From Singapore to Stellies: Leon Kluge’s enchanting and gold-winning garden ‘Between Two Worlds’ is coming to Stellenbosch this Earth Day!
Hazendal, South Africa (14 April 2025) — Renowned botanist Leon Kluge’s enchanting and award-winning ‘Between Two Worlds’ garden is coming to Stellenbosch following its stellar wins in Singapore last year.
In case you missed it, ‘Between Two Worlds’ stole the show in late 2024 at the Singapore Garden Festival, where it claimed top honours—a gold medal, Best on Show, and Best Lighting awards.
While many fantasy gardens were created at the Singapore Garden Festival, Leon’s fantasy garden titled ‘Between Two Worlds’ stayed with onlookers long after the fest ended.
Inspired by Singapore’s Mangrove forests, the fantasy garden brought forth what could’ve easily been a scene straight out of a fairytale. Here, a humble nest cradled by roots rising up from the water created a wonderful wild sanctuary in which an anonymous being rested. The sound of water trickling through moss-covered rocks set the scene for the creature, whose breath was mimicked by a subtle up-and-down motion as it drifted off to sleep to enter the ethereal World of Dreams.
The sound of water trickling through moss-covered rocks set the scene for the creature, whose breath was mimicked by a subtle up-and-down motion as it drifted off to sleep to enter the ethereal World of Dreams.”
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Now, ‘Between Two Worlds’ will visit the home-country of the creator behind it—much to the delight of many South Africans and especially those in Stellenbosch.
The garden is set to be open to the public on 22 April (launching on Earth Day) at the Hazendal Wine Estate and visitors can pop in (you will need a ticket) until 2 May.
Meanwhile, in more news where Kluge made South Africa proud, his garden ‘Living Contours’ recently won the Grand Gold Award at the Shenzhen International Flower Show!
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