Company's Garden

Company's Garden
Company's Garden
Type	Botanical
Location	Cape Town, South Africa
Coordinates	33°55′40″S 18°25′01″E / 33.92778°S 18.41694°E
Area	3.2 ha (7.9 acres)
Created	29 April 1652
Operated by	City of Cape Town

The Company's Garden is the oldest garden in South Africa, a park and heritage site located in central Cape Town.^[1] The garden was originally created in the 1650s by the region's first European settlers and provided fertile ground to grow fresh produce to replenish ships rounding the Cape. It is watered from the Molteno Dam, which uses water from the springs on the lower slopes of Table Mountain.^[2]

^ "Company Gardens Cape Town". South African Heritage Resource Agency. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
^ "City's Green Heart Saves Water". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[1] "Company Gardens Cape Town". South African Heritage Resource Agency. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2012.

[2] "City's Green Heart Saves Water". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

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