The Aloe Festival of 2025 The ALOE FARM was spectacular this winter with a record amount of Aloe blooms and Sunbirds. We have received ecstatic visitors from far and wide this year. You only have to look at our “The ALOE FARM” and “BIRDS OF THE ALOE FARM” Facebook pages to see what you have […]

ALOE FESTIVAL @ The ALOE FARM 21st June to 6th July We kickstart the festival on the 21st June with a fun social day of music, food, drinks and related stalls. The Aloe Farm’s famous annual Aloe festival is held every year during the peak aloe flowering season, which is in June and July. This

Agapanthus BLUSH PINK On 1 March 2025 we will start selling the first long-awaited pink Agapanthus – Agapanthus BLUSH PINK. It has taken us 20 years to get Agapanthus to express the colour pink in its buds and petals, but persistence and dedication from Andy de Wet and Quinton Bean (at considerable cost in Research

Agapanthus Festival 2024 Join us from October 26 to November 10, 2024, for a celebration of beauty at our annual Agapanthus Festival! This year, we’re excited to showcase our range of uniquely homebred Agapanthus, featuring our highly anticipated new release for 2025 – BLUSH PINK. Come and experience the beauty of agapanthus with stunning clusters

The 2024 Annual Aloe Festival at The Aloe Farm hosted on the 22nd of June  – 7th July 2024. The festival will kick off by celebrating the day with music, food, drinks and lots of family fun.The Aloe Farm’s famous annual Aloe Festival is held every year during the peak aloe flowering season, which is

Photo Credit Johan Crafford FUN BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY and GARDENING DAY 2nd June 2024 The world-famous plant breeding team Andy de Wet & Quinton Bean have decided to open The Aloe Farm up for bird lovers and bird photographers to enjoy the beautiful sunbirds and their gorgeous aloes. P.S – Remember you can buy the award-winning

Agapanthus Festival 21 Oct – 18 November Our annual AGAPANTHUS FESTIVAL will be hosted on the 21st of October  – 18 November 2023. On the 21st of October, we will be celebrating the award-winning AGAPANTHUS BLACK JACK*  (2023 Best Plant of the Year win at the Chelsea Flower Show in the UK) Come and join

WHAT’S POPPIN South Africans really do know how to bloom – literally in this case, as we take over the international stage with the world’s first evergreen, cold hardy, purple re-blooming Agapanthus.  Bred locally by Andy De Wet and Quinton Bean of De Wet Plant Breeders, the Poppin’ Purple® var ‘MP003’ Agapanthus recently won BEST

Tecomaria SunLovers®, Compact Range De Wet Plant Breeders, based at CND NURSERY and The ALOE FARM, have improved the very important indigenous shrub Tecomaria capensis in an extensive breeding program in order to make it more useful in the commercial and domestic garden setting.  It’s always very exciting when new plants are introduced into the