Mar 9, 2023 | Media stories
As featured in Scape magazine, SA’s home of design, building & maintenance The original house in Welgemoed was constructed during the 1980s and had already seen a number of renovations. VKDB Architecture and Interior Design were called in to review the...
Oct 21, 2022 | Garden tips
South Africans love their lawns, despite the fact that they take a lot of watering and need more fertiliser and maintenance than beds. While grass is the cheapest component of a garden to install, it can end up being very costly over time. In a relatively arid country...
Sep 30, 2022 | Media stories
From symmetrical arrangements of fruiting olive trees to living art in the form of clipped shrubs and manicured topiary By Heidi Bertish (first published in House & Garden, January 2022) If the thought of a controlled palette of plants and materials conjures up a...
Oct 24, 2021 | Media stories
We worked with Cape Town hairdresser Wim van Zyl to create a secluded garden in the space adjacent to his Vredehoek home. This interview with him originally appeared in Visi magazine. What is the story behind your garden? When I bought my flat I had no access to the...
Sep 20, 2021 | Garden tips
As spring arrives it’s time to prepare your garden for the warm, dry months ahead. Here are our top 8 tips for getting your garden ready. 1. Feeding With all the water around from winter rains it’s vital we make sure the plants are in a position to make...
