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PROJECT

The re-designed main entrance to the estate features
a variety of succulents, used to reflect a strong focus on
eco-consciousness. Plants were chosen for their low
maintenance and water wise properties.

additionally, assisted the estate to reduce plants for the project, providing his client Soft and hard landscaping
its carbon footprint by placing the with the most beneficial use of the plants
Spekboom close to the security guard and further ensuring that they would Soft landscaping comprised a colourful
station. As this is manned by guards acclimatise faster and more efficiently in a variety of succulents to introduce
around the clock, a high volume of carbon new environment. boldness into the design. Carefully
dioxide is constantly emited in that chosen, colour-coordinated stones were
particular area. Therefore, choosing the An additional criterion to be met in the used as decorations and the layout itself
Spekboom was crucial as it is the most brief was his client's need for low growing was designed to form strong and sharp
effective environmental ‘warrior’ plant plants to be used in the beds which geometric shapes to create a design that
that can be grown to erase the human directly border on the main road in front is symmetrical, neat and clean.
carbon footprint and to further the eco- of the estate. The road itself is always busy
friendliness of an area. The Spekboom and frequented by motorists, therefore Plants were selected based on their water-
can reach up to two meters, growing in low- growing plants would ensure that wise and low maintenance properties. In
a shrub- or bush-like form. As it is a very residents would be able to monitor addition to the Spekboom, the following
slow growing plant, Janse van Rensburg oncoming traffic when exiting the estate plant material was used: Crassula
was motivated to use only established and avoid collisions. ‘Campfire’ as the main groundcover,

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