The wine estate, which is over three centuries old, already has 18 beautiful gardens over 10 hectares and draws at least 100 000 visitors annually, half of whom are overseas tourists.

This summer, the world-class rose garden is sure to be an additional attraction.

To create the revamped garden required 1 200 tonnes of virgin soil, 90 tonnes of peach pips, 40 tonnes of compost and 1 500 new roses!

Work began in August 2015 and has resulted in a beautiful sensory experience with the collection – from miniature roses to rambling climbers, heritage blooms and hybrids – deliberately selected for their glorious scent and beautiful appearance.

And in the centre is a bronze sculpture of Aphrodite – created by Kenyan-born artist Stanislaw Trzebinski – with water cascading into an octagonal pool of water.

“We wanted to stimulate the sight, scent and hearing senses immediately and for visitors to enjoy a feeling of discovery,” said Vergelegen horticulturist, Richard Arm.

The rose garden is located at the edge of a camphor tree forest, with a view to the homestead and its five enormous camphor trees … which were declared national monuments in 1942.

– Source: www.sapeople.com