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Wilderoosmaryn Patch - Site #104


A very challenging pavement garden that started on the neighbour's verge, and has now extended all the way a few blocks up and down the street through the Sourfig Challenge. The Shutdown did this garden a huge service and the main challenge of dumping and over-harvesting of plants was halted. The ground cover had enough time to establish and the pioneers and now safely in. The dumping has now resumed but Mariam Wilderoosmaryn has reported the dumpers and called on other neighbours to call them out. Hopefully that now keeps them at bay.

Garden checklist

  • Initial assessment Completed
  • Removal of invasive aliens In progress
  • Landscaping Completed
  • Planting of pioneers species Completed
  • Planting of insect and bird species Completed
  • Planting of specialist species In progress
  • Place-making Pending

Planting log

At this site we have planted the following species:

Species Batch Date Quantity Status
Felicia aethiopica Batch #142 May 31, 2019 1 planted
Salvia africana-lutea Batch #360 May 31, 2019 8 planted
Arctotis stoechadifolia Batch #361 May 31, 2019 13 planted
Pelargonium capitatum Batch #363 May 31, 2019 6 planted
Solanum africanum Batch #364 May 31, 2019 1 planted
Carpobrotus edulis Batch #366 Jun 12, 2019 20 planted
Gazania rigens var. rigens Batch #377 Jun 12, 2019 10 planted
Dimorphotheca fruticosa Batch #378 Jun 12, 2019 1 planted
Gazania rigens var. uniflora Batch #379 Jun 12, 2019 8 planted

Corridors

This garden is part of the following corridor(s):

Black River Tributaries Corridor

Status: Seeking funding

Timeframe: 2019 onwards

Below is the list with the different species that can be grown on this site. These species would contribute to the greening of , and would fit in with a wider greening strategy for Cape Town. However, this vision is only a proposal and we invite you to comment on it. Are there any other species that would do well? Are there particular uses for this site that we should take into consideration? Do you have a spectacular vision for the plot? Do you have any ideas to involve the wider community? Please let us know!

Wish List Overview

Item Quantity Pledge support
Solanum africanum 4 I can help!
Brown Sage
Salvia africana-lutea
15 I can help!
Elands sour fig
Carpobrotus acinaciformis
3 I can help!
Pig's ear
Cotyledon orbiculata
5 I can help!
Rose-scented pelargonium
Pelargonium capitatum
14 I can help!
Silver arctotis
Arctotis stoechadifolia
14 I can help!
Sour fig
Carpobrotus edulis
20 I can help!
Wild rosemary
Eriocephalus africanus
15 I can help!

If you can help growing any of these species, click the blue button in the table above.

Past activities

Date Time Title More details
Friday 26 Apr 2019 07:00-19:00 iNaturalist City Nature Challenge Read more
Wednesday 01 May 2019 07:00-07:30 Bird monitoring Belgravia Read more
Tuesday 28 May 2019 07:00-07:30 Bird monitoring Belgravia Read more
Friday 05 Jul 2019 07:00-07:30 Bird monitoring Belgravia Read more
Tuesday 16 Jul 2019 07:00-07:30 Bird monitoring Belgravia Read more
Friday 19 Jul 2019 07:00-07:30 Bird monitoring Belgravia Read more
Tuesday 30 Jul 2019 09:00-09:30 Bird monitoring in Bonteheuwel Read more
Sunday 04 Aug 2019 07:00-07:30 Bird monitoring Belgravia Read more
Tuesday 13 Aug 2019 10:00-10:30 Bird monitoring in Athlone Read more
Friday 13 Sep 2019 09:30-10:00 Bird monitoring in Athlone Read more
Friday 19 Jun 2020 09:00-09:30 Bird monitoring at Wilderoosmaryn Patch Read more

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