JHB North - Sept 23

JOBURG NORTHERN SUBURBS 

QUEEN BEE 

Karen Dunn’s a real honey 

BOUJEE BRAAIS 

Where even the 

braaibroodjies 

are poncy! 

We’re having a 

SPRING 

FLING 

with pretty gin and gorg lipsticks, 

a decadent and proper Sunday brunch, 

and a trip down to the lovely Lily Pond 

SHOPPING, PEOPLE AND LIFESTYLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD 

SEPTEMBER 23

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CONTENTS 

THIS MONTH 

04 Step out and splurge on a good time 

06 Book Club ... Light and witty reads and a cheeky shake 

08 Wishlist ... Shop eye-catching, bright and delicious finds 

10 Social ... An energetic SPAR Women’s Challenge Jozi launch 

PEOPLE 

12 Karen Dunn’s sweet story of being a Queen Bee 

14 The busy and booming life of Bev Courtney 

BEAUTY 

16 The powerhouse ... Vitamin C 

18 Embrace those natural curls 

FOOD 

20 Posh up Heritage Day ... we’re going boujee 

24 The Pot Luck Club does brunch proper 

GARDENING 

26 Spring brings new growth 

28 Adopt a more natural style of gardening 

TRAVEL 

32 There’s so much to love about the lovely Lily Pond Country Lodge 

WIN 

34 A bottle of Jimmy Choo Rose Passion 

COVER PHOTO 

Photographer: Nicole Moore. 

Details: nicolemoorephotography 

Make-up: Erin Gill. 

Details: @erin_sa on Instagram. 

SEPTEMBER 23 

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If you have a date for the Get It diary page, email the info at least a month in advance to megan@caxton.co.za 

A hot date! 

It’s Spring. Step out and splurge on a good time! 

02 

Home Tour Live is a feel-good 

show of South African classics 

presented by a powerful trio who will 

sing and string you along throughout 

the evening. Louise Carver on piano 

and vocals, Simphiwe Kulla on guitar 

and backing vocals and Kenny Williams 

on percussion ... together they’ll create 

an acoustic symphony of songs ... thin 

Paradise Road by Joy and Bright Blue’s 

Weeping, alongside Louise’s own hit 

Empty Fantasy. September 2 at 7.30pm 

and September 3 at 3pm at Pieter 

Toerien’s Studio Theatre, Montecasino. 

Tickets cost R190 to R250 from 

webtickets.co.za 

08 

Pack your picnic blanket and 

make your way to Beechwood 

Gardens for a fabulous market set 

in the lush gardens. Shari D Spring 

Market will be held over three days 

... indulge in food, sip on champs, 

discover new wines and shop up 

a Summer storm. This initiative is 

in aid of Teddy Bears Foundation 

for Children. R50 entry per person, 

children under 12 enter for free. 

September 8, 9 and 10. 10am until 

4pm. 25 Christopherson St, Hyde Park. 

Contact Shari on 082-490-6317. 

10 

It’s showtime at the CIRK! 

Women will take to the stage 

and put on a theatrical show of dance 

and aerial performances to celebrate 

femininity portraying a powerful 

message around beauty, power, and 

resilience. La-Bella I am Woman tells 

a story of love with all the passion, 

drama, betrayal, excitement and 

courage that comes with it. The Cirk, 

Cresta Shopping Centre, Weltervreden 

Road. Until September 10. Show times 

are Fridays and Saturdays 7pm and 

Sundays 2pm. Tickets R160 to R260 

from koid.co.za 

01 

More than 120 different artisans and makers will showcase their finest work of 

handmade luxury items at The Handmade Contemporary Fair 2023. From 

pantry must-haves to boutique brews and even contemporary textiles - so many 

creations from talented craftsman within Africa. This year, the fair will coincide 

with Melrose Arch’s annual All-White Spring celebration, adding an extra touch 

of glamour to this gathering. September 1 to 3 at The Piazza at Melrose Arch 

Precinct. Tickets cost from R100 from webticket.co.za. Details: Follow @hmc_Fair. 

10 

Jozi, the circus is back in town ... with new acts and cast members. 

Returning from a successful tour in Europe, The Zip Zap Circus is ready to 

bring the spirit to the stage with MOYA, displaying a heart-warming story of how 

a sense of belonging can change the narrative of the youth of this country. Aerial 

skills, a masterclass in juggling as well as a thrilling acrobatic wheel routine and 

more will be performed ... the whole family will enjoy this one. Until Sept 10 at 

The Teatro, Montecasinoo. Tickets from R190 to R290. Book through quicket.co.za 

04 Get It Magazine September 23

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Living a life being healthconscious 

is always on trend 

and at The Organic and Natural 

Products Expo Africa you will find 

new innovative ways to do just 

that. From healthy foods, organic 

agriculture, beauty and skincare, 

health supplements to household 

items. Jane Mackenzie, architect 

and founder of 365 Healthy by 

Choice, will be there hosting live 

baseline assessments and health 

scans. You will have access to an 

intravenous oxygen bar to revitalise 

and replenish the body. Sandton 

Convention Centre from September 

14 to 16. Tickets cost R50 from 

organicandnaturalportal.com/expo 

20 

Here is a hilarious romantic 

comedy for you. Same Time, 

Next Year, a Broadway hit about two 

happily married people ... but not just 

to each other! George and Doris meet 

for a romantic weekend tryst at a B&B 

once every year for 25 years. What 

follows is a snapshot of the ‘shortest 

long-term relationship’ ever. Actor 

and comedian Alan Committie teams 

up with stage and screen actress 

Sharon Spiegel Wagner to portray 

George and Doris. Pieter Toerien’s 

Montecasino Theatre from September 

20 to October 8. Performances are on 

Wednesday to Friday 8pm, Saturday 

3pm and 8pm, Sunday 3pm. Bookings 

through webtickets.co.za 

23 

DStv Delicious International 

Food & Music Festival 

toasts to a decade of deliciousness! 

And it wouldn’t be a festival worth 

boasting about without Grammy 

award-winning hit headliners and 

globe-trotting culinary flavours. Here 

is a taste of what you can feast on 

… South African Afro-house Zakes 

Bantwini, a dose of smooth R&B 

by Maxwell, The Drip Dance Stage 

where dance fanatics move their 

hips to Scorpion Kings on Saturday 

and DJ Zinhle on Sunday. Plus loads 

of yummy food! Celebrate Heritage 

weekend in festivity on September 

23 and 24 at Kyalami Grand Prix 

Circuit. Tickets are from R950, while 

DStv Rewards members get 25 

per cent discount. Book through 

deliciousfestival.com 

It takes an iconic woman to brave a stage alone and keep you glued to your 

seats for 90 minutes. Creator of Sex and the City, Candace Bushnell brings her 

one woman show True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex in the City to the city 

of Joburg. She spills all - from her arrival in New York City alone with $20 in 

her pocket, to working her way up the ladder, to secrets behind the creation 

of Sex and the City and finding herself single again in her 50’s. Put on your 

best heels and click-clack over to Montecasino’s Teatro. September 22 at 8pm, 

September 23 at 3pm & 8pm and September 24 at 3 pm Tickets are on sale at 

showtime.co.za and ticketmaster.co.za 

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22 

Hit the streets of Joburg this Heritage Day in support of community 

charities. Run, jog or walk your way to the finish line of Absa Run Your 

City Joburg 10K and make your online entry count by making a donation 

towards Reach For A Dream Foundation (RFAD), Cotlands, Johannesburg SPCA or 

Johannesburg Heritage Foundation. 8am start time from Mary Fitzgerald Square, 

Newtown, Johannesburg. Standard entry costs R240 and includes a T-shirt, Absa 

Entrant Gift, DHL Water Bottle, race number with timing chip, finishers medal along 

with entertainment points and refreshment stations. Details: runyourcityseries.com 

A reason to smile in October 

Get ready to lace up your running shoes, gather your friends and family, and 

embark on a journey that will leave you with a smile and memories to cherish. 

