Every seed planted is a step towards restoring a critical balance of diversity and enhancing our farm's natural beauty with indigenous plants and bulbs that belong here.

Our team of 30 permanent employees are dedicated to the propagation and re-planting of indigenous and endemic plant species, striving to source endangered plants as well as plants that are no longer found in the area.

In the last year (July 2022-June 2023), we planted 28 961 trees, shrubs, bulbs and groundcover, carefully allocated across various restoration projects — 11 076 for landscaping, enhancing the aesthetic and natural beauty of the farm; 868 for fynbos restoration, preserving the unique Cape floral kingdom; 5917 aimed at ecosystem restoration, revitalising the farm’s ecological health; and 7582 for river and wetland restoration, safeguarding the waterways that meander through Spier.

This granular level of detail in our planting efforts, from the selection of plant types like the Watsonia borbonica for treating the dam wall to the Aristea ensifolia for landscaping, demonstrates our commitment to a balanced and thriving ecosystem. Spier hopes that we will have developed biodiversity unique in this area that would be both valuable and educational for the future.

The Nursery has planted over 102 957 different trees, shrubs and fynbos on the Farm since 2012.