Garden and Home South Africa - October 2015
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easy to move around <strong>and</strong> they’re<br />
wonderful for adding height <strong>and</strong><br />
interest. Most people think they’re<br />
only for patios, but I’ve placed large<br />
pots filled with flowering plants<br />
in many of the flower beds.” She’s<br />
also hung baskets overflowing with<br />
annuals like violas <strong>and</strong> lobelia from<br />
branches all over her garden to add<br />
splashes of colour.<br />
At one stage, due to a lack of<br />
water, Vivienne was contemplating<br />
downsizing the garden, but thanks to<br />
a new borehole, she’s already started<br />
planting another 100 indigenous trees<br />
around the perimeter.<br />
THIS PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP<br />
LEFT: Tall potato bushes, buddleja <strong>and</strong><br />
Cape mallow make an effective backdrop<br />
to the fountain <strong>and</strong> surrounding plantings.<br />
These terracotta pots planted with<br />
echeveria can easily be moved around.<br />
A sea of pastels. Basil the basset.
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