The SPAR Women’s Challenge Jozi 2023 promises excitement, camaraderie 

and plenty to grin about. This year’s campaign theme is #4Smiles, reflecting the 

event’s spirit and charity initiative the Smile Foundation. The entry price is R150, 

which includes a T-shirt, My Jozie Challenge magazine, a foam peak cap, a medal 

and a goodie bag at the finish. The race, at Marks Park in Emmarentia, Joburg, 

is on October 1, and starts at 8am. Register online and stay updated about the 

event at www.sparwomensjozi.co.za 

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Book club 

Light hearted reads and a pink roadhouse shake! 

We adore Irish authors ... there’s just 

a warmth and feeling and that lovely 

sense of humour. So yay for The Guest 

House by the Sea by bestselling Irish 

writer Faith Hogan - set in a guest 

house overlooking the Atlantic, it’s the 

uplifting story about discovering love, 

friendship and the healing power of 

the Irish sea air. Head of Zeus 

It’s finally Spring ... we need light and bright and witty. And it’s there in 

abundance in Hannah Rothschild’s High Time. An outlandish comedy of 

morals and manners, a collection of outrageous characters in a highborn 

British family, it’s madness, mayhem and mischief run amok! Bloomsbury 

All books available at Exclusive Books or online at exclusivebooks.co.za 

Imagine the oohs and aahs as 

the book club girls see these! The 

Musgrave Inspirit Roadhouse Shake 

- a chilled crème-based gin fizz that 

sings with blackberry and rosewater 

flavours. Rosy, lemony, creamy, and 

cheeky. And, bonus, non-alcoholic. 

You’ll need, for each person, 50ml 

Musgrave Inspirit, 2 teaspoons of 

blackberry jam, 10ml sugar syrup, 

15ml fresh lemon juice, one sprig of 

rosemary and 25ml fresh cream. Put 

them into a shaker, with loads of ice, 

and shake madly for 15 seconds or so. 

Double strain into a chilled glass, then 

top with chilled tonic water. Garnish 

with a blackberry and a rosemary 

sprig. Musgrave Rose Water 

Infused Inspirit, 0% alcohol, 

R249 from musgravespirits.com 


A drunk. A bully. And a mother who 

plucks up the courage to leave, and 

give her children hope for the future. 

Then add in a lesson that goes horribly 

wrong, and you’ve got one of Lesley 

Peare’s typical page-turners. Make a 

coffee, settle down on the sofa and 

enjoy every page of Betrayal. Penguin 

Two for young adult bookclubbers 

Pure romantic escapism bliss! Jenny 

Colgan’s The Summer Skies sees a 

young (and obviously gorgeous) pilot 

return home to the Scottish Islands 

to take over her ill grandfather’s local 

route - ferrying locals across the 

beautiful islands of the archipelago. 

But bad weather forces her to crash 

land on a remote island - where she’s 

forced to take shelter in the cabin of 

the gruff and reclusive ornithologist. 

No guesses for what happens, but 

delightfully enjoyable anyway. Sphere 

The second book in Karen Swan’s The 

Wild Isle series, The Stolen Hours is a 

spellbinding historical novel following 

The Last Summer. Set in 1929, on a 

small Scottish Island, it’s the story of a 

reluctant engagement. A forbidden 

romance. And a murder. Macmillan 

Cheerfully irreverent, bitingly funny, and filled with romantic charm, Cara 

Tanamachi’s The Second You’re Single is all about navigating the most romantic 

month of the year, and how love always seems to arrive when you least expect it. 

Freelance writer loathes Valentine’s Day. She’d rather stay at home with a package 

of bacon and bottle of tequila. And her pledge to stay single in the month of 

romance sees her inspiring her readers to #gosolo. Then - had to happen - a 

gorg man from her past pops up and the mutual attraction is real. But can she 

#gosolo AND get the guy? Macmillan • A former pop star finds herself back in the 

spotlight - along with an old flame from her past - in this friends-to-lovers meets 

enemies-to-lovers romance from the bestselling author of Funny You Should Ask, 

the sensational TikTok romance! Pop star Kate is living the dream as America’s 

number one pop star, until one night she cheats on her Ryan LaNeve, the hottest 

member of an adored boy band, with another of the band members. There goes 

her relationship and her career. Years later, she’s offered to star in a Broadway 

show by he-with-whom-she-cheated ... and the chemistry’s still hot! Once More 

With Feeling ... all love, boybands and second chances. Piatkus 

Compiled by: KYM ARGO 


Wish list 

Gin and bags and flowers and lipstick 

(it’s going to be pretty awesome Spring) 

These FitFlop Vitamin FFX sports trainers are sleek and superlight, great for athleisure 

adventures. Biomechanically engineered for exercise and casual running, but equally 

good for upping everyday activity – from speed walking to work or cycling 

round town, FitFlop has come up with a fresh approach with sole technology, 

cushioning and construction. There’s a springy midsole specifically designed 

to encourage a fluid forward natural movement, high breathability areas, 

with extra support at the sides and arch, and they have more padding 

on the collar and tongue with a new easy-entry topline that 

makes it simple to slip on and off. Flexible but stable, 

superb arch support, two-tone knit and 

slip-resistant rubber outer soles tick all 

the remaining boxes. We’re wearing these 

neon orange, but they’re available in seven 

colours - including safe black, white and 

grey. R2799 from fitflop.co.za 


April showers can’t 

dampen the joy of a new 

bag. Particularly when it’s 

this Jamie bright orange 

cross body. R1699 from 

louenhide.co.za 

It’s no secret we’re NOMU fans ... and 

they’ve gone and impressed us yet 

again. Minimakes. A collection of 

mini cake, biscuit and brownie mixes 

for small batch baking. Just enough 

for the family ... so lovely when you’re 

in the mood for a fudgy brownie or 

warm skillet blondies. For a couple of 

chocolate chip cookies, or a vanilla 

cake for a small celebration. Keep a 

collection of these in the pantry for 

when sweet cravings for a homemade 

treat hit. And if you’ve unexpected 

guests ... simply double up. R48.50 

each from nomu.co.za 


It’s vivid. It’s matt. And it lasts for eight hours, and 

counting. The new Revlon ColorStay Suede 

Ink lipsticks have a no-transfer formula (so sip 

the bubbly and kiss that boy). Potent pigment 

gives a brilliant opaque colour which bonds to 

your lips, but still offers a naked-lip feel. Added 

Vitamin E conditions, protects and nourishes. 

13 great colours, great names ... like Pure Talent, 

Feed The Flame, No Rules, Type A, Want It All, In 

Charge. Love it! R239.95 online or from your local 

pharmacies and department store. 

