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New Sunbird Aloes growers

EASTERN CAPE: Sue Burden of East London says many of her larger varieties will be in flower this year. Lowlands Nursery is a wholesale business on the Burden farm off the N6 between East London and Stutterheim. Visits are by appointment only and she can be contacted on 084 462 2393 or landline 043 782 0731.


KWAZULU-NATAL: Mara Petersen of Cato Ridge is the person to see for Sunbird Aloes in Natal. Contact her on 084 223 3144. Her wholesale nursery, Arnfred Nursery, situated on the premises of Cato Ridge Electrical, is only open to the public on specific Sundays from 09h00 to 15h00 (see Year planner for more detail)

Sunbird Aloes Year planner

1) GAUTENG events:
  a) The Sunbird Aloes wholesale mother nursery is open by appointment only. To arrange a visit – call Leo Thamm on 082 824 6604.
     i) This year we will have an open day and sale at our North Riding nursery on 14 June 2014. On the same day, there will be a sale of Sunbird Aloes small Aloes at Gariep Plants in Pretoria and at Witkoppen Wildflower Nursery in North Riding, Johannesburg. More details closer to the time.


  b) Kotie Retief of Gariep Plants in Pretoria says their ALOEXPO will be bigger and better than ever. You can call Kotie on 082 779 2612. Their beautiful show garden stocked with specimen aloes is a good indication of which cultivars are in flower at any point in time.
     i) The ALOEXPO will be running from 24 May to 31 August this year.Trading Hours are: Tuesdays to Fridays from 09:00 to 16:00, Saturdays from 09:00 to 15:00, Sundays from 10:00 to 12:30


  c) Malcolm Hepplewhite of Witkoppen Wildflower Nursery  (082 900 8324) is hosting two aloe weekends at their beautiful new nursery site in North Riding:
     i) Aloe Weekend 1 for early winter-flowering aloes 23 to 25 May.
     ii) Aloe Weekend 2 for late winter-floweringaloes 25 to 27 July.
 

2) WESTERN CAPE events:
  a) Jaap Viljoen of Rooiklip Nursery in Swellendam is preparing a new exhibition area for visitors to his nursery. Contact him on 082 900 5455. Special dates to remember:
     i) The annual Rare Plant Sale at the Rustenberg Wine Estate takes place on Saturday 15 March between 10h00 and 15h00. Rooiklip will have a range of Sunbird Aloes for sale, many of them in flower.
     ii) Make a point of visiting the Rooiklip stand during this year’s Kirstenbosch Garden Fair on 12 and 13 April, from 09h00 to 16h00 both days. An even better range of Sunbird Aloes will be available there.
 

3) EASTERN CAPE events:
  a) Sue Burden of East London has an exciting range of Sunbird Aloes coming on stream. She runs a wholesale nursery on her farm off the N6 between East London and Stutterheim.
     i) Visits are by appointment only. Please contact Sue on 084 462 2393 or landline 043 782 0731.
     ii) Visit Sue’s stall at the market in “the Crossing” centre, Beacon Bay on 29th March 09h00 to 14h00 to obtain some of these sought-after plants.
     iii) Details of other Eastern Cape events (Graaff-Reinet, Port Alfred) in the news item of the Sunbird Aloes website closer to the time.
 

4) KWAZULU-NATAL events:
  a) Mara Petersen of Cato Ridge offers a good range of Sunbird Aloes in Natal. Contact her on 084 223 3144. Her wholesale nursery Arnfred, is situated on the premises of Cato Ridge Electrical, and can be visited by appointment only.
     i) Mara opens her nursery to the general public only on the following Sundays, from 09h00 to 15h00:
2 March; 6 April; 11 May; 1 June; 6 July; 3 August; 31 August; 5 October; 9 November and 7 December.
Ask anyone who has been there, it is well worth a visit.

 

HAPPY ALOE GARDENING

THE SUNBIRD ALOES TEAM