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12/02/2026

The bromeliad collection at Highacre Garden is radiating beauty in this rainy weather. I think it might be the hot humid conditions that like.

09/02/2026

We believe that great design has the power to connect people to their living space. Our studio is growing, and we’re looking for a Landscape Architect to join our team on a permanent basis. You will need to have fluent skills in AutoCad, Revit and relevant rendering software. If you share our passion for creating beautiful and bespoke gardens that celebrates nature in a curated way you are welcome to send your CV and portfolio to [email protected]

24/12/2025

A nature garden in the Pezula Private Estate in Knysna. The clients love nature and enjoyed watching bush buck visiting the garden. Over more than two years, I had the opportunity and freedom to experiment with plants that would survive or resist gazing. Today the garden has established as a true ecosystem with no irrigation system installed. The garden compliments the beautiful house designed by Merinda Brymer.

22/12/2025

It is a place where the garden tells the story of nature and our being with it.

16/12/2025

A garden on Leisure Island in Knysna where indoor and outdoor blends beautifully with a variety of microclimates and indigenous vegetation types. A tiny forest in a protected shady enclosed space, a fynbos and meadow garden on the roof and succulents draping over timber planters. The planting design is mostly indigenous and is an example of the great ability of South African flora to fulfil any requirement in a garden. The house was perfectly designed by the architect to optimise the use of space and to enjoy our beautiful local climate.

17/11/2025

There are places on earth that still have a sense of peace, freedom and harmony.

04/10/2025

The redesign of this garden focused on the integration of existing materials and finishes such as natural stone into the garden, creating structure, flow and direction to relatively limited outdoor spaces, redirecting attention from distracting visual elements in the courtyard such as the strong presence of the roof and bold round columns and creating a lush garden to bring nature in. We worked with interior designer who brought her beautiful style into the design with furniture and planters.

28/09/2025

Sometimes a plant in the garden found just the perfect spot to flourish. This is Leucospermum heterophyllum ‘Hullabaloo’ in the rockery at Highacre Garden in full flower.

29/08/2025

The winter garden at Highacre Garden.

20/08/2025

The flower of Aloe petricola is my favourite of all the Aloes. It is a memory of my childhood where they grow on rocky granite outcrops, with a small distribution area in the Mpumalanga escarpment.

18/08/2025

I think bringing nature into the garden is one of my greatest pleasures. This garden on Thesen Island in Knysna that we designed and installed for lovely clients is less than a year old and flourishing with natural features and planting style. It does not require a large space to enjoy a piece of our beautiful natural world.

26/07/2025