This eye-catching, hand-blown vase 

with an unusual hexagon shape adds 

a modern touch to your decor. A 

deep frosted green, it’s all texture and 

depth and could be used for flowers 

and simply filled with greenery. R690 

from shop.babylonstoren.com 

It’s Spring. Drink the rainbow. Whitley Neill Gin’s are a glorious kaleidoscope 

of colour and flavour ... bright pink Raspberry and yellow Lemongrass & Ginger 

and green Aloe & Cucumber. We fancy the Blood Orange but are also fairly 

partial to this bright purple Protea and Hibiscus Gin, exclusively sold in South 

Africa. Celebrate the new season with this pretty cocktail. Simply put 50ml 

Whitley Neill Protea & Hibiscus gin and 200ml purple tonic into an ice-filled 

glass, and garnish with lemon slices and a few edible flowers. Whitley Neill Gin 

is available for around R329 from most leading liquor retailers and online at 

Takealot. Follow on Instagram @whitleyneillginsa 


Christine Kalmer, Rene Kalmer, Roxanne Martin 

Kamo Matsoso of Jazz Essay Live 

Maxine D’Amico, Charleen Goschen 

Ashtyn Mackenzie, Jenny Griesel, Cornel 

Steyn, Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp 

Gerda van Schalkwyk, 

Retha Ingenbleek 

Morne Dreyer, Erich Eichstadt 

Warrior Ric, Cian Oldknow 

Fresh… is healthy! 

Fruit and veg aren’t supposed to 

live long, you are

#4Smiles 

You will always have a reason to smile and 

the power to make another person smile. 

This was the message at the colourful 

and energetic SPAR Women’s Challenge 

Jozi launch at Levelthree Premium Venue, 

Kramerville. The return of ‘Joburg’s most 

beautiful race’ was marked with bouquets, 

live music by Jazz Essay Live and, as always, 

scrumptious food. The highlight for many 

at the launch was the focus on the charities 

that will benefit from the proceeds of the run 

... Smile Foundation and Reach for Recovery. 

This year, the race and draw prizes are 

bigger than ever. The 5km and 10km 

events will be held at Marks Park Sports 

Club on October 1. Enter online at 

www.sparwomensjozi.co.za. 

We’ll be there ... will you? 

Marlene Gunter, Norman Dawe, Dejané Poil 

Odette Vass, Nomsa Ngubeni, Khathu Madisha 

Marlee van der Merwe, Jenny Griesel 

Anastacia Nel, Boitumelo Mofokeng 

Photos: NICHOLAS ZAAL

Q 

ueen bee 

Karen Dunn can tell a honey bee from a solitary bee just from 

the sound its wings make in flight. It sounds like a superpower, 

but as a beekeeper, it’s all in a day’s work for her. 

Text: LISA WITEPSKI • Photo: NICOLE MOORE. Details: nicolemoorephotography.co.za 

• Make-up artist: ERIN GILL. Details: Follow @erin_sa on Instagram. 

Karen’s wildlife 

garden is open to the 

public on September 16 and 17 

as part of Gardens of the Golden 

City’s charity initiative. Tickets cost 

R80 to see three gorgeous gardens in 

the Melville/Richmond area. Children 

under 12 are free. Proceeds go to the 

chosen charities Little Eden and 

Kitty Kazz Kitten Rescue. 9.30am 

until 4pm. For more info, email 

karen@urbanapiary.co.za 

There’s not much Karen can’t tell 

you about bees. “I just love them,” 

she enthuses. “They’ve been on this 

planet much longer than we have, 

and their adaptations, lifecycles and 

societies are fascinating. There are so 

many lessons they can teach us, and 

there’s still so much to discover about 

them. When I have the pleasure of 

just sitting and patiently waiting to 

photograph a solitary bee, time slows 

down. It’s very meditative.” 

For all its intensity, her interest is a 

fairly new development. It was only 

in 2016 – after years of a successful 

career in marketing at a business 

consultancy – that Karen introduced 

hives to her garden. This came about 

by accident. She explains that she 

was helping her mother, Linda, on a 

mining project when she meet Ata 

Mkhwanazi, who was a passionate 

beekeeper. “Ata was our partner in the 

project, and we got to know him well 

during all our long drives out to the 

mining property. During one of our 

lengthy conversations, he told us how 

his interest in beekeeping had been 

sparked while he was a prisoner on 

Robben Island. He noticed a peach 

tree that never bore any fruit, and 

when he asked the wardens about 

this, they pointed out that there were 

no bees on the island, and so the 

tree couldn’t be pollinated. That stuck 

with Ata ... years later, when he was 

released, he started keeping hives so 

that he could encourage pollination.” 

The family didn’t give Ata’s pastime 

much thought until Linda found that 

her pool pump was playing host to a 

colony of bees. Ata offered to remove 

the bees – but when he saw her 

garden, with its wealth of forage and 

water, he became very excited about 

its potential as a permanent home 


for them. He convinced her to let him 

place one of his old, empty hives in 

the garden, and within a few weeks, a 

swarm had moved in. 

That was the first step on Karen’s 

journey to establishing her awardwinning 

honey label, Urban Apiary. 

The next nudge also came about 

serendipitously when Ata broke his 

wrist helping to remove a hive from 

the car port at her house, where it 

had been placed. With harvest season 

around the corner, Ata’s incapacitation 

was thoroughly inconvenient – so he 

handed his hives over to Karen and 

her partner, Rob. 

Although Karen’s study of zoology 

points to her long-standing interest 

in nature, she had never before 

considered becoming a beekeeper. 

Granted, she, Linda and Rob had 

played their part in extracting honey 

from Ata’s hives on occasion, but now, 

they were about to enter a very sticky 

situation – quite literally! 

Karen and Rob quickly invested in 

all the equipment they’d need to 

look after the hives safely, and added 

some new ones for good measure. 

Of course, taking the endeavour to 

the next level meant new expenses 

– which is why they decided to start 

selling their honey, which they’d 

previously given away. 

The timing couldn’t have been 

better. It was 2018 and The Pantry 

Market was about to launch in 

Keyes Avenue, Rosebank. Karen 

approached the organisers, but was 

told that, regretfully, a honey vendor 

had already been signed up. Karen 

explained that her honey was not only 

raw, and therefore brimming with all 

the enzymes and anti-oxidants that 

make it such a health powerhouse, 

it was also locally produced from 

gardens in Houghton and Melville. 

That swayed the organisers, and 

Urban Apiary had its first official space 

to sell. One year later, demand for the 

honey had grown to such an extent 

that Karen and Rob opened a little 

shop at Rand Steam Shopping Centre 

– but, sadly, the Covid pandemic put 

too much pressure on trade. Although 

Karen continued to maintain her 

hives, her honey became something 

of an inner circle secret, sold to loyal 

fans on demand. 

Karen’s local Melville Urban Apiary raw honey. Subscribe through 

urbanapiary.co.za for three month (R450) or six month (R870). 

There’s door-to-door delivery for Melville and Craighall residents, 

and if you stay further away, Pudo delivery can be arranged. 

It was a small market at her son’s 

school that reawakened her 

entrepreneurial spirit and reminded 

her how much she missed faceto-face 

customer engagement. 

Encouraged by the enthusiastic 

feedback she received for a product, 

which is clearly superior to any of 

the jars available on supermarket 

shelves, Karen has recently launched 

a honey subscription which allows 

customers to sign up to receive 

a certain number of jars, to be 

delivered, every month. Subscribers 

will have first dibs on the seasonal 

Joburg honey harvest and will be 

able to sample different varieties of 

honey, too. Moving beyond honey, 

Karen and Rob have dabbled in a 

range of meads, the perfect sip for a 

summer’s evening. 

She’s also working on creating a bee 

experience at her home, welcoming 

honey box subscribers to her honey 

studio for talks about bees, honey 

harvest and other related topics. At 

the same time, Karen is keen to direct 

people’s interests to bees beyond 

the little workers that give us honey. 

