FLOWERS AT VILLA ARCADIA

FLOWERS AT VILLA ARCADIA Saturday 17th September 2011 & Sunday 18th September 2011 (10am-5pm - both days) 22 Oxford Road, Parktown, Johannesburg Tickets: R40 (Contact Georgie on 011 447 1445 OR Sandra on 083 993 9123) Revel in the Victorian dcor, flowers and plants in a home built by Sir Herbert Baker in 1909 for Sir Lionel and Lady Florence Phillips Magnificent floral arrangements throughout Villa Arcadia. The Blue Dining Room will be filled with vibrant colours and accessories. Gauteng Flora Union Katharine Love, the countrys leading authority on Edwardian and Victorian lifestyles will recreate a fully decorated Victorian tea table scenario and Victorian sunken bathroom. Lindfield Victorian House Museum Guild members will showcase handmade articles and offer a demonstration of their craft Weavers and Spinners Guild, Witwatersrand Embroidery Guild Witwatersrand Lace Guild Victorian wedding dress fashion, including a sculptured bodice in cake icing. South African Cake Decorators Guild An elegant 14 seater table in the Pinker Room will feature a sumptuous 1909 Victorian Christmas Dinner set with period china, food, wine, vases of sculptured sugar confection and sugar-treated edible flowers, beside a festive Victorian Christmas tree decorated with ornaments, sweets and strings of early electric lights. White Lies ! Ikebana through the ages Ikebana International Hollard Modern and African Art Collection A display of veteran (before 1920) and vintage (1920-1930) cars Vintage and Veteran Club Plant dcor of the era

Gauteng Flora Union

Gauteng Flora Union was established in January 1995. Today 21 flower clubs with 530 members are affiliated to this organization. Eight provinces form the South African Floral Union. Our aim is to encourage interest in and promote floral art by teaching, demonstrating and judging according to standards set by SAFU and World Association of Flower Arrangers (WAFA). GFU have three panels of qualified judges, demonstrators and teachers. Clubs hold monthly meetings which include demonstrations, competitions and workshops. Members take part in provincial, national and international flower shows. Ten Gauteng Flora Union members attended the World Show in Boston, USA in June 2011 where they competed in the flower show, attended workshops and floral demonstrations. Thirty two countries belong to WAFA and every four years a different country hosts this prestigious World Show. A PRELAUNCH TRIBUTE TO

ROSAFRICA 2012 16th World Rose Convention

The Federation of Rose Societies of South Africa and the World Federation of Rose Societies invites rose lovers the world over to attend the 16th World Rose Convention ROSAFRICA 2012 to be held in Sandton from 11-18 October, 2012. Unique and exciting pre- and post-convention tours have been planned to view game, visit shows and wander through rose gardens in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the Free State and Western Cape. Very special rose gardens will be opened to convention delegates and it is for this reason that passionate South African rose lovers are invited to sign up for this once in a lifetime convention experience. For members of the public, ROSAFRICA 2012 will primarily be celebrated with a magnificent floral art show at the Rosebank Union Campus in Hurlingham, Johannesburg (October 12-14). A highlight for the public will be a floral art demonstration in the auditorium on Saturday October 13 (2.30pm) which includes a finale by Australian rose legend, David Ruston, President Emeritas of the World Federation of Rose Societies. The flower demonstration will be followed by a rosethemed musical concert conducted by Richard Cock. Ludwig Taschner will be unveiling a brand new ROSAFRICA rose during Flowers at Villa Arcadia in 2011. For more information, go to www.rosafrica.co.za Programme subject to alteration without notice

GAUTENG FLORA UNION

presents FLOWERS AT VILLA ARCADIA, HOLLARD CAMPUS 22 Oxford Road, Parktown HERITAGE TOURS by PARKTOWN & WESTCLIFF HERITAGE TRUST 17th and 18th SEPTEMBER 2011 ENQUIRIES 011 482 3349 (Eira) (weekdays - mornings) or 083 993 9123 (Sandra) 011 447 1445 (Georgie)

TEA AND REFRESHMENTS Enjoy tea and a light lunch under the vaulted and beamed ceiling of the Villa Arcadia Music Room, whilst watching a presentation on ROSAFRICA 2012. Tea and cakes supplied by White Lies ! Programme subject to alteration without notice

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SATURDAY MORNING
Randlords, Rand Club & Mining Houses

17th SEPTEMBER
2,5 Hours 09h30

SUNDAY MORNING
*The Jewish Contribution

18th SEPTEMBER
2,5 Hours 09h45

Bus to the Rand Club, inside tour and then walk down Main Street through Marshalltown to the Anglo-American precinct. Return by bus.

A bus tour to recognise the contribution of the Jewish Community in the development of Joburg culturally, financially and politically.

