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The pool is now surrounded by beds finished off with neatly trimmed hedges of common box (Buxus sempervirens), as well as raised planter boxes. Photo: Christoph Hoffmann
The pool is now surrounded by beds finished off with neatly trimmed hedges of common box (Buxus sempervirens), as well as raised planter boxes. Photo: Christoph Hoffmann

WHO LIVES HERE? Lee and Hanko de Wet and their wheaten Scottish Terrier, Sibella; their daughter Manya and her hubby Gerild van Rensburg live in a cottage on the property
WHERE Auckland Park North, Johannesburg
SIZE OF GARDEN 350m2 in total
TYPE OF SOIL Slate-like
AGE OF GARDEN 12 years

Once Lee de Wet understood what she liked, the layout of her garden fell into place.

“I first had to acknowledge that I’m not a purist. It was simply impossible for me to stick to a limited colour palette,” she says.

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