“Most people think only of the yellow 

and black striped girls, but we have 

more than 1000 species that help 

with the essential task of pollination,” 

she says. She’s developing a range 

of bee hotels that can be hung in 

the garden as a home for these 

solitary bees, while also working 

on a range of seasonal pollinator 

plant gardening boxes, full of plants 

that attract these bees to gardens, 

and intends to introduce garden 

consulting and design to help 

people who share her desire to make 

their homes more pollinator friendly. 

Details: Instagram.com/urbanapiary, 

info@urbanapiary.co.za 

Karen’s favourite plants for pollinators 

Indigenous plants: Pink perennial basil, plectranthus and Cape forget-me-not 

Exotic plants: Pride of madeira, Mexican safe and butterfly bush 

Herbs: Borage, Mexican tarragon and bee balm 

Indigenous trees: Wild peach, pink wild pear and cheesewood 

Exotic trees: Tree dahlia, tree fuchsia and cherry tree 


Bev means 

business 

Lawns and lasers, privets and pedicures ... it’s all in a 

day’s work for business owner Bev Courtney. 

Text: ALISA WITEPSKI 

hile most of us struggle with 

just one set of deadlines, 

Bev owns no fewer than five 

different companies. There’s 

Grace’s Glory Garden Renovations, 

her landscaping and maintenance 

business. Grace Skin and Wellness. 

Lueur House, where the accent is on 

medical aesthetics. Money to Blow, 

her dry bar. And Body Lab. 

They may all seem very different, but to Bev there’s a clear 

golden thread linking each one of her entities. Beauty. 

Whether she’s beautifying people’s homes or making 

them look – and feel - more beautiful, she can’t resist the 

allure of aesthetics. 

But how did a former housewife go on to become a 

thriving entrepreneur? It all started back in her childhood, 

Bev explains. “My father could sell ice to eskimos. He had 

an incredible entrepreneurial brain, and used to discuss 

his businesses with us,” she recalls. Clearly, he passed his 

acumen onto his daughter ... at 15, Bev was selling up a 

storm at the Clinique counter in Edgars, by 19, she had her 

own company printing promotional material. And, after 

a brief stint in IT sales, she moved into the fast-growing 

cellular industry aged 20. 

Bev relished the interaction with people that came with 

each role, but put her career on pause for seven and a 

half years while she moved to the United States with her 

husband-to-be. “We got married, bought our first house, 

became parents and happily moved back to South Africa. 

Then, after raising our three kids until the youngest 

was about to start pre-school, we realised our original 

intention to have six children was madness!” she laughs. 

There was another realisation, too. By now, thirsting for 

adult company, Bev decided she was ready to go back to 

work. The question was, what to do? Since her youngest 

was still a baby, Bev wanted a position that offered her 

flexibility and allowed her to spend time with him – and 

so she thought about turning her love of gardening into a 

money-earner. 

Bev had discovered this love while living in the United 

States. As a green card holder, she was unable to work, 

and so she had turned her energies into transforming her 

garden. “I love making something out of nothing, creating 

beauty,” she says. That philosophy informs her approach - 

she’s particularly enthusiastic about gardening from seed, 

and has a knack for taking what’s there and turning it, 

Cinderella-style, into something magnificent. After helping 

some friends transform their gardens, and placing a few 

hundred flyers in some friendly northern suburb shops to 

get the word out, Grace’s Glory's reputation for personal 

service and beautiful, healthy gardens grew by word of 

mouth. The company now offers both landscaping and 

maintenance services, employing around 45 staff members 

and operating a small fleet of pretty, pastel-hued bakkies. 

With Grace’s Glory running smoothly and growing at a 

steady pace, Bev wasn't looking for new opportunities 

- but when the beautician she had visited regularly for 

years announced that she was retiring home to Scotland, 

and asked if she would like to purchase the salon, she 

couldn’t say no. “I had always loved having manicures and 

facials. I felt so wonderful and full of confidence after each 

treatment. I thought that everyone deserves to have the 

same feeling,” she muses. 

Demand from clients led her to establish Money to Blow, 

initially a blow dry bar concept which has extended its 

offering to include cutting, styling and treating ethnic 

hair, along with a hugely popular drop-off wig service. 

Meanwhile, Lueur took her interest in aesthetics and 

wellness – the fastest-growing segment of the beauty 

industry – to the next level. “I’m just fascinated by what 

we’re able to achieve with the latest advancements,” she 

says, pointing to the treatments offered by the clinic, 

such as Broad Band Laser (BBL), electro-stimulation, radio 

frequency, injectables and carboxy therapies, along with 

innovative, non-invasive techniques such as Perceptive 

Touch and Buccal Massage. This led, rather naturally, 

to opening the Body Lab, where the focus is more on 

therapies targeting body renewal such as Wood Therapy, 

an ancient technique which has been reinvented in 

South America as a therapy for cellulite reduction and 

body shaping. 

Bev admits that running each of these businesses can be 

stressful, particularly since she handles admin and accounts 

for each, too - crucial functions which she admits are not 

her forte and consequently feel like ‘work’. Then there 


Being a business 

owner is such 

an empowering 

experience. My staff 

are my family, and 

I love being able to 

provide for people 

are the daily struggles, like dealing with staff issues and 

handling the economic pressures that seem part of our 

day-to-day since Covid. “I’m especially proud that we have 

been able to keep all of our staff, in spite of the challenges 

that lockdown presented. Several of our Grace’s Glory 

clients valued our maintenance staff so much that they 

even paid for maintenance when lockdown prevented us 

from serving them,” she says. 

This is where her business savvy comes in to play. Bev 

learned how to ensure that one business funds the other, 

keeping everything going. Her innate resilience helps, too. 

As she says, “When you are responsible for the livelihoods 

of more than 65 staff members, you have no choice but 

to be tough.” 

She says that, although entrepreneurship can be 

humbling at times (“you never know what’s going to 

happen next”), and in spite of difficulties that often 

accompany owning a business, she wouldn’t have 

it any other way. “Being a business owner is such an 

empowering experience. My staff are my family, and I love 

being able to provide for people.” 

Does that mean that more businesses are on the cards? 

“No,” Bev laughs. In fact, she’s looking forward to taking a 

slower pace in the near future. Having recently purchased 

a fixer-upper on a large stand, she’s excited about bringing 

a touch of beauty to her own life, and her plans now 

include developing an orchard and greenhouse on the 

property, and generally “pottering more”. “Our plan was 

originally to downscale, but I found that it wasn’t enough 

for me to focus on my client’s gardens! I need my own 

garden to play with.” 

Details: Grace’s Glory Garden Renovations 

@gracesglorygarden; Grace Skin and Wellness 

@graceskinandwellness; Lueur House @lueurhouse; 

Money to Blow @moneytoblow.sa 

Bev’s tips for entrepreneurial success 

• Love everyone, trust no one. Remember that, when it 

comes to doing business, a handshake is not good enough. 

Never leave anything unwritten or undocumented. 

• Be prepared for hard work. People only see the glamour 

of entrepreneurship, not the hours you’ve had to put in at 

night and over weekends. 

• Surround yourself with a reliable team. Build a hierarchy so 

that your staff know where to take queries. 

• Make sure you have good systems in place. 

• Give back to society. 


Embrace those natural curls! 

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but that 

doesn’t stop society from trying to influence what we 

consider beautiful. In the past, beauty standards were 

largely defined by celebs and cover girls. Today, social 

media and its use of filters and photo editing apps 

play a major role in how we define beauty. Suddenly 

everybody looks airbrushed, with perfect skin and not 

a hair out of place. But the natural beauty movement 

is growing at a rapid pace, and we’re here for it! 