*Alternative Shopping Meccas - No Malls

2 Hours 09h45

The Heart of the City

2.5 Hours 10h00

Bus tour to view Joburgs new theme shopping areas - Sew City, Jewel City, Arts on Main, Mai Mai Bazaar and Diagonal Street

Parktown at Work

2,5 Hours 10h15

Bus to the City Hall for inside tour of Gauteng Legislature, admire newly restored Barbican and Johannesburg Public Library, Oppenheimer Square and the progress on the Rissik Street Post Office.

Bus to KPMGs Wanooka, then walk to Eikenlaan (Mikes Kitchen) Outeniqua ( Wits Business School) and the romantic North Lodge

Villa Arcadia - Baker Beauty and Splendid Views 1,5 Hours 10h30
See the house at its best walking through the gardens and then up to the old coach-house and stables. HISTORY OF VILLA ARCADIA Villa Arcadia was designed by Sir Herbert Baker for Lionel and Florence Phillips in 1909. The building is a magnificent reminder of the early 1900s when the wealthy business owners were moving out of the dusty mining town of Johannesburg to the cooler ridge top north of the town, establishing a new era in Johannesburgs history. The Phillips lived at Villa Arcadia for four years after it was built before moving to London in 1914. They purchased Vergelegen in Somerset West, Western Cape in 1917 and retired to Vergelegen in 1924 where they lived until Sir Lionels death in 1936 and Lady Phillips death in 1940. The Phillips sold Villa Arcadia in 1922 to the South African Jewish Orphanage. The orphanage was officially opened by General Jan Smuts and operated for 81 years. In 2004, Villa Arcadia was purchased by Hollard Insurance, the largest privately owned insurance company in South Africa. Lady Phillips was a great patron of the arts, establishing the Johannesburg Art Gallery and donating art and sculpture for its opening. She was also an indigenous plant enthusiast and commissioned the Flora of South Africa, a mammoth work published in 6 volumes between 1913 and 1932. In 1938, Lady Phillips donated a famous World War One ships bell to Kirstenbosch for the Bell Tower Gate, a stone memorial which still commemorates the enormous contribution made by the couple to the founding and establishment of Kirstenbosch during its early years. For more information contact the Parktown & Westcliff Heritage Trust office on Tel: (011) 482 3349 (mornings only) or Fax: (011) 482 7807 E-mail: parktown@intekom.co.za Website: www.parktownheritage.co.za NPO number. 001-346 Programme subject to alteration without notice

Villa Arcadia - Baker Beauty and Splendid Views 1.5 Hours 10h30
See the house at its best walking through the gardens and then up to the old coach-house and stables. .

SUNDAY AFTERNOON
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

18th SEPTEMBER
2,5 Hours 14h00

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

17th SEPTEMBER
3,0 Hours 14h00

Jubilee Road - Parktown Baronial Walk

Bus to the top of Killarney to see Wynford Eagle and then walk down the ridge to Le Thalonet and the buildings along Anerley Road.

Walk up the ridge via neighbouring Enduleni to see Dolobran, Gables End, Savernake and Emoyeni. Return through top gate at Arcadia.

The View, Roedean and Their Neighbours 2,5 Hours 14h15

Bus to The View, newly-restored and home to the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, then a walk past Hazeldene Hall and The Causeway to Roedean School to see its magnificent gardens. Return by bus.

The Fort During the War

2,0 Hours 14h00

Storm the ramparts! The military barracks and the old ZAR Gaol played a role in the Anglo-Boer War until returned to the civil authority in 1906

Beauvais

2 Hours 14h30

The Valley Road

3 Hours 14h15

Bus to this imposing grand mansion in lovely gardens standing proud on the top of Sylvia Pass. Inside tour

Walk across Oxford Road (carefully!) and visit three spring gardens in the Jekyll tradition in this lovely street. Bus collects you in Jan Smuts Avenue.

*Our Mining Heritage

2 Hours 14h40

*Views From the Ridges

2,5 Hours 14h15

A bus tour of the mines, dumps, battle sites and sites of desecration a true amalgam of history.
PARK: inside Hollard parking garage or grounds. Access from Federation Road inside the property until your guide commences the tour. Please wear comfortable shoes.

The largest man-made forest in the world stretches over a number of ridges and a continental divide. The ups and downs of Joburg scenic life. COSTS: * BUS TOURS R50 per head. OTHER TOURS R40 per head Separate charge for entry into the Villa to see the flowers TOURS START - OXFORD ROAD ENTRANCE TO HOLLARD

START: All tours start at the gate at 22 Oxford Road. It is essential that you remain

Most places visited are privately owned and are not open for the public. No prams or pushchairs are allowed inside buildings. Pets are not allowed on tours.

NB: The number of participants in bus tours is limited to the seating capacity on the bus.

PWHT publications and second hand books for sale for cash

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