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GavinandAnnHayhoe,Lulu,theLabrador,andPoppythecat.THEGARDEN
Anexuberant,largelyinformal1,6-hectaregardenwithawide
rangeoftrees,thrivingveggiegarden,well-usedgreenhouse,
tenniscourt,pavilionandguestcottage.mother moved to Pietermaritzburg.”
With the colour explosion at Braemar in spring, it’s almost
contradictory to suggest the garden is intensely peaceful. Yet
it is. The underlying sense of history, the towering trees, and
the lichen-splashed brick and stone paths, walls and archways,
paint a love story between the generations and their garden.
Amble down the driveway and there’s the front garden,
ablaze with cherry blossom and English country flowers such
as foxgloves and daisies; wander under the pergola along the
weathered walkway and marvel at 60-year-old heritage roses.
Behind the house, a change of mood – layers of multicoloured
annuals, dazzling azaleas and cherry trees, in more shades THISSPREAD,FROMLEFTTORIGHT: The magnificent flowering
cherrytreeframesthemultipleazaleas’pink-through-mauve
colourpalette. Ann’s favourite pinks in various hues, enhanced
by the showstopping flowering cherry, take centre stage at
Braemar, while old brickwork becomes an informal planter.