Thanks to more and more celebrities and influencers 

embracing the #nofilter trend, natural beauty is finally 

getting the spotlight it deserves as we’re beginning to 

see an influx of filter-free and make-up free images on 

our screens. And that goes for hair, too. Embrace those 

natural curls. The team from Naturally Africa share 

why going natural rocks! 

It is liberating Some women find the idea of 

transitioning to natural hair daunting, and we can 

understand why. During the transitioning phase you 

may have a bit of an awkward time with your hair while 

you navigate a new routine. However, once you get 

past that, having natural hair is incredibly liberating! 

There is something so beautiful about embracing your 

natural beauty and wearing it with pride (plus, no more 

relaxer burns, hair glue or sew-ins is pretty great too). 

It allows for healthier hair Going natural is a 

commitment to healthier hair. Once you start seeing 

your hair’s texture change during the transitional 

phase, you’ll be empowered by your decision. Chemical 

relaxers weaken the hair shaft, and with long-term 

use they may permanently alter the structure of your 

hair. This could lead to breakage, dehydration and 

split ends. When you stop applying harsh chemicals 

to your hair and start using products with gentler and 

natural formulations, not only will you enjoy softer hair 

that holds moisture, but you may also see faster and 

stronger hair growth. 

It offers versatility One of the biggest perks of natural 

hair is that it is so versatile when it comes to different 

hairstyles. Natural hair offers endless possibilities. Some 

women enjoy protective styles (think braids and Bantu 

knots) while others may prefer an afro, waves, curls, 

updos and more. The options are endless and you can 

chop and change to suit your mood (or your outfit!). 

It is inexpensive Between routine salon visits and 

buying tools, accessories and products, hair care can 

become very expensive. Natural hair, on the other hand, 

is surprisingly affordable. You’ll need to be equipped 

with some good quality home care products. 

It’s easy to maintain Yes, there is some maintenance 

to be done when you first transition to natural hair, but 

as time goes by, you’ll find that with the proper care, it’s 

actually really easy to manage. Establishing an effective 

home care regime is easier than you may expect. We 

recommend starting with the basics – you can build 

on from there and establish extra products your hair 

may require as you go along. A basic routine consists 

of cleansing, conditioning or deep conditioning and a 

moisture-sealing product. 

Naturally Africa Hair & Scalp Oil has 

a lightweight, non-greasy formula 

which adds lustre, shine and 

glossiness while sealing in moisture. 

The Conditioning Shampoo is 

mild, gentle and sulphate-free, 

and is a 3-in-1 product that 

removes build-up, assists in 

detangling your hair and adds 

lightweight conditioning. 

Look out for the Leave In 

Conditioner, too. From R99 to 

R155 from takealot.com 

Looking to control frizz? 

This Afri Pure 100% 

Natural Oil Argan Sheen 

Spray does that, while also 

nourishing and hydrating 

your hair and helping to 

reduce split ends. And for 

those itchy scalp days, the 

Tea Tree Anti-Itch Spray 

helps, with the added 

bonus on adding shine, 

softening hair and has a 

gorg scent. R85.99 each, 

only from dischem.co.za 


ONLY GOOD HAIR DAYS 

Whether it’s to control frizz, add moisture, protect colour ... we’ve got you covered! 

When your hair eats good, it 

looks good. So luckily the new 

Garnier Ultimate Blends 

food range is so delicious. 98 

per cent natural origin food 

for hair, powered by fruit 

extracts. Vegan friendly, and 

with no silicones (as well 

as eco-friendly packaging), 

there’s a Banana (for dry, 

damaged hair), Coconut 

(for curly or coily hair 

types) and this Watermelon 

range (which gives boost 

and volume to fine, flat 

hair). There’s a shampoo, a 

conditioner and hair mask 

for an intensive treatment, 

costing from R95.95 to 

R125.95, all available 

from DisChem. 

Pureology’s Hydrate Range promises 

to do exactly that ... give long-lasting 

hydration, as well as nourishment and 

protection to dry, colour-treated hair. 

With AntiFade, to stop fading and 

damage caused by UV exposure, heat 

styling, and environmental stressors, 

there’s a Hydrate Shampoo, an 

Hydrating Conditioner, and, to really 

amp things up, a Hydrate Superfood 

Treatment Mask. From R420 to R580 

from salons and takealot. 

This INOAR Speed Blond Leave-In 

Mist is light-weight, provides extra 

hydration and stops frizz, and has 

been specially formulated for blond, 

highlighted, bleached and grey hair ... 

locking in and prolonging the colour. 

R460 from inoar.co.za 

We’re always looking for sulphate-free products ... 

and this range is tried, tested and loved! 

Naobay Sulfate Free Reparative Shampoo keeps 

colour treated vibrant and hair protected against UV 

radiation, air pollution, frequent washing and daily 

combing. There’s a Sulfate Free Protective Conditioner 

too. Vegan, cruelty free, recyclable packaging ... all the 

right boxes ticked. R169.95 from dischem.co.za 



Brand new ... just three drops of 

NUXE Prodigieuse Boost Vitamin 

C Glow-boosting Serum gives 

an instant radiance boost. Lovely 

delicate scent, this just melts into 

your skin, releasing the powers 

of stabilised Vitamin C and 

natural-origin Hyaluronic 

Acid. It offers 8h antioxidant 

effectiveness, 

which reduces the 

effects of free radicals 

and protects the skin. 

R895 from orleanscosmetics.co.za 

A shot of 

Vitamin C 

Brightens. Lightens. Hydrates. 

The powerhouse vitamin! 

New on 

the beauty 

shelves 

- Gatineau 

Radiance 

Enhancing 

Gelee 

Cleanser 

– this 

brightening, 

gently 

resurfacing 

daily cleanser 

with AHA and 

PHA, has an 

uplifting citrus 

scent, and leaves 

the skin looking 

radiant and 

smooth. R675 

from orleans 

cosmetics.co.za 


If you’re tired of a dull-looking complexion, you’re 

going to love The Body Shop’s new Vitamin C 

skincare range. Infused with camu camu berries, 

a rich source of vitamin C for skin, and bakuchiol, 

known to visibly reduce the appearance of uneven 

skin tone and texture, there are half a dozen 

products - including a Glow Sheet Mask (15 minutes 

and grumpy skin looks hydrated and awakened), 

Vitamin C Glow Revealing Serum, and Daily Glow 

Cleansing Polish, which buffs away dead skin cells. 

From R115 to R400 from thebodyshop.co.za 


Institut Esthederm’s Intensive 

Vitamin C Gel Cream for the face, 

neck and décolleté is exceptional 

for those with established dark 

spots, a lack of radiance and loss 

of firmness. It helps with all three, 

and your skin looks smoothed, 

younger, more even and radiant. 

R1020. Use with Intensive 

Vitamin C² Dual Concentrate, 

which combines two types of 

vitamin C to work continuously 

and visibly transform skin 

quality. Pure vitamin C is freshly 

activated at each use from this 

dual-compartment bottle. Also 

for a follow-up after treatments 

like lasers and peels. R1050 from 

Superbalist, Dischem, Woolworths. 

