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Waterfall gardening
VERTiCAL
gARDEning WiTh
SouTh AFRiCAn
inDigEnouS
PLAnTS
By Carol Knoll
A vertical garden F reelance ecologist Tania
Anderson designs ecological
that changes gardens. she recently designed
and planted a magnificent
in appearance vertical garden for a house in Parktown
North. This green wall garden is
seasonally as flowers entirely south facing. The plants were
and fruit materialise, chosen by the designer with input
from the client to suit the shady
adds to a wall’s aspect and attract insects and birds.
appealing aesthetic The client wanted the wall to
be relatively easy to maintain
value. and so many of the plants
were purchased from a nursery
specialising in indigenous plants.
30 Waterfall Issue 4 2020
