It built the first museum and the first public flower garden in America.
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The Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa is a garden-like oasis shrouded in tall trees and flower blossoms set on 10 acres inthe Sandhurst neighbourhood, 1km west of Sandton.
To illustrate his ideas he turned a patch of grass near a housing estate in South London into such a garden, inspired by theflower beds at Buckingham Palace, and incorporating beans, salads and many other foodstuffs.
Another 1km east along Route 1 is the rustic Tangled Gardens, a herb and flowergarden that specialises in chutneys, vinegars, liqueurs and jams as well as herb jellies with such inspired flavours as garlic rosemary or raspberry lavender.