The Spa at Cape Grace is in a celebratory mood for the month of love, with spa packages to delight individuals as well as couples. How about getting girlfriends together for a pamper session in the Spa, ending off with Afternoon Tea in the Cape Grace Library? The Spa has launched three special Valentine’s Day packages [...]
Did you know that Fynbos has 1200 types of flowering plants? It’s not just vygies that bring colour to the landscape, there are lots of little flower festivals bustling to show you their blooms, and if you’re lucky, the veldt flowers will also make an appearance. Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show (26 August -31 August 2011): [...]
The secret liquid ingredient that keeps cut flowers fresher for longer is right there in your cupboard of cleaning materials. Jik! Yes, a teaspoon of bleach per litre of water is all you need to make those chrysanthemums look perky for days. This advice comes directly from the largest producer of fresh cut flowers in [...]
There is nowhere more colourful in Cape Town than the flower market at the lower end of Adderley Street, with masses of flowers at the best prices in town. Here are flower seller, Gairo Spannenberg’s top pick of March blooms and some flower meanings to take into account when buying: 1.) Carnations – give in [...]