Ladybug Nursery @ Kleine Hopefield

Ladybug Nursery is a small, independent plant nursery located on Kleine Hopefield Destination Farm, right next to the Plaasmol Padstal restaurant and farmstall. Run by Barbara Geldenguys and her dedicated team, the nursery offers a friendly environment where visitors can receive helpful advice and guidance.

We do not specialise in a specific plant type, as our goal is to offer a broad and diverse range sourced as locally as possible. Our selection includes ornamental and fruit trees, perennials, shrubs, roses, climbers, vegetable and salad seedlings, herbs, and seasonal bedding plants.

We continuously bring in new stock from various trusted suppliers. If you’re looking for something specific that we don’t currently have, we’ll gladly assist in sourcing it for you. We also stock manure and compost in 30-liter bags.

Farm Animals

For an experience that your children will remember for years to come, bring them to the Ladybug Animal Farm to meet our range of farm animals and domestic animals alike!

Chester our donkey friend keeps a watchful eye on the Marmosets, turtles, ducks, turkeys, potbelly pigs, and other friends. Let your children have fun feeding the animals whilst you relax in our garden with a cuppa “Boeretroos”.

We provide a safe and fun-filled opportunity for your child to meet and touch the domesticated and farm animals as well as sell small bags of feed so that our little visitors can help feed the animals too! The children can learn about conservation by feeding, touching, and observing the animals and their behavior.

We love animals, and our animal companions at the petting zoo are friendly, full of personality, and the source of a ton of photo opportunities! They have more photos snapped of them each year than most models do in their lifetime!