Lamelle Vita-C Lipid Serum is a high-potency Vitamin 

C Serum that brightens and hydrates. Good for dry, 

sensitive, and intolerant skin, not so good for oily, 

acne-prone skin. R985 from Suitable for dry, sensitive, and 

intolerant skin. dermastore.co.za 

• This Novexpert Booster with Vitamin C is an organiccertified 

lightweight serum which gives your skin a wow 

boost of hydration. Packed with powerful antioxidants, 

it delivers a potent dose of vitamin C to fight off free 

radicals and brighten your complexion. R1150 from 

novexpert.co.za or futurethis.co.za 

• SKNLOGIC C15 Booster Serum is a 

concentrated booster, an antioxidant 

powerhouse which includes Vitamin E & 

Ferulic Acid, dramatically improving the 

appearance of uneven skin tone, dark 

spots and pigmentation as well as 

fine lines, while brightening dull and 

lackluster skin. R355 from sknlogic.com 

From Novexpert, The Expert Exfoliator - a 

professional exfoliator treatment, with double 

effectiveness - smoothing of the epidermis and a 

radiant complexion. It’s 100 per cent natural, and is the 

bomb! R580 from novexpert.co.za 

Here’s the perfect every day 

cream. Bodylab Science 

Vitamin C Body Lotion for 

brightening, energising and 

purifying, is rich in antioxidants 

that promote collagen 

formation for firm and toned 

skin. Gorgeous refreshing 

fragrance - grapefruit & neroli, 

while the Vitamin C & Vitamin 

E antioxidants are great for 

moisture, firming, toning. R89.95 

from bodylabscience.co.za, 

and Clicks. 


POSH BRAAIS 

Yes, we know. Wors and a chop makes for a happy chap. 

But let’s go a little more glam this Heritage Day. 

Poncy braaibroodjies 

Forget the common cheese, tomato and onion braaibroodjie. 

Let’s get a little more classy, with these ideas from Jan Braai. 

Fig and Feta These work equally well as a starter, main meal 

or dessert! Along with the basics (12 slices of bread, buttered 

on the outward facing side), you’ll spread with caramelised 

red onions (pre-cooked with a bit of olive oil or butter in a 

pan or pot on the stove or fire), grated mozzarella, crumbed 

pepper-flavoured feta, and chopped preserved green figs. 

Mushroom braaibroodjie Mushrooms impart the savoury 

fifth-flavour element - umami - to any food you add it to. The 

flavour of mushrooms intensifies when you pan-fry them, 

so before using them as filling, fry a mixture of chopped 

portabellini and white button mushrooms with some sliced 

red onions in a pan until they go soft and golden brown. 

Then add crushed garlic and fry for another minute. Spread 

the unbuttered side of your bread with cream cheese, then 

layer with the mushroom mixture and Cheddar cheese. 

Caramel braaibroodjie For dessert, yes, but also for breakfast, 

or mid-morning or mid-afternoon with tea. Spread the 

unbuttered side of your bread with caramel (make your own, 

or buy a tin), and sprinkle with desiccated coconut before 

closing ... the perfectly sweet filling! 

The chocolate version Spread with Nutella (or similar 

chocolate hazelnut spread), 100g finely chopped white 

chocolate, 50g finely chopped pecan nuts, half a cup of sugar 

and 1 tsp cinnamon. Simply follow the basic recipe, spreading 

the unbuttered side of the bread with a layer of Nutella. Cover 

the Nutella slices generously with chopped chocolate and 

pecan nuts, then close. Follow the hints and tips for cooking, 

but just before they are done, mix the sugar and cinnamon 

together and sprinkle the sugar over the toasted bread. Toast 

on the fire again on both sides for a minute or two. 

Chocolate and marshmallows One packet marshmallows. 

Two slabs roughly chopped chocolate of your choice. The 

sweetest ending to your Heritage Day braai. 

Calamari Braaibroodjie If you’re near the coast, or a great 

fish and chip shop which sells fried calamari, this one’s a 

(sea) breeze. The bread is spread with mayonnaise, sliced 

tomatoes and onions, seasoned with salt and pepper, 

topped with a generous portion of fried calamari which 

you then cover with grated or sliced Cheddar cheese. 

Jan’s hints and tips 

Your bread should be buttered (or use olive oil for the savoury versions) on the outside only. 

“Braaibroodjies is draaibroodjies. Braaibroodjies should be turned often and are braaied in a closed, hinged grid. If you 

don’t have one, buy one – preferably with adjustable heights to compress each unit perfectly. You want medium-paced, 

gentle heat and the grid should be relatively high. Your aim is for the cheese (or chocolate or caramel in the case of the 

sweet versions) to be melted and all other fillings to be completely heated by the time the outsides are golden brown. 

Slightly opening and closing your hinged grid a few times after each of the first few turns of the braai process helps the 

braaibroodjies not to get stuck to the grid. Once done, slice each braaibroodjie in half. Generally, I believe that the correct 

way to slice braaibroodjies is diagonally and the correct time to serve is immediately.” 

You can get the full recipes for these on getitnationalmagazine.co.za. All recipes are from Braaibroodjies and Burgers 

by Jan Braai, published by BookStorm, around R370 from good bookstores and online. Also available in Afrikaans as Jan 

Braai: Braaibroodjies en Burgers. 


Mediterranean-style lamb kebabs with Spier Good Natured Organic Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon 

Why buy kebabs from the store when 

you can make them - and a far tastier 

version, too - yourself. These lamb and 

red pepper kebabs are served with a 

luscious, minted yoghurt drizzle. We 

recommend enjoying them with a 

glass of Spier Good Natured Organic 

Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 

... a certified organic red blend with 

hints of blackcurrants, mulberry and 

allspice. A dapper dinnertime partner 

indeed! Serves four. 

You’ll need: 

800g - 1kg boneless lamb 

60ml extra virgin olive oil 

30ml fresh lemon juice 

2 teaspoons dried origanum 

a handful mint leaves, finely chopped 

1-2 garlic cloves, finely 

grated/chopped 

salt and pepper, to taste 

1 large red pepper, cut into squares 

1 red onion, cut into squares 

For the minted yoghurt drizzle: 

1 cup double cream plain yoghurt 

15ml lemon juice 

15ml extra virgin olive oil 

1 cup fresh mint leaves 

Salt and pepper, to taste 

To make: 

Cut the lamb into bite-sized cubes 

and place them in a large glass 

bowl. In a second smaller bowl, mix 

the oil, lemon juice, origanum, mint 

and garlic and season with salt and 

pepper. Pour the marinade over the 

meat and toss to coat. Cover the meat 

and leave to marinate, refrigerated, for 

a few hours or overnight. 

The next day, skewer the marinated 

cubes with red pepper and red onion 

pieces and set them aside. 

For the drizzle: Mix all the 

ingredients together in a small 

blender, then set aside. 

Cook the skewers over hot coals 

until just cooked and charred on the 

edges or grill on a very hot griddle 

over the stovetop. 

Serve hot with the yoghurt drizzle 

on the side, with your choice of 

salad and fresh bread, and a bottle of 

Good Natured Organic Shiraz 

Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, R109 

from shop.spier.co.za. 

Compiled by: Kym Argo 


When the braai’s boujee! 


According to Karl 

Tessendorf and 

Greg Gilowey, every 

loadshedding 

blackout is a fire begging 

to be built, a juicy chop 

ready to be turned and a 

family braai just waiting to 

happen. The duo say with a 

little planning, some clever 

pantry buys (a collection of 

spices, smears, sauces and 

jazzer uppers) and their 

40 great Blackout and 

Boerewors recipes, you 

can turn loadshedding into 

the best part of your day. 

