Petals with Purpose: Magaliesberg flower festival donates proceeds to charities
The Hadeco flower farm saw hundreds of visitors over the weekend
Families enjoyed the colourful fields of flowers in bloom at the Hadeco flower farm in Magaliesberg at the weekend. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee
Flower lovers descended on the Hadeco flower farm in Magaliesberg to enjoy fields of thousands of brightly coloured blooming flowers.
Hadeco, a family-owned flower farm, has been cultivating flowers since 1945. The farm opens its doors a few times a year for the public to visit and view colourful fields.
Some of the flowers on display at the farm included Ranunculus, Ixia, Ipheion and Sparaxis, which were planted during winter.
This year’s Spring festival was themed Petals with Purpose, because Hadeco is donating proceeds from ticket sales to local organisations in Magaliesberg. These organisations care for orphans and other vulnerable youth. Children under 12 were given free entry, encouraging a family-friendly atmosphere at the festival.
The farm saw hundreds of visitors over the weekend, who walked through fields of different varieties of flora while posing for photographs. Some of the flowers on display included Ranunculus, Ixia, Ipheion and Sparaxis, which were planted during winter.
A festival goer gets up close to get a photograph of the blooming field of Sparaxis.
Visitors could also attend workshops with local gardening experts who shared tips on sustainable practices in bulb gardening. Rob Krul, an expert on bees, explained how essential bees are to the ecosystem and how to better protect them.
Jasmin Chetty, who travelled from Johannesburg with her family, told GroundUp: “My favourite was the pink Ranunculus. It’s such a wonderful sight to see all these flowers, and to learn from the experts at the planting workshops. Being in nature and working in our garden at home really helps me combat the stress of daily life,” said Chetty.
A bee makes its way into one of the many blooming Ixia’s on the Hadeco flower farm.
A little girl enjoys the field of bright pink Ranunculus.
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