For a flower-filled day out, there is an abundance of small town wildflower festivals in late August and September 2012:

1. Hopefield Fynbos Show runs from 23-26 August

2. The Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show is between 24-31 August.

3. Shelly Point has a Flower Power Festival on 26 August

4. The 95th Darling Wildflower Show is from 14-16 Sept

5. The Cape Horticultural Society’s Flower & Garden Show in Constantia takes place on 1 September.

Look out for our post on 20 August telling you exactly where to go for the best west coast wildflower displays and here’s a reminder of what we wrote about spring flower festivals last year.

Are you going in search of spring flowers? Where’s your favourite spot?