The closure of Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens' Garden Centre, as its owner retires after 20 years, has left regular visitors dismayed. Trish Hutton-Squire's retirement marks the end of an era, ...

As part of the celebrations of 100 years of biodiversity science and Kirstenbosch, entrance to the gardens will be free on International Biodiversity Day on 22 May 2013.

Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town is ... a grysbok was chased by two dogs and killed after it was trapped against the sliding gates leading to the research centre, on the Fernwood side of the gardens.

The beloved Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is regarded not only as the botanical gem of Cape Town, but as a national treasure. In May, it made the New York Times' list of the Top 10 ...

Kirstenbosch, South Africa – October 29, 2009: Clivia in bloom in Camphor Avenue, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, on October 29, 2009. Kirstenbosch celebrated its centenary in ...

In 1902, Cecil John Rhodes bequeathed Kirstenbosch to the nation and in 1913 it became the National Botanic Garden. Director Henry Pearson enlisted South Africans in plant collections that exist ...