Penguin, R220 

Gorgonzola cheesecake with poached pears 

and marinated biltong 

Serve this gloriously rich and delicious 

cheesecake with a fresh ciabatta or crackers and 

a glass of Blaauwklippen’s Before & After – 

which has a tremendous back story. This aperitif 

started off as a blunder ... a blending mistake, 

a few years ago, between a tank of Noble Late 

Harvest red wine and some brandy spirit in the 

cellar. The result .. Blaauwklippen’s most beautiful 

blending blunder- the Before & After, also known 

as a Christmas-in-a-bottle experience, due to 

the sensuous flavours of Christmas spices which 

create the backbone of this brandy fortified 

aperitif. This serves eight. 

You’ll need: Crust - 100g savoury biscuits and 60g 

butter, melted. 

Filling - 250g creamed cheese, 250ml sour cream, 

5 eggs, 100g gorgonzola, salt and pepper 

Topping - Half a cup double cream yogurt, 2 

leeks, chopped and fried. 100 g biltong, quarter 

cup each of olive oil and balsamic vinegar, 2 to 3 

pears, half a cup sugar, cinnamon stick, 500ml dry 

red wine 

To make: Pre-heat oven to 180°C. 

For the crust, blitz the biscuits to a fine crumble 

in a food processor and add the melted butter. 

Blitz until it is the same texture as wet sand. 

Line a springform pan out with the crust and 

refrigerate while you make the filling. 

For the filling, add all the ingredients to a food 

processor and blitz until smooth. Pour the filling 

into the springform pan lined with the crust. 

Bake for 40 minutes. Let the cheesecake cool for 

an hour before serving it. 

Biltong - slice the biltong very finely, add the 

balsamic vinegar and olive oil. The longer you 

leave the biltong to marinate, the better. 

Pears - while the cheesecake is in the oven, 

prepare the pears. Heat the red wine, sugar and 

cinnamon stick until the sugar has dissolved. Add 

the peeled pears to the pot and simmer for 20 

minutes until the pears are a rich ruby colour. Let 

them cool completely before putting them on 

the cheesecake. 

To assemble ... Spread the yogurt on top of the 

cheesecake, top with the fired leeks, biltong, and 

cooled pears. 

Arrange on a platter with the bread or crackers, 

and pour everyone a glass of Before & After, 

available only at the estate for R440 a bottle. 

Details: blaauwkippen.com 


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Cheese is a great source of 

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Vitamin B12 is important to support 

optimal brain health and prevents a form 

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The calcium, phosphorus 

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healthy BONES and help with 

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tissue repair throughout life. 

With cheese you’re spoilt for choice 

There’s one for everyone! Choose 

hard, granular, crumbly cheeses such 

as pecorino, Parmesan, aged Cheddar 

or Gouda, or Asiago. Or maybe a semihard 

cheese like mild Cheddar and 

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a softer type, like haloumi or baby 

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Waves of f lavour 

We fancied a decadent brunch. And where better than at The Pot Luck Club! Wave after 

wave of delicious, easy-to-share dishes. Add Bloody Marys and bottomless bubbly, and 

you’ve a Sunday brunch done proper. As you’d expect from Luke Dale Roberts. Brilliant. 

What goes best with brunch? A tall glass of Bloody Mary. 

And the Bloody Mary station at The Pot Luck Club 

(almost) steals the show. It’s DIY, so you can mix up one 

just to your liking. Add a tot of vodka, a strip of smoked 

crispy bacon, a stick of celery. A large dash of Tabasco 

and a smoked jalapeno if you’re suffering from a big 

Saturday night out. Feeling fancy? Add caviar. A squeeze 

of lemon and a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce ... it’s 

all there! 

Tear yourselves away and then it’s all ooh and aah over 

something deliciously different ... The Pot Luck Club’s 

brunch is bold in flavour and boasts a global-inspired 

menu. Restaurateur and master chef Luke Dale Roberts 

has done a great job designing dishes that don’t bore and 

that fit in with the already vibrant dining scene Jozi offers. 

Sister to the successful Cape Town eatery, the decor’s 

edgy, with hanging custom-shaped lampshades painted 

with coloured flying fish, splatted paint on pillars and 

burnt-out wood carvings of silhouettes against the walls. 

Sitting in the dining area which looks over the open 

kitchen sets the scene ... chef’s doing their thing, the bell 

ringing for service - there’s a definite buzz in the air. 

Dishes comes out in a series of six waves ... sometimes 

just a single dish, sometimes a few ... and each of the 

six waves of dishes - all with exceptional plating and 

presentation - impressed. The delicate shell tartlet with 

smoked snoek filling which packed loads of flavour 

in one small bite certainly wowed. As did the Arnold 

Bennett inspired jazzed up haddock and cheese 

omelette, the duck with apple and vanilla with puoy lentil 

cassoulet and the lamb salad. Great fun was had with the 

final wave ... a peanut butter bomb, a playful dish where 

you crack away at the wafer-thin tuile to find the smooth 

chocolate covered peanut bomb with banana mousse, 

honey comb crunch, nuts and Frangelico Sabayon. 

There’s also a board of Tonka Bean Mandelenie and pâte 

de fruit, which is a nice French treat to end off on. 

To top off a perfect brunch, there’s an option for 

bottomless bubbles, which are offered all afternoon. 

Book your spot for this bold take on brunch, which is 

served every Sunday from 11am until late afternoon. 

R850 per person. Add Graham Beck Cap Classique 

bottomless bubbly and the DIY Bloody Mary station 

for R490 per person. Vegetarian and Pescatarian menus 

are available. 

Details: Bookings through thepotluckclubjhb.co.za or call 

010-745-3999. 199 Oxford Road, Dunkeld, Randburg. 

The Bloody Mary Station 

Lamb Rib Ssam and flavourful Smoked Snoek Tartlet 

Duck with apple & vanilla with Puoy lentil cassoulet 


Season of 

GROWTH 

Spring brings new growth, glossy leaves and vivid flowers 

Veggie of the month 

Spaghetti squash (RAW seed) is the closest you’ll get to gluten-free pasta and 

with minimal calories. This heirloom squash from China starts off green and 

turns golden yellow when ripe, about 100 days from planting. Boil the entire 

squash for 20 minutes, then cut it open, remove the seeds and fluff out the 

flesh with a fork. The long, translucent strings have a mild squash flavour and a 

slight crunch. Like pasta it blends with meat, cream or tomato sauces and can 

be tossed with pesto. 

Spaghetti squash needs sun, fertile soil and regular watering. Sow seed directly 

into the soil, spacing plants 60cm apart. Plants spread up to 1.5m and can be 

grown up a trellis or along a fence as it has self-clinging tendrils. Sow a couple 

of plants for good pollination. 

Good to know: A helping of spaghetti squash has about 40 calories compared 

to 220 calories of an equivalent portion of pasta. Details: rawliving.co.za 

Text: ALICE COETZEE 


Indoor plant of the month 

Calathea Makoyana is also known as the Peacock Plant, and it’s not hard to see 

why. The large oval leaves with deep green markings resemble that of a peacock 

feather, especially as the pinkish red underleaf has the same bold pattern. This 

striking houseplant is originally from the tropical forests of South America, but 

adapts well to average household conditions. It just needs plenty of bright 

indirect light (not sun) and extra humidity in summer. This can be done by 

regularly misting the leaves or standing the pot on a pebble-filled saucer, so that 

when the water drains through, the bottom of the pot stands above the water. 

Water when the soil in the pot feels slightly dry. Feed with a liquid fertiliser once a 

month in spring and summer. Details: lvgplant.co.za 

Garden tasks for September 

• Encourage new growth by watering 

regularly and fertilise the lawn, 

shrubs and trees. 

