 1883, with the express intention 
 of creating an arboretum and spent the rest of his life realising his dream
 . The south-east orientation of the garden was ideal for his purpose. Seedl
 ings were brought by ship from all over the world, transported from Durban 
 to Merrivale by train and finally taken to Benvie by ox-wagon. Conifers, ce
 dars Ginkgo biloba, magnolias, grass trees, hydrangeas, azaleas, azalea Mol
 lis and Rhododendrons, were amongst the tree and shrubs planted in this 30-
 hectare garden. They are still lovingly cared for by his family, some 136 l
 ater.</p><p>Bring a picnic basket and spend some time in this beautiful gar
 den, and do not forget your binoculars if you are a birder.</p><p>The entra
 nce fee is R50 for adults and R30 for pensioners on Thursdays only, childre
 n are free.</p><p>Directions: From Howick take the Karkloof. Pass the Amber
 s. Drive for 33 km from Howick (21 km on tar) and at 33 km mark, turn right
  onto the York/Hanover Road. Travel a further 3 km, down the hill and you w
 ill find a Benvie sign on your left; then follow the signs to the Garden</p
 >
CONTACT:Harcourts Hilton.
DTSTAMP:20261109T045816
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20190926T090000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg;VALUE=DATE:20191007
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