"Planning your House" is a series of articles that we will place onto the site with information and advice on the planning and building of your house.
The objective of the greater landscape design is to blend conservation and agricultural components to create a truly ‘Cape context’ for the estate and to perpetuate a natural, sustainable habitat for people and wildlife alike, side by side within a working vineyard.
Typically associated within the Cape palette of planting, the Estate guideline combines qualities of classical Mediterranean and English gardens with indigenous textures, colours and scents. A mixture of both indigenous and exotic plant species is the aim of the Estate. In recreating the Vernacular garden, elements of the surrounding countryside and agricultural planting palette should be considered. Feel free to use fruit trees, deciduous trees and simple, uncluttered planting palettes that define the vernacular garden within the Estate.
The erf/open space layout combines the unique geometry of viticulture and olive orchards within a waterweb of wetland and meadows, and serves to embrace the agricultural nature of the area.
Owners of erven are required to design and implement the garden landscapes around the houses in accordance with certain conditions so that the overall aesthetic continuity of the estate will be perpetuated and everyone’s rural experience enhanced. By adhering to the guidelines it is anticipated that the estate will become one of inherent quality, providing for a truly unique wine estate lifestyle.
