Coming up pumpkins

March 8th, 2023


Each autumn we eagerly await the moment our gardeners unveil the collection of pumpkins they’ve been tending to all summer.



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Playing with blue and white – the story of Babylonstoren’s blue china

February 28th, 2023


Babylonstoren’s garden holds many treasures – from heirloom fruit varieties and a pebbled water spiral to secret shady spots and shards of blue china.

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What’s on in February

February 23rd, 2023


Midsummer is the season of abundance on the farm – the annual grape and almond harvests are in full swing, and our gardeners are ...

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What’s on in December

December 13th, 2022


It’s that time of year when we start dreaming about lazy mornings with tea and rusks, bright days at the beach and endless afternoons ...

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Blooming beauties: Heritage roses in the Puff Adder

November 15th, 2022


“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet







With ...

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Spring Peas: From planting to plating

October 25th, 2022


Snap. Crackle. POP! The preferred breakfast snack of our green-fingered queen of the nursery tunnels, Elzé Bresler, isn’t puffed rice, but a colourful and ...

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Blood Oranges: We’re seeing ruby red!

August 25th, 2022


It’s the fruit of the winter gods. When the garden seems stalled in its seasonal slumber and most of the orchards stand bare against ...

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Sun’s Out! Babylonstoren is going solar

July 13th, 2022


“Beeeep!” That comforting sound when the microwave lets you know that the power is back on after two and a half hours of waiting. ...

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WORLD BEE DAY: A Day in the Life of a Babylonstoren Entomologist

May 20th, 2022


You’ll spot him strutting around on the farm in a white beekeeper’s suit, guiding guests to peek inside the humming beehives at one of ...

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Tomato? Tomato! Heirloom Tomatoes at Babylonstoren

May 6th, 2022


The new nursery tunnels at Babylonstoren, earmarked to produce heirloom crops of tomato and cucumbers, have come alive this year with rambling vines stretching ...

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