Makana Botanical Gardens

The Makana Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in South Africa operated by Rhodes University, located in Grahamstown.

The garden is on Gunfire Hill and is surrounded by the 1820 Settlers National Monument, Fort Selwyn, the Albany Museum, and Grey Dam Lake.[1] The garden's 60 hectares (150 acres) have been planted with both native species and transplants for a long time, especially aloes, sycamores, and proteas. One section is modeled after a typical English landscape garden. Each October a flower festival is held here.

History

The gardens were established in 1853 and was the second botanical garden to be founded in the Cape Colony.[2] A prospectus was compiled for the establishment of the gardens in 1846, but the establishment was delayed by the Frontier Wars. Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet and Sir George Cathcart were both present at the formal opening. The grounds are allegedly haunted by Smith's wife, Juana. The gardens were declared a national monument on July 4, 1994.

See also

References
  1. DK Travel (2017). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide South Africa. Penguin. p. 257. ISBN 1465472622.
  2. "History of the Gardens". Rhodes University. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 22 March 2011.

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