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.