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New African-Madagascan Succulant Garden At Durban Botanic Gardens

New African-Madagascan Succulant Garden At Durban Botanic Gardens

Date: 2012-12-12
Extensive work has begun on the new African-Madagascan succulent garden at Durban's historic Botanic Gardens that is a collaboration between Landscape Gardener James Hallé, Durban Botanic Gardens Trust, eThekwini Municipality's Parks and Recreation Department and Electricity Department.

This garden will play host to mainly African and Madagascan succulents and aloes, and forms part of the Gardens focus on African flora.

Another outstanding feature of this garden is the one and two ton dwyka tillite core stones that have been brought in, and strategically placed. These dwyka tillite rocks are found largely in KwaZulu Natal. Formed 300 million years ago when KwaZulu Natal was still part of Gondwana.

Work in the gardens is still ongoing with plans for the inclusion of stone steps leading into this area and a rustic thatched gazebo at one end.