Johannesburg Botanic Garden Master Plan 2008 Update
Table of Contents Existing Facilities.. pg 3 1. Vista 2. Floreum 3. Shakespeare 4. Succulent 5. Rose 6. Herb 7. Western walk 8. Herbarium 9. Cycad 10. Alpine house 11. Wedding 12. Picnic and braai 13. Stage Future Facilities.. pg 5 1. Food 2. Display 3. Muti 4. Pre-historic 5. Japanese 6. Picnic and braai area 7. Kids 8. Conservancy 9, 10. Dog activity and info area 11. Ecological Centre 2
Existing Facilities NODE NUMBER PROGRAMS COMMENT Vista 1 Picnics Big concerts to be hosted not more than 3 a year Big concerts Mild sporting activities Floreum 2 Flower shows Most flower shows are done by JBG associate societies Meetings Private functions Conferences Shakespear 3 Picnics Events that are allowed in here must have less than 500 attendees Educational programs Events music, poetry, etc Succulent Wedding photos 4 Educational programs Succulent conservation awareness programs Succulent plant display Rose 5 Picnics Wedding photos Private events filming, photos, adverts, etc Educational programs Herb 6 Educational Display of herb plants Traditional activities experience Evening tourist attractions Museum of herb plants Picnics Western walk 7 Western flora display Picnics This to remain green for 12 months in a year The running of the evening activities will be outsourced. A full time traditional healing expect will be on site for school groups and tourists Has plant growing in Europe 3
Educational activities Herbarium 8 Over 13000 filed specimens of plants Reference for plant life cycle in JHB Linked to the library Highly educational Plant taxonomy tool Cycad 9 Educational programs Conservation of Cycads Storage of different Cycad species that can grow in JHB To feed the History with plant material Alpine house 10 House collection of Succulent plants Highly educational material Conservation of succulent program Educational tours through prior booking Wedding Picnic and braai 11 Outdoor wedding venue Filming Wedding photos 12 Braai area Fishing is allowed in this area Picnic stage 13 Monthly music series Available for hiring out Arts and culture program Herbarium is used to identification and classification of plants This is located within a nursery. Prior arrangements to visit it are needed Booking with Horticulturist Nursery Operations is essential One of our busiest with bookings almost every weekend This area will be fully developed to cater for braaing with new braai stands being build, ablution facilities renovated and landscape made better Currently we have Old Mutual Music Series 4
Future facilities NODE NUMBER PROGRAM COMMENT Food 1 Using vegetables and fruit plants for Harvests of this will be donated to identified homes in JHB recreation Educational programs JBG and needy homes vegetable program Promoting conservation Promoting organic farming Display 2 Temporally display Program with private nursery will see them developing these s Themes of these to be influenced by and maintaining them for the duration of the display national, provincial and local events Informative and educational Private nursery display program Muti 3 Educational Display of herb plants Traditional activities experience Evening tourist attractions Museum of herb plants Picnics Pre-historic Japanese Picnic and braai area 4 Display plant life from Crustacean era Museum to display the evolution of plant life in the world Highly educational Conservation of cycad and yellow woods 5 Partnership with local flower society Display of plants growing in asian region Educational and informational Conservation of some important asian plants 6 Well controlled and managed braai and picnic area inside the The running of the evening activities will be outsourced. A full time traditional healing expect will be on site for school groups and tourists The to be linked with educational curriculum of schools and tertiary institutions Micro climate may need to be developed for other plants This is to promote the passive recreation of JBG 5
Running of this area to be outsourced Passive recreation Kids 7 Kids play area Play equipment to be in line with s principle Soft equipment will be used Colors of the to be natural Conservancy 8 Display of plants of the worlds Plants from all four corners of the world will be on display Educational program Tourist programs Dog activity info and area Ecological Centre Promoting conservation of plants 9, 10 Dog walking area Dogs on leash Dogs activity areas with play equipments for dogs Areas for water drinking, pooh collecting Information on what is allowed and not allowed in the Program with a recognized body in the maintenance and management of the area 11 Education centre with auditorium, museum, interactive centre and information centre Research centre with laboratory, library, herbarium and seed room Tertiary institution and JBG research program JHB flora research program JCP vegetation development and operations research program Palisade Palisade fence to demarcate the dog This area will not have park play equipment that are common in JCP The total area to be about 1000 square meters Private, Public partnerships will be developed for the development and running of this area The centre will be conducting research on environment in JHB and developing green profile for JHB Centre will again be conducting research on development and operations of JCP in relations to plants life and the environment. 6
fence walking area from a non dog walking area Access gates to both sides will be available Hedge display to be built along the fence The actual fence will not be visible in 5 years after being installed 7