Last week the Green Futures students and staff drove out to Worcester to visit the beautiful and well regarded Karoo National Botanical Garden.

The vegetation found in these gardens is extremely unique, and many similarities are found with some of the succulent species that occurr in the Grootbos area. Much of the plantlife however, was very new to the students, and proved to be a fantastic experience for them. It was great for them to examine the plants in such a dry climate as well, as this is central to the theme of water-wise gardening, which we are very focussed on at the Green Futures Nursery and Grootbos Foundation Landscaping Collaborative.

The little outings such as this one are so important for the students, especially at this late stage of their course. It gives them some added exposure to the world out there, and inpsires them towards the different places where they could find employment. A great day, that was enjoyed by all!