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ThE Lush GRAssLAnDs

oF WATERFALL

W ith the silvery swathes Heading home along Waterfall Drive is

of Snowflake grass and
Natal Red Top grass
in full bloom on the more than just a commute. With every
medians and sidewalks of Waterfall, metre, the spirit lifts as you leave the
we took the opportunity to discuss

the significance of these indigenous bustle of Johannesburg behind you
grasses with Emile Bolton of Southern
Turf Management, landscaper and and enter the embrace of a restful
horticulturalist at Waterfall, and Thys countryside-atmosphere.
Redelinghuys, General Manager of the
Waterfall Common Services Company.

The Highveld atmosphere of Waterfall is year-round. One of the major features “When the development started, the
no accident. Each plant, tree and grass of the Highveld is its varied and prolific common practice in South Africa was

species has been carefully selected grasses. A selection of these grass species to plant kikuyu grass everywhere. The
to create an authentic, indigenous form the cornerstone of Waterfall’s problem with kikuyu is that it’s really
environment that is sustainable, unique look and are part of a long-term thirsty. With water becoming a scarce
water-wise and, of course, beautiful plan of landscape improvement. commodity, we felt that we needed to
be responsible with our landscaping,”
explains Thys Redelinghuys.

The Waterfall development is located
on a section of land which used
to be a working cattle farm, with
beautiful Highveld grasslands for
grazing. The estate was developed in
such a way that not only preserved
the existing grasslands and green
belts, but is actually luring back
and protecting some of the natural
Highveld wildlife, such as hedgehogs,
Nile monitors, jackals and wild geese.
Adds Redelinghuys: “We decided
that we want our world to be more

6 Waterfall Issue 3 2020