by Christina Oosthuizen | Nov 17, 2020 | All Blogs
THE LEGALITY OF TREES by Mark Mac Hattie You’ve been staring at it for months, your partner has asked you to get it sorted and you have been putting it off because you don’t know what the right thing is to do anymore. You are perplexed, confused and to be honest, a... 
by Christina Oosthuizen | Nov 5, 2020 | All Blogs
DOES LANDSCAPING INCREASE PROPERTY VALUE? FEATURING LUKE CARLINO AND URBAN.COM.AU Property owners. You may have asked the question, does landscaping really increase the value of your property? The answer is a profound yes. Landscaping is one of the best things a... 
by Christina Oosthuizen | Oct 20, 2020 | All Blogs
LANDSCAPE DESIGN OR ARCHITECTURE? How do you choose a contractor? Ah! The big question! Who do you need to contract to help plan and install an outdoor space that is meant to make humans – you! – feel comfortable to relax and move around in? While both... 
by Christina Oosthuizen | Aug 19, 2020 | All Blogs
The very term “maintenance” in the context of a garden is somewhat of a misnomer. It is no wonder that people are led up the proverbial garden path only to find at the end of the expense that the outcome is not what they thought it would be. Instead, the garden is... 
by Christina Oosthuizen | Aug 13, 2020 | All Blogs
Deaf Ears Alley links the fynbos, pool-side section of my compact garden to the salad patch outside my kitchen door. The alley, always in the shade, was named by my wife, Jackie. This is what happened: I asked Jackie what I should plant in the shade that would grow... 
by Christina Oosthuizen | Jul 29, 2020 | All Blogs
10 PLANTS THAT CAN KILL YOUR PETS Article by Mark Mac Hattie You come home after a long day and open your door to a scene reminiscent of a horror movie. It looks like the undead has risen in your home, soil is scattered everywhere, bits of plants all around the room,...
