Today I had a work appointment in Stellenbosch and it is a good hours drive from where I live in Philadelphia (Cape Town, SA…..) I always love the drive because I take all the back roads through farms, wheat fields and vineyards.
Imagine if your back garden was a wheat field or a vineyard…….. enjoy!
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From the fields in Philadelphia….[/one_half]
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To the wine farms of Stellenbosch[/one_half_last]
The drive takes me through the dairy farms and the wheat fields of the Swartland to the beautiful and famous wine farms of the Stellenbosch area – names like Simonsig, Nooitgedagt and Kanu are all well known wines we enjoy here and, I am sure, overseas too. And they are all along the way.
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The grasses along the road are fabulous[/one_half]
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Some more along the way…[/one_half_last]
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Then comes the natural flora of the area[/one_half]
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Natures own garden along the roadside – lovely![/one_half_last]
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The signs of human life – fruit orchards in bloom[/one_half]
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Travelling towards Helshoogte in Stellenbosch[/one_half_last]
Stellenbosch – Cape Town
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The beautiful views of vineyards are everywhere![/one_half]
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Tranquil settings[/one_half_last]
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Famous wine farms – Zorgvliet[/one_half]
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On the way to Hillcrest Berry Orchards[/one_half_last]
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My final destination – Hillcrest[/one_half]
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Lunch on the terrace and this is the view![/one_half_last]
What beautiful places to explore and enjoy. We are so fortunate to live in a beautiful part of the world! Glad I can share this with you!
Happy Gardening xxx
12 replies on “from wheat fields to vineyards”
We had lunch there once, in a crowd of people, during Open Gardens. Hillcrest had an interesting garden of its own.
Your drive brought us some beautiful scenes. You are indeed fortunate to live in such a lovely place…so many lovely vistas!
What a wonderful journey. I am so jealous. I really want to visit South Africa one day
Yes – it is definitely a place to visit, Cape Town is really beautiful! 🙂
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
As much as I appreciate the view a cultured land can provide, I really like seeing the native, untended areas — especially when in bloom!
Me too! I am more struck by the natural roadside flora. It is so breathtaking. The grasses are for me the most interesting! AND the bugs 🙂
What a great view! And I love the vineyards and orchards! With the mountains in the background – splendid!
It is a beautiful part of the Cape. It is one of my favourite places 🙂
The landscape is absolutely gorgeous. I’m sure that it’s breathtaking in person. Definitely a part of the country that Steve and I would like to visit one day!
Thank you Cathy – you would love it here! 🙂
Beautiful scenery you captured. So picturesque.
Oh, thank you so much 🙂