Park fish pond

If you are looking to find a long necked, big bodied long lost pond monster, the main fish pond in St Georges Park is probably not the place to go and look. Situated right in the centre of the gardens and surrounded by trees, the fish pond is one of the features of the park. I'm not … Continue reading Park fish pond →

St Georges Park gardens

One of the departments in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality that does wonderful visible work are the guys who tend the gardens along some of the city's roads as well as in some of the parks. St Georges Park is no different and doesn't matter what time of year you go there the gardens are … Continue reading St Georges Park gardens →

Pearson Conservatory fountain

The central fountain in the newly restored Pearson Conservatory in St Georges Park is still the original one that was imported from the United Kingdom in 1882.

Conservatory interior

The interior of the newly refurbished and restored Pearson Conservatory in St Georges Park I posted about yesterday. They have changed the garden setup a little bit from what it used to look like and even though the flowers and plants have only recently been planted it's looking beautiful. And with all the lines and patterns … Continue reading Conservatory interior →

The newly restored Pearson Conservatory

The 150 year old St Georges Park in Port Elizabeth has so many different attractions, but one of its most historic and showcase attractions must be the Pearson Conservatory. This Victorian Conservatory was completed and opened on 12 September 1882 at a cost of £3,800 and was named after Mr HW Pearson, the Mayor of Port Elizabeth at that time. … Continue reading The newly restored Pearson Conservatory →

Urban game

Quite a number of the features in the Biodiversity Garden in Cape Town have animals in them. This little metal antelope was standing in the long grass keeping an "eye" on me. If you had to look quickly you would very easily mistake it for a real animal.

Field of lilies

The arum lilies are in full bloom, doesn't matter if you go to Schoenmakerskop, the Baakens Valley or Settlers Park. I found these lilies just next to Settlers Park's How Avenue parking area.

Wooden walk

A couple of us from work were planning to do the lower Guinea Fowl Trail yesterday to gather information on it for our records. We decided to invite the public along and to also make it a weekly event exploring all the trails around Port Elizabeth which will also mean that I will have lots … Continue reading Wooden walk →

Biodiversity Garden

With Table Mountain National Park and all the other natural spaces around the city, Cape Town is a world class biodiversity hotspot. Thus I wasn't very surprised when I heard that the city has developed a Biodiversity Garden at the new Green Point Park next to the Cape Town Stadium. I boded my time and made my way … Continue reading Biodiversity Garden →

Bougainvillea at Dodds Farm

I accompanied the webmaster of Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism on an outing to a couple of nature trails around Port Elizabeth to get some pictures for the NMBT website. I spotted this flowering bougainvillea at Dodds Farm in the Baakens Valley and, knowing me for a while now, when I told him to keep walking … Continue reading Bougainvillea at Dodds Farm →