Darling FlowerShow

Darling Flower Show

Date:	14 Sep 2012 - 16 Sep 2012
Time:	09:00 - 17:00
Venue:	Darling Club
Location:	Jacaranda Street | Darling
Price:	R20p/p - R30p/p
Phone:	+27 (0) 84 916 1111
Email	darlingwfs@telkomsa.net
Website:	www.darlingwildflowers.co.za

Hopefield Flower Show

Hopefield Wild Flower Show

Slow down and smell the West Coast flowers

With over 500 species of fynbos, four botanical zones and an annual wild flower show (from Sunday, 26 to Wednesday, 29 August 2012), the quaint West Coast town of Hopefield – roughly 120km outside of Cape Town on the R45 – is one of the premier places to usher in the spring and to bid farewell to winter.
Situated on the banks of the Zout River, Hopefield is both the oldest town on the West coast and a town notably famous for its four different fynbos regions: Renosterveld, Sandveld, Rietveld and Wetland. Each region has species of fynbos unique to its particular climate.

• The Renosterveld region’s vegetation is dominated by a species of grey-coloured plant called Renosterbos, most likely the reason behind its name.
• The Sandveld area’s vegetation consists of species of succulents and fynbos that thrive in sandy and dry climates
• The Rietveld region is home to reed-like vegetation.