Acknowledgements
The organisers would like to thank everyone who made the 2011 Festival possible:
Significant Cash Sponsors - JoJo Tanks, Makana Brick & GBS Mutual Bank.
Local and regional companies and people for sponsoring the publicity materials, gazebos, accommodation, entertainment, magazines, shopping bags, food court & prizes.
David Davidson for participating in the prize giving.
Daphne Timm, Brenda Cadle and colleagues of Pam Golding Properties Grahamstown, for co-ordinating the Gardens of Grahamstown competition by distributing and collecting entry forms, facilitating the judging of entries, setting out the open gardens direction boards over the weekend of the event, for the beautiful rose bowl trophies, cash prizes and framed certificates awarded in the Gardens of Grahamstown Competition, for participating in the prize giving.
The Garden Competition entrants, for opening their beautiful gardens to us all.
The Flower Competition exhibitors, for sharing their magnificent plants and flowers with us.
The Garden & Flower competition judges, and the Workshop Convenors, for their time and expertise.
The Garden Stallholders for providing such a wonderful array of horticultural products and services.
Grahamstown Artists for participating through the Art Exhibition.
The editors of Veld, Vlei & Rose Gardens for entrusting the Eastern Cape launch of their beautiful rose book to us.
Visitors from Grahamstown, Port Elizabeth, East London, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Bathurst, Port Alfred and elsewhere, for turning out in numbers!
Wesley of Dupli-Print, for his colourful and creative designs for our publicity materials.
Brenda Cadle, for managing our beautiful website so efficiently.
Robyn Timm of Creatives on Click for designing the beautiful Gardens of Grahamstown entry forms.
Willem Makkink & the Makana Tourism office for acting as a distribution point for our publicity material.
Local businesses for acting as distribution points for our festival brochures.
Grocott's Mail, Eastern Cape Today, Talk of the Town, The Herald and the Weekend Post, for extensive press coverage.
Addo Rose & Garden Show for free stall space at their event.
Pick n Pay Grahamstown, for hanging the festival banner outside their store prior to the event.
Paul Mills, for the beautiful video advert.
Susan Powers, for distributing Festival info through her Grahamstown Parents Network.
The Volunteers, consisting mainly of members of the AHLS and their families, for all their hard work in running the various aspects of the festival programme so efficiently.
David Ngoqoplus his three colleagues, of the Botanical Gardens staff, for all their hard work and helpfulness before, and over, the weekend of the event.
Marlene Mitchener & Michelle Griffith of the Umthathi training Project, for facilitating the township gardens entries into the Gardens of Grahamstown Competition.
The Rhodes University Estates team of Mark Hazell, Philip Crous, Wally Bufe Pittaway Luc Marechal and their staff, for venue equipping.
Michelle Pienaar of the Rhodes University Conference Office, for provision of venue equipment.
Naartjie Moss and his team for putting up the two marquees in record time.
Liz, David and Morne of Signs-Unltd, for the beautiful banners, street flags and venue direction boards.
Elmarie Retief for the beautiful flower arrangements in Eden Grove.
Sally Koen & Liz Breetzke for polishing the trophies till they shone!
Mary-Jane Moodie and her team from Fresh Mint Tea Garden, for running the Festival Tea Room.
Rotary, Snozone and Hayton Place/Commem Church stalls
Chris Terry and the St Andrew's College Pipe Band.
Carmen O'Donoghue and the St Andrews' Prep Marimba Band.
Boris Mohr and the Kingswood College Jazz Band.
Sponsors:
Main Sponsors, Pam Golding Properties Grahamstown, for their very generous support of the Festival.Significant Cash Sponsors - JoJo Tanks, Makana Brick & GBS Mutual Bank.
Local and regional companies and people for sponsoring the publicity materials, gazebos, accommodation, entertainment, magazines, shopping bags, food court & prizes.
Participants:
Guest speakers, Tanya Visser & David Davidson, for their excellent presentations.David Davidson for participating in the prize giving.
Daphne Timm, Brenda Cadle and colleagues of Pam Golding Properties Grahamstown, for co-ordinating the Gardens of Grahamstown competition by distributing and collecting entry forms, facilitating the judging of entries, setting out the open gardens direction boards over the weekend of the event, for the beautiful rose bowl trophies, cash prizes and framed certificates awarded in the Gardens of Grahamstown Competition, for participating in the prize giving.
The Garden Competition entrants, for opening their beautiful gardens to us all.
The Flower Competition exhibitors, for sharing their magnificent plants and flowers with us.
The Garden & Flower competition judges, and the Workshop Convenors, for their time and expertise.
The Garden Stallholders for providing such a wonderful array of horticultural products and services.
Grahamstown Artists for participating through the Art Exhibition.
The editors of Veld, Vlei & Rose Gardens for entrusting the Eastern Cape launch of their beautiful rose book to us.
Visitors from Grahamstown, Port Elizabeth, East London, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Bathurst, Port Alfred and elsewhere, for turning out in numbers!
Marketing & Publicity:
Cathy Braans and her team, for their excellent PR work which has placed the Festival on the map both locally and regionally, as well as their assistance with Festival admin and correspondence.Wesley of Dupli-Print, for his colourful and creative designs for our publicity materials.
Brenda Cadle, for managing our beautiful website so efficiently.
Robyn Timm of Creatives on Click for designing the beautiful Gardens of Grahamstown entry forms.
Willem Makkink & the Makana Tourism office for acting as a distribution point for our publicity material.
Local businesses for acting as distribution points for our festival brochures.
Grocott's Mail, Eastern Cape Today, Talk of the Town, The Herald and the Weekend Post, for extensive press coverage.
Addo Rose & Garden Show for free stall space at their event.
Pick n Pay Grahamstown, for hanging the festival banner outside their store prior to the event.
Paul Mills, for the beautiful video advert.
Susan Powers, for distributing Festival info through her Grahamstown Parents Network.
The Festival Teams:
The Organising Committee, for all their hard work in the months before, and on the weekend of, the event.The Volunteers, consisting mainly of members of the AHLS and their families, for all their hard work in running the various aspects of the festival programme so efficiently.
David Ngoqoplus his three colleagues, of the Botanical Gardens staff, for all their hard work and helpfulness before, and over, the weekend of the event.
Marlene Mitchener & Michelle Griffith of the Umthathi training Project, for facilitating the township gardens entries into the Gardens of Grahamstown Competition.
The Rhodes University Estates team of Mark Hazell, Philip Crous, Wally Bufe Pittaway Luc Marechal and their staff, for venue equipping.
Michelle Pienaar of the Rhodes University Conference Office, for provision of venue equipment.
Naartjie Moss and his team for putting up the two marquees in record time.
Liz, David and Morne of Signs-Unltd, for the beautiful banners, street flags and venue direction boards.
Elmarie Retief for the beautiful flower arrangements in Eden Grove.
Sally Koen & Liz Breetzke for polishing the trophies till they shone!
The Food Vendors:
Esme Basola and her team, for running the Festival Restaurant.Mary-Jane Moodie and her team from Fresh Mint Tea Garden, for running the Festival Tea Room.
Rotary, Snozone and Hayton Place/Commem Church stalls
Entertainment:
Jenny Bowker, for organising the jumping castles and school bands.Chris Terry and the St Andrew's College Pipe Band.
Carmen O'Donoghue and the St Andrews' Prep Marimba Band.
Boris Mohr and the Kingswood College Jazz Band.