Operational hours
- Monday – Sunday: 08h00-17h00
| CONCERTS, SOCIAL EVENTS, WEDDING AT THE MARQUEE TENT/DAM VIEW | ||
| Number of People | Fee | Deposit to secure venue (non-refundable) |
| 01-100 | R5 498.00 | R1 374.00 |
| 01-200 | R10 996.00 | R2 749.00 |
| 01-300 | R16 493.00 | R4 123.00 |
| 01-400 | R21 991.00 | R5 498.00 |
| 01-500 | R27 489.00 | R6 872.00 |
NB: The garden will charge a blanket fee of R35 000.00 from 600-1000 people thereafter R25pp. An additional 20% refundable deposit will be charged for all venues in the garden for damages depending on risk assessment by Garden Management. Set up fees (build up or breakdown) payable should the set-up fall outside of the venue booking date, at R1 000.00 per day (Before and After the event). Should build up or breakdown be done two days before and two days after the event, regular tariffs will apply.
| WEDDINGS, CONCERTS, SOCIAL EVENTS AT LAPA | ||
| Number of People | Fee | Deposit to secure venue (non- refundable) |
| 01-20 | R1 525.00 | R381.00 |
| 01-40 | R3 063.00 | R766.00 |
| 01-60 | R4 063.00 | R1 016.00 |
| 01-80 | R5 063.00 | R1 266.00 |
| 01-100 | R6 063.00 | R1 516.00 |
| 01-120 | R7 063.00 | R1 766.00 |
| 01-140 | R8 063.00 | R2 016.00 |
| 01-160 | R9 063.00 | R2 266.00 |
| 01-180 | R10 063.00 | R2 516.00 |
| 01-200 | R11 063.00 | R2 766.00 |
Note: A negotiated discount for any organisation to a maximum of 25% may be given for all venues subject to approval by the Garden Manager.
| PLANT SALES NURSERY | ||
| No of People | Fee | Deposit to secure venue (non- refundable) |
| 1-20 | R763.00 | R191.00 |
| 1-40 | R1 531.00 | R383.00 |
| 1-60 | R2 031.00 | R508.00 |
| 1-80 | R2 531.00 | R633.00 |
| 1-100 | R3 031.00 | R758.00 |
| 1-120 | R3 531.00 | R883.00 |
| 1-140 | R4 031.00 | R1 008.00 |
| 1-160 | R4 531.00 | R1 133.00 |
| 1-180 | R5 031.00 | R1 258.00 |
| 1-200 | R5 531.00 | R1 383.00 |
| WEDDING GAZEBO |
| Rate per day from 10:00- 00:00 |
| R 2 200.00 + plus entrance |
| SOCIAL EVENTS, WEDDINGS AT THE RESTAURANT | ||
| Number of People | Increase (new no increase) | Deposit to secure venue |
| 01-20 | R1 820.00 | R455.00 |
| 01-40 | R3 640.00 | R910.00 |
| 01-60 | R5 460.00 | R1 365.00 |
| 01-80 | R7 280.00 | R1 820.00 |
| 01-100 | R9 100.00 | R2 275.00 |
| 01-120 | R10 920.00 | R2 730.00 |
| 01-140 | R12 740.00 | R3 185.00 |
| 01-160 | R14 560.00 | R3 640.00 |
| 01-180 | R16 380.00 | R4 095.00 |
| 01-200 | R18 200.00 | R4 550.00 |
| PUTTING UP SMALL TENT OR GAZEBO | ||
| R2 200.00 + plus entrance fee | ||
| PRODUCTION/BROADCASTING (e.g., videography of movies, series, stories etc.) |
| R1 500.00 |
| JUMPING CASTLE |
| R 400.00 + Entrance fee |
| PALLETS |
| R60.00 Each + Entrance fee (Maximum of 5 Pallets) |
| TOUR GUIDE |
| R15.00 each (+) entrance fee |
| FORMAL PICNIC |
| R 2 200.00 + plus entrance |
| FIREWOOD |
| R400.00 per bakkie bin |
| EARLY RISER ACCESS – 05h30 AM |
| R 70.00 Weekly |
| R 140.00 Monthly |
| CHAIRS RENTAL |
| R 10.00 Each |
| TABLES RENTAL |
| R15.00 Each |
| ART & CRAFT MARKET |
| R 50.00 Adults |
| R 30.00 Kids |
| Item Number | Item Description | unit of measure | Adjusted Price per unit for 2023/24 |
| 1 | 300ml Cold drinks | EACH | R17.00 |
| 2 | 500ml Powerade | EACH | R22.00 |
| 4 | 500ml Sparkling water | EACH | R20.00 |
| 5 | 500ml Still water | EACH | R17.00 |
| 6 | 750ml Still water | EACH | R22.00 |
| 7 | 1.5 Litre Still water | EACH | R28.00 |
| 8 | Tree route books | EACH | R22.00 |
| 9 | Bird list books | EACH | R56.00 |
| 10 | Post card small | EACH | R28.00 |
| 11 | Post card | EACH | R62.00 |
| 12 | National protected area expansion strategy for SA | EACH | R78.00 |
| 13 | Freesia | EACH | R112.00 |
| 14 | Botanical diversity | EACH | R56.00 |
| 15 | Pollen wasps and flowers in SA | EACH | R224.00 |
| 16 | Flora SA | EACH | R84.00 |
| 17 | Gardens for the Nation | EACH | R112.00 |
| 18 | Botanical Exploration | EACH | R358.00 |
| 19 | Red List of SA plants | EACH | R448.00 |
| 20 | Key rings | EACH | R39.00 |
| 21 | Book mark | EACH | R11.00 |
| 22 | Quality crafts worx | EACH | R56.00 |
| 23 | clay pot | EACH | R73.00 |
| 24 | Bracelets | EACH | R67.00 |
| 25 | Licence sticker | EACH | R22.00 |
| 26 | Metalic sticker | EACH | R22.00 |
| 27 | lesotho small board | EACH | R22.00 |
| 28 | traditional shoes | EACH | R224.00 |
| 29 | T- shirt | EACH | R134.00 |
| 30 | Posters | EACH | R13.00 |
| 31 | Posters | EACH | R9.00 |