• Pansies, petunias, violas and primulas 

will continue to flower well if fed every 

two weeks with a liquid fertiliser. 

• Summer flowering annuals that can 

be planted out this month including 

begonias, dianthus, bedding dahlias, 

gazanias, verbena and zinnias. Wait until 

after the last frost to plant out impatiens. 

• Water lawns once a week and don’t 

cut too low at this stage to allow it to 

develop deeper roots that will make it 

more drought resistant. 

• Trim perennial herbs to encourage new 

growth for spring. Sow annual herbs like 

basil, rocket, coriander, chives, and dill 

once the danger of frost has passed. 

We’re planting …SunPatiens ‘Red 

Candy’ for the knockout colour of 

its vivid pink flowers with bright red 

highlights, that are accentuated by the 

glossy dark-bronze leaves. This brand-new 

compact SunPatiens flowers non-stop 

from spring through to autumn and 

is a strong growing plant that thrives 

everywhere from full sun to semi shade. 

Just ensure that plants in full sun have 

enough moisture. These worry-free, low 

maintenance plants are ideal for filling 

garden beds or containers. They grow 30 

to 80cm high and up to 60cm wide. 

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Load-shedding, climate change, water 

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Adopting a more water-wise approach to gardening is 

not only good for the earth, but it’s also good for our 

pockets and ideal for those who don’t have the time to 

maintain water-consuming gardens. 

According to SA’s favourite gardener Tanya Visser, 

it’s important to prioritise water-wise plants in our 

gardens to minimise the use of scarce water resources. 

“By prioritising indigenous plants that have adapted 

to the local climate and require less water, gardeners 

can help conserve these resources and contribute to a 

more sustainable future.” 

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Here are five water-wise indigenous plants that can be incorporated into our gardens… 

A household favourite, the Spekboom (Portulacaria 

afra) which is also known as elephant’s food, is a 

succulent plant that can store water in its leaves. It 

is an excellent carbon sink and has been found to 

be highly effective in mitigating climate change. Its 

popularity with gardeners is its low-maintenance needs 

and ease of propagation from cuttings. 

Agapanthus (Agapanthus africanus) have eyecatching 

blue or white flowers, commonly found 

in gardens around the country. They are droughttolerant 

and can survive with little water, making 

them an ideal choice for water-wise gardens. 

Agapanthus also attract bees, butterflies and 

nectar-loving birds, making them an excellent choice for 

pollinator-friendly gardens. Extensive cross pollinating 

of plants has also resulted in the formation of incredible 

colours ranging from almost black to velvet blue. 

Another water-wise succulent is the Aloe (Aloe 

ferox), which is well-suited for our hot, dry 

conditions. It requires minimal water and can 

thrive in poor soil conditions. The plant has 

medicinal properties and is used in traditional medicine to 

treat a range of ailments such as acne and skin abrasions. 

If the large Aloe ferox is not for you then do keep an eye 

out for the more compact aloe hybrids. These are not 

genetically modified, but have been created through 

selective breeding and cross pollination. Being low and 

compact they lend themselves perfectly to small gardens 

and of course pots and containers. 

The Cape Honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis) is a 

fast-growing shrub that produces clusters of 

orange or yellow tubular flowers that attract 

birds and bees. Cape Honeysuckle also responds 

well to pruning, making it a popular choice for 

hedging. 

The vibrant, daisy-like flowers produced by the 

African Daisy (Osteospermum ecklonis) are a 

standout attraction in any garden with shades 

of purple, pink and white. The African Daisy is 

not only an ideal choice for water-wise gardens 

but also a popular choice for borders and rock 

gardens. Butterflies adore their large open-faced blooms. 

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LILY POND 

An Afro-Zen hideaway in the Crags 

Is it awful to kick off a travel piece talking not about 

the lodge (Afro-Zen styled luxury), the location (on the 

edge of an indigenous forest in the Crags near Plett), the 

ambience (tranquil and relaxing) ... but instead about the 

food? Probably. But to talk about Lily Pond Country Lodge 

is to talk about the dinners. Five-course dinners. And every 

bite of every course a taste. of. sheer. heaven. Be it in the 

dining room, when the lodge’s full, or in the tiny firewarm 

breakfast nook when things are quiet out of season, 

chef Randall Figeland dishes up course after course of 

beautifully presented food that’s as tasty on the eye as it is 

on the palate. 

We arrived unfashionably early, and had stopped at the 

Nature’s Way Farmstall and Dairy for tea and scones (tip: 

do not do this ... you want to arrive hungry) and had a 

prosecco with limoncello (never tried before, will try 

again) before tucking into an amuse-bouche - a single 

bite of roasted aubergine with dressing, then a starter of 

creamy garlic mussels with confit cherry tomatoes and 

ciabatta. The intermezzo - French onion soup served in an 

espresso cup and topped with a Parmesan crisp (swoon), 

was followed by a choice of beef fillet with red wine jus, 

fondant potatoes, shimeji mushrooms (exceptional), or 

wild exotic mushroom risotto (which was the dish, I fear, 

that finished me off ). Not in living memory have I turned 

down a pud ... and never a panna cotta, which in this case 

was topped with a berry compote. I’m told it was superb. 

But we’re here for the travel. The four-star Lily Pond Country 

Lodge - part of the Cape Country Routes collection - is 

massively popular with international tourists, travelling 

down to the Cape from the Eastern Cape game reserves. 

The Dutch and Germans, particularly, are fond of this lodge 

(with Dutch owners, so not surprising). But for those of us 

locals travelling down to the Cape along the Garden Route, 

it is an attractive option, particularly if you want to be close 

to, but not in, the bustle of Plett for a few days. 

Tucked away close to Nature’s Valley, with Plett on one 

side and the Tsitsikamma National Park on the other, 

and the beach and lagoon just a five or so minute drive 

away, the lodge is set on the banks of the most beautiful 

lily ponds ... all green and yellow during our winter visit, 

but bursting into bright pink, blue and white during the 

hotter months. Surrounded by 12 hectares of indigenous 

forest, the owners call the style contemporary Afro-Zen ... 

all clean, square lines softened by the curvaceous ponds 

and soft decor, with zebra skins and ostrich eggs brushing 

up against meditation statues. 


It’s designed to be quiet, tranquil and relaxing ... all open 

spaces and fresh air, with little nooks and crannies, inside 

and out, where you can hide away with a book or a glass of 

that limoncello-laced prosecco or simply just be. 

Nine really spacious suites and rooms are dotted around 

the gardens, all overlooking the ponds and gardens, as 

well as a superior honeymoon suite, with a spa bath, 

overlooking the forest. They’re fitted with what you’d 

expect ... from coffee machines and free Wi-Fi to small living 

areas and outdoor private patios. 

There’s a wonderful infinity pool, with wooden decks, 

where you can while away the day watching the myriad 

- and rather vocal! - bird species come and go, and a 

short but enjoyable walk around the ponds and through 

the forest. 

Plett is just a 15-minute drive away, easy and close enough 

to spend the day shopping or exploring some of the 

many activities available ... from wine tasting to horse trail 

riding, bungee jumping to visiting the wildlife or elephant 

sanctuaries, or swimming with seals. 

The rates, from R2200, include breakfasts - full English 

and continental - or, if you’re lucky, the yoghurt-based, 

berry compote topped panna cotta pud not eaten the 

night before! 

Details: Children over 10 welcome. Lily Pond Country Lodge is 

part of the Cape Country Routes collection. 021-023-3611, 

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