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ED’S COMMENT

PURPOSEFUL LANDSCAPING

n this issue, we feature four different landscaping pleasing landscaped base, seasonal interest and
projects and designs for a college, an office park, the creation of a usable outdoor space for office
Ia hospital and a retirement estate. Each one has workers.
its own specific requirements, hence needing the In the case of the (very upmarket) retirement
appropriately tailored design approach. estate, the client wanted the landscaping to be
In the case of the college, the client wanted both tranquil and sophisticated, showing a strong
to rehabilitate and recreate the landscape in commitment to the environment and enhancing
accordance with the Egoli Grassland vegetation the project’s ecological integrity. In addition,
type. The college is situated in Honeydew, they also wanted to create a sense of community
Gauteng, where this vegetation type is endemic. amongst residents.
The landscaping was used as an ecological tool In the case of the hospital, bright colour was
to educate the staff, learners and their parents required to create an uplifting environment for
about the value of grasslands in nature. patients, and for nature to help them to heal. Karyn Richards
In the case of the office park, the client wanted In my opinion, the landscape design of all of them Editor
a design that would provide an aesthetically has successfully achieved the desired outcome.

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