| 32 | Quality crafts worx | EACH | R106.00 |
| 33 | Lunch Bar | EACH | R16.00 |
| 34 | Chips | EACH | R20.00 |
| Nursery Price list 2023 – 2024 | |||
| Botanical name | Common name | Bags size | Price |
| Aeollanthus parvifolius | Rock sage | 2 Litre | R34.00 |
| Agapanthus sp | Common agapanthus | 2 Litre | R35.00 |
| Albuca nelsonii | Wild Coast Albuca | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Aloe arborescens | Krantz aloe | 2 Litre | R56.00 |
| Aloe grandidentata | Soap aloe | 2 Litre | R56.00 |
| Aloe maculate | Mountain aloe | 2 Litre | R56.00 |
| Aloiampelos ciliarus | Climbing aloe | 2 Litre | R56.00 |
| Aptenia cordifolia | Baby sun rose | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Arctotis arctotoides | Butter-yellow daisy flowers | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Artemisia absinthium | Common wormwood | 2 Litre | R25.00 |
| Asparagus densiflorus | Emerald fern | 2 Litre | R56.00 |
| Asystasia gangetica | Creeping foxglove | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Barleria obtuse | Bush violet | 2 Litre | R24.00 |
| Bauhinia natalensis | Natal bauhinia | 2 Litre | R56.00 |
| Buddleja saligna | False olive | 2 Litre | R56.00 |
| Bulbine frutescens | Snake flower | 2 Litre | R25.00 |
| Carpobrothus edulis | Sour fig | 2 Litre | R23.00 |
| Celtis Africana | White stinkwood | 2 Litre | R59.00 |
| Chlorophythum comosum | Hen-and-chickens | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Chlorophytum saundersiae | Weeping anthericum | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Chrysanthemoides monilifera | Boneseed | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Clivia miniate | Bush lily | 2 Litre | R100.00 |
| Coleus madagascariensis | Madagascar coleus | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Cotyledon orbiculata | Pigs ear | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Crassula multicava | Fairy crassula | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Crassula ovata | Pink joy | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Crinum bulbispermum | Orange River lily | 2 Litre | R56.00 |
| Crinum moorei | Natal lily | 2 Litre | R46.00 |
| Diascia integerrima | Twinspurs | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Dietes grandiflora | Fairy Iris | 2 Litre | R51.00 |
| Dimorphoteca cuneata | Rain flower | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Diospyros lycioides | Bloubos | 2 Litre | R59.00 |
| Dovyalis cafra | Kei-apple | 5 Litre | R120.00 |
| Dymondia margaretae | Carpet daisy | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Ehretea rigida | Puzzle bush | 2 Litre | R59.00 |
| Eriocephalus africanus | Wild Rosemary | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Eucomis sp | Pineapple flower | 2 Litre | R46.00 |
| Euryops Chrysanthemoides | Golden daisy bush | 2 Litre | R29.00 |
| Euryops pectinatus | Woolly resin bush | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Felicia ameloides | Paris daisy | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Felicia petiolate | Daisy plant | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Felicia variegated | Daisy | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Freylinia tropica | Blue honey bell | 2 Litre | R46.00 |
| Freylinia lanceolata | Henigie klokiebos | 2 Litre | R59.00 |
| Glottiphyllum regium | Tongue-leaved mesemb | 2 Litre | R46.00 |
| Grewia flava | Raisinbush | 20 Litre | R188.00 |
| Grewia occidentalise | Cross-berry | 20 Litre | R188.00 |
| Haworthiia cymbiformis | Succulent | 10cm | R25.00 |
| Haworthiia venosa | Succulent | 10cm | R25.00 |
| Haworthiia tessellata | Succulent | 10cm | R25.00 |
| Haworthiia coarctata | Succulent | 10cm | R25.00 |
| Helichrysum cymosum | Gold carpet | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Hypoestes aristate | Ribbon bush | 2 Litre | R25.00 |
| Hypoxis hemerocallidea | Yellow star | 2 Litre | R56.00 |
| Jasminum multipartitum | Starry wild jasmine | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Lessertia frutescens | Cancer bush | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Leonotis leonurus | Wild dagga | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Melianthus comosum | Honey flower | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Mentha longifolia | Wild mint | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Olea europea subsp africana | Wild olive | 2 Litre | R46.00 |
