AFRO-CONTEMPORARY GALLERY
The trend-setting experts at Kingfisher Landscaping were approached to provide a breath of fresh air to this existing garden, which was originally installed by our professional team. The clients’ brief to the resourceful landscaping designer was to add a couple of new features and spice it up a bit. They also wanted to create more privacy in certain areas of their garden.
Kingfisher Landscaping incorporated clean, straight lines into the hard and soft scaping elements, and added stylish art and décor pieces to the overall garden design. We started this project by cleaning up the areas that needed to be revamped and then proceeded to construct raised, angular planting areas. Each of these beds differs in height, which creates interesting levels. Combined with the various textures – interesting plant palette, pebbles, screed blocks and sleepers – our innovative designer created an aesthetically pleasing exterior work of art.
We cast concrete screed blocks on site, which act as stepping stones and lead the garden ambler through this fascinating outdoor gallery. Black pebbles were strewn around the steppers, to fill the area and add contrasting texture.
This fascinating garden was specifically designed to incorporate and exhibit the clients’ impressive anthology of African art. We also added a few artistic items – dogon ladders, a dogon bench, and authentic mill stones – to complement the client’s collection. Our in-house décor company, Badec Bros Deco, manufactured wooden feature poles, as well as, solid mild steel screens and gorgeous trellis screens, which were finished in a rust effect. The magnificent sculptures were brought to their full glory, by placing them on mild steel Cubedec pedestals – courtesy of Badec Bros Deco – which were also finished in a rust effect, to match the organic theme of the garden.
Where the boundary walls were not sufficient in providing privacy to certain parts of the garden, we brought in customized, mild steel screens. These screens were placed in an overlapping manner, which creates privacy and adds to the artistic theme of the garden. The same effect was achieved by grouping together wooden feature poles in another part of the garden, which was too exposed to the clients’ liking.
We used a limited amount of plant species in our palette, but chose these plants for their interesting textures. Bromeliads (aechmea fasciata), desert spoons (dasylirion wheeleri), aloes “hedgehog”, bitter aloes (aloe ferox), carex green sedges, mother-in-law’s-tongues (sansevierias laurentii), candelabrum (euphorbia ingens) were all planted strategically around the garden. The home owners also posses a lovely collection of cycads, which were moved and re-planted in order to best exhibit their beauty.
The aloes “hedgehog” were planted in neat rows in one rectangular raised bed, which was covered with rough sand to augment the use of texture. The spiky desert spoons and plump candelabrum were planted against the boundary walls to soften the area. Another angular planter was planted with lush mondo grass (ophiopogon japonicus), whilst yet another elevated planter was decorated with authentic mill stones and planted with dainty daisy lawn (phyla nodiflora).
The end-result is a beautifully renovated garden, which perfectly displays the individual art pieces and complements the attractive home, which it so effortlessly envelops.
Whether it is landscaping, installations of Koi ponds, water features, wooden decking, garden illumination, swimming pools, irrigation or the inclusion of mosaics and garden décor in the garden – Kingfisher Landscaping will always define your exterior lifestyle in a stylish fashion.
The landscaping experts at Kingfisher Landscaping design and implement exceptional and beautiful gardens in a professional manner and can provide the home owner with any exterior decorative feature. We pride ourselves in providing our clients with excellent, efficient and comprehensive service. We offer all the products and services associated with creating a peaceful, and aesthetically pleasing outdoor living space which will complement the style of your home and in which you can relax.
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