Caring for its plants and its customers

<p>I went to the huge Cape Garden Centre - Joostenbergvlakte branch -in with a teeny convertible - to enjoy a special day with my mom who was visiting Cape Town.The flowers and shrubs were so beautiful and cheaply priced that I purchased more plants than I intended to and ofcourse they were more voluminous than the space in my car!The knowledgeable,informative and professional manager saw to it that all the plants were carefully placed in the car(which necessitated us first getting into the car and the placing them all around us!),and, moreover,the owner,Peter,came out and took a photo of this spectacle and SMSd it to me!This made our rare special and humourous day out together so much more enjoyable and memorable.What a breath of fresh air to have such a customer-focused experience which is often lacking in the OTHER large nurserys which are more focused on customer turn-over and barely have time to answer questions about their product-Cape Garden Centre is certainly different.</p> <p>Amongst SAA flightcrew the restaurant at the nursery also has an excellent reputation for great food at great prices.I look forward to going back -next time for a meal;hopefully with a friend with a huge car!I'll probably need it.</p>