| Olea europea supsp africana | Wild olive | 20Litre | R324.00 |
| Ocinum labiatus | Pink Sage | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Orbea lutea | Yellow carrion flower | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Oxalis hirta | Oxalis | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Pavonia praemosa | Yellow pavonia | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Pelargonium fragrans | Pelargonium | 2 Litre | R25.00 |
| Pelargonium sp | Malvas | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Plectranthus ambiguus | Pincushion spur flower | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Plectranthus ciliates | Speckled spur-flower | 2 Litre | R40.00 |
| Plectranthus ecklonii | Plectranthus | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Plectranthus fruticosus | Pink Spur Flower | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Plectranthus hadiensis | Hairy Spurflower | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Plectranthus ‘Mona Lavender’ | Mona Lavender | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Plectranthus neochilus | lobster flower | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Plectranthus Vertcilatus | Money plant | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Portulacaria afra | Elephant’s Food | 2 Litre | R46.00 |
| Rhamnus prinoides | Dogwood | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Rhigozum obovatum | Yellow pomegranate | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Salvia sp | 2 Litre | R32.00 | |
| Sansevieria trifasciata | Mother-in-law tongue | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Scadoxus puniceus | Paintbrush lily | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Searsia dentata | Nanabesie | 2 Litre | R59.00 |
| Searsia lancea | Karee | 2 Litre | R59.00 |
| Searsia penduline | White Karee | 20 Litre | R324.00 |
| Senecio tamoides | Canary creeper | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Senecio haworthii | Woolly senecio | 2 Litre | R37.00 |
| Tecoma capensis | Cape honeysuckle | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Thunbergia natalensis | Natal bluebell | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Thunbergia alata | Black-eyed Susan | 2 Litre | R39.00 |
| Tulbaghia large leaves | Large tulbaghia | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Tulbaghia variegated | Variegated tulbaghia | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Tulbaghia violacea | Wild garlic | 2 Litre | R32.00 |
| Zantedeschia aethopica | Common arum lily | 2 Litre | R46.00 |
| Ziziphus mucronate | Buffalo thorn | 5 Litre | R254.00 |
Wildlife haven on the edge of the city
This garden, on the outskirts of Bloemfontein, spans a valley between picturesque dolerite koppies. The natural vegetation comprises tall grassland and woodland, dominated by magnificent wild olive and karee trees. The harmony of the Garden has been achieved by retaining and highlighting the best elements of the natural landscape.
The Garden covers 70 hectares, and is home to about 400 species of plants, mainly from the Free State, Northern Cape and Lesotho. It also includes a collection of decorative and hardy trees indigenous to the area.
Lion’s ear or wild dagga (Leonotis leonurus), red-hot pokers (Kniphofia) and the dwarf coral tree (Erythrina zeyheri) provide touches of colour against a restful woodland backdrop. A series of vistas lead one through the Garden to the wooded koppies, up on to the rocky outcrops, which overlook the Garden, and back down to the dam, the bird hide and the lawns.
From November to March, most of the plants in the Garden are in full leaf and from March to June the colourful autumn shades of yellow and red dominate. The natural areas of the Garden are a haven for wildlife, including 144 bird species, 54 reptile species and about 32 mammal species.
Visit SANBI’s plant information website for more on plants in our Garden.
Please Note! Entrance fees may change on special events e.g. (concerts and shows).
Right of admission reserved!
Contact information
- Telephone +27(0)51 436 3530
- Fax +27(0)51 436 4101
- Email: FSNBG@sanbi.org.za
Address
Physical address
Rayton Rd, off Dan Pienaar Drive, R702, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Postal address:
P.O. Box 209036,
Danhof,
9310
GPS co-ordinates:
26°12’42.2″E 29°03’10.7″S
Long 26.21178 Lat -29.05297