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GRAAFF-REINET NEWS & VIDEO - October has arrived, and recent rain in Graaff-Reinet and surrounds will hopefully help plants grow and flowers blossom for a beautiful Karoo summer.

Locals will have the opportunity to celebrate their beautiful gardens together with the rest of South Africa, when the country celebrates Garden Day on Sunday 20 October.

Residents are encouraged to wear a flower crown and celebrate Garden Day with their neighbours, friends and family.

"Garden Day is for everyone: beginner gardeners, indoor plant mums and dads, patio potters, rose growers and wild weeders," the organisers behind Garden Day SA said in a statement.

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The Advertiser would love to see and share pictures of the unique gardens found in our beautiful part of the country. Email photos of your garden, or photos of you or your loved ones gardening, to paula@groupeditors.co.za.

Garden Day in South Africa was created by Candide, a gardening app that connects gardeners with fellow plant lovers, public gardens and plant nurseries, to kick-start a movement to unite all South Africans.Garden Day SA. Design: Paula-Ann Smit

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