South African Garden and Home – September 2019

6 SEPTEMBER 2019 | gardenandhome.co.za

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KARL ROGERS

, LAR PHOTOGRAPHY

AND

CONNALL OOSTERBROEK

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WHAT WE

KNOWALREADY

Of the 76% who are pet owners,

100% consider pets, like Frankie who

lives in the Hout Bay house on page 20,

to be part of the family.

100

%

44

%

89

%

66

%

Of all the rooms in the

house that you’d renovate,

44% chose the kitchen.

Be inspired by the sleek,

modern kitchen in the KZN

house on page 26.

89% of you would

buy a magazine with

a garden on the cover.

Watch this space. In the

meantime, feast your

eyes on the stunning

Jo’burg garden on

page 76.

If you’re among the 66%

who consider makeovers an

important part of Garden and

Home, you’ll love Tracy Lilford’s

elegant transformation of a

dated Cape Town house on

page 42.

spring

T

hanks to our long deadlines,
I’m usually writing the
editor’s letter for the
September issue on the
coldest day of the year. And this
morning didn’t disappoint – frost on the lawn and the birdbaths
frozen solid. But the jasmine has started blooming, the banksia
is out and the sweet peas are busy climbing up the netting
giving the impression that warmer weather is on the horizon.
For this issue, we looked for houses that have that promise
of spring. The house in Hout Bay featured on page 20 is
a wonderful example of welcoming the outdoors in. The
renovation included installing glass doors that open completely,
linking the living areas with the deck. And who wouldn’t want
to spend time on the veranda of the Simbithi house that features
on our cover? That soft warm light is so typical of the KZN
coast and brings back memories of the years I spent growing up
in the area. Interior designer Margaret Bercheron has carried the
easy summer mood throughout as you’ll see on page 26.
And what would spring be without the gardens? Photographer
Karen Edwards captured the essence of this season to perfection
in her images of the Hayhoes’ garden in Nottingham Road in
KZN featured on page 70. The display of blossom against the
azaleas is just breathtaking. Choosing which photograph to
leave out was near impossible, they were all stunning.
Last spring, on rose expert Ludwig Taschner’s rose tour, I
was fortunate enough to visit the other beautiful garden in this
issue (see page 76). Although it was drizzling slightly, the garden
was magnificent. Lush lawns rolled down to a water feature
surrounded by beds overflowing with roses, delphiniums,
Iceland poppies and other annuals and perennials, all in
glorious bloom. We were made to feel very welcome by the
owners, Frank and Manuela Crabbia, who revealed that they
had renovated the garden to suit the new look of their home and
with their nine small grandchildren in mind.
And to round off this issue, caterer Sandy Wood hosted the
prettiest spring lunch I’ve seen in ages, albeit in March to make
our deadline. Her recipes are delicious and the setting is just
gorgeous as you’ll see on page 102. Hopefully, by the time you
read this, we’ll all be hosting our own alfresco lunches.

THE PROMISE OF