Stellenberg Gardens: pictures

Magnificent clipped hedges, obelisks and arches of roses in the central garden at Stellenberg Gardens.
Magnificent clipped hedges, obelisks and arches of roses in the central garden at Stellenberg Gardens.
Four of the six acres of the Stellenberg estate are devoted to formal gardens.
Ornate gates create a backdrop for a formal swimming pool at Stellenberg.
Sandy Ovenstone's Stellenberg Gardens in Kenilworth
Climbing beans on a tepee in the potager of the Stellenberg Gardens.
Clipped hedges and braided ficus in the gardens at Stellenberg.
Sandy Ovenstone's Stellenberg Gardens in Kenilworth.
Sandy Ovenstone's Stellenberg Gardens in Kenilworth.
Sandy Ovenstone's Stellenberg Gardens in Kenilworth.

Published Nov 3, 2011

When Rosemary Alexander, principal of The English Gardening School in London did a tour of South Africa a few years ago, she mentioned on her arrival in the country that she had only ever heard of two gardens in Cape Town, Kirstenbosch and Stellenberg - which willl be open to the public on November 5 and 6.

Among the internationally acclaimed gardens, Sandy Ovenstone’s Stellenberg Gardens in Kenilworth is most definitely on the map. Moreover, it was showcased by international gardening author and presenter Montagu Don in his 2008 BBC television series, Around the World in 80 Gardens.