Parks and Gardens

OVERVIEW OF PARKS AND GARDENS

Swakopmund is well known for its beautiful gardens, but gardens are not just there for beautification and recreation.  Gardens can be a place where kids and people can relax. Gardens also reduce noise and air pollution, act as windbreakers and dust filters. It provides shade on a hot desert climate; it prevents soil erosion and is educational to human. Several bird species nest and breed in our trees and palms among others are the prominent Guinee-fowl population that uses our thick vegetation to breed every year.

The Municipality Nursery is part of the Parks and Garden section that is responsible for propagating and producing plants, trees etc. for the various gardens in our town. We also sell a variety of plant species to the public at affordable prices and offer deliveries in town at a minimum price. The nursery also produces its own organic compost that is collected from the garden around town. All leaves, grass clippings and manure from our sewerage works are also milled to enrich the poor soil in the coast with much needed minerals.

Various Parks and Gardens in Swakopmund:

Name	Features	Activities	Location
Swakopmund Botanical Garden	Botanic garden with over 50 species of indigenous Namib plants	Scenic &  educational park	Main Municipal Building
Kramersdorf	Children’s playpark Picnic area Path and walkways Green space	Recreation and leisure	Kramersdorf
Henrichsen Park	Playground for kids Picnic area Path and walkways Green space	Functions and events Jogging	Strand street
Jetty Park	Benches Picnic Area Path and walkways Green space	Recreation and leisure Small events	Side of jetty
Shad Promenade	Path and walkways Birds habitation Green space	Jogging Bird watching	Mole
Kavita Park	Path  and walkways Benches Green space	Recreation and leisure	Mole
Museum Park	Children’s playpark Path and walkways Picnic area Green space	Recreation and leisure	Mole
Molensicht Park	Open Skatepark Kiosk area Path  and walkways Green space	Skating events Area for vendors Recreation and leisure	Strand street
Frans Indongo Park	Green space	Recreation and leisure	Welwitchia Street
Juskei Park	Green space	Hosting Jukskei Games Recreation and leisure	Strand Street
Old Vineta Mark Park	Green space	Recreation and leisure	Vrede Rede Avenue (Wurstbude)
Tamariskia Play Park	Children’s playpark Picnic area Path and walkways	Recreation and leisure Picnics	Kwarts Avenue Tamariskia
Independence Park	Children’s playpark Picnic area Path and walkways Greenspace	Recreation and leisure Picnics	Cnr of Independence and Vrede Rede street.
Hanganeni Park	Children’s playpark Picnic area Path and walkways Greenspace	Recreation and leisure Picnics	Kleofas Kuruseb Street

Public Education:

A Bonsai workshop is offered at the nursery once a year at no cost to the public. The aim of the workshop is to educate the public about the care of various plant species. The Bonsai club advertises this training publicly and everyone is invited for the training.

Booklets containing all species of indigenous Namib plants are also available at the Nursery upon request.

Contact Number at Nursery:

+264 4104445

nursary@swkmun.com.na