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PROJECT
Oasis Before Your Flight

Relax in award-winning landscaped gardens before your flight. Nature meets convenience.

Planting along the entrance and exit road is visually appealing and calming, without being overly bold or distracting

Irrigation “creative and enriching experience, and Judges’ comments
The flower beds and planter boxes had the hands-on installation process offered Overall good design and layout of the
existing irrigation, and repairs were insight into plant behaviour and soil garden and mulching is excellent.
undertaken where needed. The irrigation dynamics. The use of compost not only Plant spacing, choice of plant material
system was upgraded in order to cover dry enhanced plant health but reaffirmed and 100% use of recycled water are all
spots in the inherited design. The manual the importance of soil stewardship in very good. Would like to see a bit more
irrigation system operates on ball valves. sustainable landscaping. colour at the main entrance and in the
The site uses grey water drained off the The project focused on creating a tiered beds. Trees are well pruned.
runways for irrigation, ensuring that the resilient, low maintenance and ecologically There is a pleasant feel in the design
landscaping is water-wise. sensitive outdoor space by integrating and a huge improvement on what there
ornamental grasses, salvias and selected was previously. Nice to see the volume of
www.lanseria.co.za Creative and resilient tree species. The design intent prioritised trees that are being planted.
011 367 0300 According to Servest key accounts manager structure, colour, seasonal interest and Information and photos supplied by servest
Laura-Ann du Plessis, the project was a biodiversity.” Landscaping. n

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