| The Gardens | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.147°N 28.076°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Johannesburg |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Johannesburg |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1902 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.44 |
| Population Total: | 1262 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 21.1% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.1% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 4.8% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 66.4% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 5.6% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 79.0% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 5.6% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 4.5% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.0% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 8.9% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 4019 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
The Gardens is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. A small northern suburb that is surrounded by Highlands North, Orchards, and Oaklands, it is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
The suburb was developed in 1902.[2] In 1954, the political activist couple Michael Harmel and Ray Harmel, built a house in the suburb.Their home became a place of welcome and refuge for key political figures being pursued by the South African police, such as Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada, Bram Fischer and Sheila Weinberg and her family.[3] A blue plaque adorns the exterior wall of the house, marking the significance of the previous occupants.[4]