Rondebosch Common - Site #93


Rondebosch Common is a heritage site of fantastic ecological delight and value. It is one of the last remaining fragments of Cape Flats Sand Fynbos that used to occur throughout the flats of Cape Town, but is now largely lost to development, agriculture and alien invasives.

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Potential garden site

This site has been identified as a potential site for an indigenous garden. Are you keen to take this forward? Get in touch!

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Planting log

At this site we have planted the following species:

Species Batch Date Quantity Status
Otholobium bracteolatum Batch #368 Oct 02, 2019 1 planted
Pelargonium capitatum Batch #400 Jul 20, 2019 10 planted
Tetragonia fruticosa Batch #402 Jul 20, 2019 30 planted
Crassula dejecta Batch #403 Jul 20, 2019 10 planted
Lampranthus glaucus Batch #404 Jul 20, 2019 16 planted
Cliffortia hirta Batch #405 Jul 20, 2019 15 planted
Psoralea pinnata Batch #406 Jul 20, 2019 10 planted

What is your vision?

We have not yet defined a vision for this plot. What kind of vegetation would do well here? What is appropriate for this place, and in this context? What do people in this area want here? We would love YOUR input. If you have any ideas, please get in touch so we can share it here and get the discussion started!

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Past activities

Date Time Title More details
Sunday 29 Jul 2018 11:30-13:00 Spring Walk at Rondebosch Common Read more
Sunday 19 Aug 2018 11:30-13:00 Spring Walk at Rondebosch Common Read more
Sunday 02 Sep 2018 11:30-13:00 Spring Walk at Rondebosch Common Read more
Sunday 16 Sep 2018 11:30-13:00 Spring Walk at Rondebosch Common Read more
Sunday 30 Sep 2018 11:30-13:00 Spring Walk at Rondebosch Common Read more
Sunday 07 Oct 2018 11:30-13:00 Spring Walk at Rondebosch Common Read more
Sunday 11 Nov 2018 11:30-13:00 Spring Walk at Rondebosch Common Read more
Thursday 20 Jun 2019 08:30-09:00 Bird monitoring in Rondebosch Read more
Thursday 25 Jul 2019 08:00-08:30 Bird monitoring in Rondebosch Read more
Thursday 08 Aug 2019 09:30-10:00 Bird monitoring in Rondebosch Read more
Thursday 12 Sep 2019 08:30-09:00 Bird monitoring in Rondebosch Read more
Thursday 10 Oct 2019 08:30-09:00 Bird monitoring at the Rondebosch Common Read more

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