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Living Desert Plants Events Calendar 2022

Living Desert Plants is primarily an online nursery, though we do have stalls at a variety of events throughout the year. If you want to meet us in person, then these are the places to be for 2022!

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Past events

Boland Vetplantfees / Succulent Festival

We had a stall at the first ever Boland Vetplantfees in Paarl.

This took place on Sunday the 11th of September 2022 from 08:30-15:00 at the Paarl Voortrekker Hall, 16 Kloof Street, Bertville, Paarl.

You can read more about this event on Facebook here.

Calitzdorp Vetplantfees / Succulent Festival

We had a stall at the 5th annual Calitzdorp Vetplantfees in Calitzdorp.

This took place on the 16th-18th of September 2022 from 09:00-17:00 (Sunday until 15:00) at Calitzdorp Station, Station Road, Calitzdorp.

You can read more about this event on the official website.

Three Cities Plant Swap

We will be attending the Cape Town event of South Africa’s first national plant swap, the Three Cities Plant Swap.

This will be taking place on Sunday 23 October 2022 from 10:00-13:00 at Stodels Garden Center in Eversdal Road, Belville.

Tickets are R50, and can be purchased here.

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden Rare Plant Sale

We will have a stall at the first ever Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden Rare Plant Sale.

This will be taking place on the 29th-30th of October 2022 from 08:00-17:00 at the Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden in Stellenbosch central.

You can read more about this event on Facebook here.

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    May 8, 2025

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    April 30, 2025

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