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August 17th, 2016
Now gardening knowledge and inspiration is at the tip of every green finger. Gardening with Babylonstoren is a new, free app developed by our team. Whether you’re just getting to grips with your pruning shears, or have the best looking garden on the block, this platform will help you become a better gardener.
August 12th, 2016
Babylonstoren has a number of trees with interesting stories, or rather cuttings from famous trees that are linked to people, moments and places that made history. These include Newton’s apple tree, Shakespeare’s mulberry, an olive from Mount Gethsemane and more.
July 15th, 2016
In winter, citrus colours our garden with vibrant pops of yellow and orange. Recipes including these deliciously sour fruits spring to mind and fills our kitchen with ...
February 8th, 2016
If you’ve been to the farm recently and meandered across the wooden bridge that leads to the koppie, you would have noticed that the riverbanks have been cleared to showcase our new cycad collection. We're proud to host almost all of the 41 South African indigenous cycad species.
January 7th, 2016
Last week we collected beautiful ironstone (dolorite) rocks on a farm in the Karoo, between Sutherland and Fraserburg. Thanks Stewie Theron of Tafelberg! They will form building blocks for our Hantam Garden.
October 15th, 2015
Any gardener will tell you that his art is a grand teacher of patience. One has no choice but to wait for plants to mature and bear fruit when they're ready. Especially nut trees, they're not to be hurried. We have several of these in the garden: macadamia, almond, hazel, walnut and pistachio.
October 2nd, 2015
You know that slightly rushed, panicked feeling that characterises most of our lives? It is no excuse. Bees have it too, in fact they live to be only six or seven weeks old. What they achieve in so little time is remarkable. Through their masterful pollination skills and their sexy little dances, they are responsible for over one third of all the food we eat.
August 14th, 2015
August is the best time of the year to plant. So if you want to add a fruit tree to your garden, now's the time for apples, pears, quince and medlars, also stone-fruit (plums, peaches, nectarines) and berries.
May 12th, 2015
During the winter months at Babylonstoren, the lemons, limes, oranges, naartjies, blood oranges and kumquats all ripen in the garden. These punchy Vitamin C-rich ...
April 2nd, 2015
We are trialling the no-dig method in our garden’s veggie block. It all started with a visit from organic veggie producer, Tia Cusden, who ...