The skilful designer creates a
country garden to appear
irregular and without a structure
The impres ive spikes of Delphiniums make good back border plants. They lend texture and colour
above lower growing, must have cottage garden plants like irises, daisies and pelargoniums. An
indigenous option that wil never disappoint is trusty agapanthus. New varieties appear regularly.
Agapanthus praecox sub spes orientalis `Zambezi' recently caught my eye and is now at the top of my
have-to-have indigenous plants. The leaves have a grey-green mid-stripe and margined bright
golden-yel ow. South Africa boasts an impres ive array of indigenous daisies, gazanias and
pelargoniums that can create a proudly South African country garden.
A meandering garden path can be softened with the ground cover Parahebe catarractae `Baby Blue'
bearing dainty purple blue flowers in late winter and early spring. Dymondia margaretae is a flat-
growing neat indigenous ground cover with small, silvery grey-green leaves and smal yel ow flowers
in summer.
The skilful designer creates a country garden to appear ir egular and without a structure. Certain hard
landscaping elements are included to balance the spontaneous organic design. Natural wood and
stone can be used generously. A picket fence, gazebo or pergola wil make quaint focal points. Add a
wicker chair and our newest edition of ViReRE and you can forget al your troubles and escape in your
own romantic getaway.
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Article by: Chrisné Myburg

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