- There
is a granite Celtic cross in Kirstenbosch marking the grave
of the garden's first director, Professor Harold Pearson,
and it bears the inscription: 'If ye seek his monument,
look around.' It is an apt and moving injunction - the grave
is surrounded by one of the world's most famous reserves
of indigenous flora.
- These
gardens, the oldest in South Africa, are one of the most
beautiful in the world. They have an incomparable site on
the eastern side of Table Mountain, right at the foot of
the final steep escarpment, overlooking False Bay and the
Cape Flats.
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- The
Cape floral kingdom, one of the world's richest, has over
1300 species per 10,000 sq km. The world's flora is divided
into just six floral kingdoms (Australia is one of them),
and as well as being by far the richest, the Cape floral
kingdom is also by far the smallest. It extends roughly
from Cape Town to Grahamstown on the coast and in the coastal
ranges.
- There
are two special routes along level, paved paths for wheelchairs,
prams or the less agile. Known as the Weaverbird Walk and
the Silver Tree Stroll, both are clearly signposted with
the wheelchair sign. Three trails, Silvertree, Yellowwood
and Stinkwood Trails, provide more vigorous walks of up
to 6 km or three hours.
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