Restaurants
Spa
Day Visits
Shop
Functions
16°C
April 25th, 2017
In the old days, beetroot was quite ordinary – cooked and served as a salad with sweet vinegar, or commercially pickled, causing everything else on the plate to turn red.
April 19th, 2017
In Autumn the garden alters: at first the ripple of muted colour that transforms into ochre, orange, red and brown. Against this backdrop of colour, pine and eucalyptus stand tall and green.
April 11th, 2017
Some bugs are good for our gardens, some bad, says resident bug expert Arné Stander.
Some six-legged creatures are vital when ...
March 30th, 2017
We sow the greatest variety of pumpkin seeds we can find that include impressive favourites such as Turks Turban, Flat White Boer, Dill’s Atlantic Giant, Big Moon, Queensland Blue and Halloween. Early autumn we start harvesting the pumpkins we planted in spring. Apart from roasting them whole, this is a favourite way for our chefs to serve up these autumn favourites.
March 22nd, 2017
New to our garden here at Babylonstoren is the medicinal planting that includes species said or proven to cure an array of ailments. Some have been chosen for their beauty, others for historical interest, aroma or remedial qualities.