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Guided Tours. Tea Garden, Waterfall & Demonstration Garden. Arboretum, National Herbarium, Biodiversity Centre & Aloe Lodge. Grassland, Environmental Education Centre & Garden Offices. Visitor Centre, Reynolds Gate, Concert Stage & Demonstration Gardens.
- Visitor Information
All the flowering plant species to be seen, including 50% of...
- Rules & Safety
Rules & Safety - Pretoria - SANBI
- Milkplum Cafe Function and Conference Centre
Milkplum Café Conference and Function venue is situated...
- African Pride Cafe
African Pride Cafe is situated within the Pretoria National...
- Virtual Tour Pretoria
Pretoria National Botanical Garden Virtual Tour. The South...
- Wetland & Restaurant
Wetland & Restaurant - Pretoria - SANBI
- Wildlife and Biodiversity
For more information download Havens of Biodiversity – a...
- Garden Map
Garden Map - Pretoria - SANBI
- Seasons
Seasons - Pretoria - SANBI
- Guided Tours
Guided Tours - Pretoria - SANBI
- Visitor Information
All the flowering plant species to be seen, including 50% of the country’s tree species, make this garden a botanical tapestry. Visitors are offered a glimpse of different biomes such as savanna and forest biomes.
- Botanical Research Institute
- The Bolusanthus Avenue
- Aloe Lodge
- Major Infrastructure Development Since The 1990s
- Reynolds Gate
- Curators of The Garden
The Garden was initially known as the Pretoria National Botanic Garden and could only be visited by special arrangement because it was primarily a research facility under the management of the Botanical Research Institute (BRI), which traces its origins back to 1903. The Institute amalgamated with the National Botanical Gardens of South Africa to f...
The planting of Bolusanthus speciosus trees by Mr Jan Evens in 1946 was one of the first plantings in the Garden. A small thatched stone building adjacent to the waterfall, which was previously used as the Botanical Tea Garden, was built in the late 1950s and initially served as the first office of the botanical garden.
Aloe Lodge, previously called Velcich House, is situated on the northern side of the ridge running through the Pretoria National Botanical Garden. It was built in 1941 and was owned by Mr Antonio Velcich, who started the firm City Engineering in Mitchell Street, Pretoria. The building is now used as office space.
Major infrastructure development has taken place since the 1990s and includes the construction of the Visitors’ Centre. This centre comprises a ticket and information office. Other developments include the Environmental Education Centre, Medicinal Garden, concert stage, lapa and the Biodiversity Building, which houses the Head Office of the South A...
The old entrance gate depicting species of Aloe, named the Reynolds Gate in honour of Dr Gilbert Reynolds, who was an amateur botanist and an authority on Aloe plants, is permanently closed now. The new entrance is situated at the new Visitors’ Centre adjacent to this spectacular work of art. This beautiful wrought-iron artefact was designed and ma...
Mr A van der Ende 1947-1952Mr Jan Erens 1952-1967Mr Jan Admiraal 1965-1977There was no Curator from 1978-1982The Pretoria National Botanical Garden is one of South Africa's nine National Botanical Gardens. The garden is wedged between Pretoria Road and Cussonia Avenue in Brummeria, in eastern Pretoria , Gauteng , and flanks a central rocky ridge that runs from east to west.
Jun 14, 2021 · This 76 ha urban oasis is a pristine getaway situated in the eastern suburbs of South Africa’s administrative capital, Pretoria. The garden, which is surrounded by urban development, offers a much needed green area and corridor for wildlife in the eastern suburbs of Pretoria.
Jan 18, 2024 · This garden is the Pretoria administrative hub for all of SANBI, and the location of the National Herbarium, an imposing building that houses the most extensive collection of plant species in southern Africa – up to a count of more than one million species.
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