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FRANS BADENHORST

Edrich — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:12:27 +0000

Frans Badenhorst is a director of Badec Bros Landscaping (Pty) Ltd trading as Kingfisher Landscaping, as well as, a director of Badec Bros Wooden Decking. He manages the company’s quality management and in-house training. Frans has been in the landscaping industry for the over 13 years. He was also appointed as one of the directors of Kingfisher Irrigation cc. (Kingfisher Landscaping) in 1998 which has been built up to one of South Africa’s leading landscaping companies.

Frans holds a degree in Farm Management from Technicon Pretoria. His abilities and experience in Irrigation, Water Features and Koi Ponds have earned him a high reputation in the landscaping industry. He is a person with integrity, passion and a strong mind. If he puts his mind to something he won’t stop until he has achieved it. His goal is to build the company and lead the company into future tourism ventures.

The landscaping experts at Kingfisher Landscaping can 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.

Linda Poultney ©

LIESBETH BADENHORST

Edrich — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:50:46 +0000

Liesbeth Badenhorst is a director of Badec Bros Landscaping (Pty) Ltd trading as Kingfisher Landscaping. She manages the company’s buying department and is in charge of quality and project management. Liesbeth has been in the landscaping industry for over 25 years. She started her career in landscaping at a commercial landscaping company, as a site manager. With all the experience she accumulated she founded Monitor Gardens in 1990. After 5 years she closed Monitor Gardens due to worker related issues. After 4 years’ experience in other landscaping companies she was appointed as one of the directors of Kingfisher Irrigation cc. (Kingfisher Landscaping) in 1999 which has been built up to one of South Africa’s leading landscaping companies. Her abilities and experience in project management, time management and people management have earned her a high reputation in the landscaping industry.

She is the passionate, positive and motivated mother figure of our company. With her management skills, our goals and vision are in our grasp. Her dream is to see the family business succeed by all means possible and to leave a legacy for all her grandchildren and generations to come.

Linda Poultney ©

PERMALOC STEEL EDGING – ProLine™ Range

Edrich — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:01:37 +0000

Permaloc steel edging is an exciting new product which we are importing form the United States of America. Our sister company, Badec Bros Deco has exclusive buyers’ rights with this company and is therefore the only supplier of this novel range of products in Southern Africa. Permaloc manufactures top quality aluminium landscape edging products, which were designed by landscape architects.

We utilize these trendy products as hardscape features to define flower beds and lawn areas. Because these products are all very easy to install, we are currently experiencing that it will take a 10′th of the labour and time to install, as opposed to other edging materials. Another positive aspect is that it can be moved easily, as garden beds are changed or moved. This range, sold exclusively by Badec Bros Deco in Southern Africa, comprises of commercial calibre aluminium and is employed to shape elegant curves and oblique lines in your garden design. ProLine is exceptionally flexible and is therefore ideal to use as a hardscaping feature in landscaping and garden design. One can use the product to define plant beds, enhance garden perimeters and even to construct a perfect circle to use around a tree bed.

This patented product is manufactured of an aluminium alloy, which makes it ideal for outdoor use, and is available in the following finishes: *Mill Finish *Black Duraflex *Green Duraflex *Bronze Duraflex. The dimensions available are as follow: *0.32cm (thick) x 10.16cm (high).

It is ridiculously easy to install, thanks to a “stakeless connection system that snaps down to permanently interlock adjacent edging sections”, which eradicates parallel divisions and potential vulnerable spots. Barbed interlocking aluminiun stakes, measuring 30.48cm are included to secure the edging into the ground.

Should you wish to order Permaloc Steel Edging or wish to have your very own signature Cubedec décor, such as planters, trellises, pergolas, benches, sculptures, feature poles and many more exciting items, please feel free to contact our CEO, Edrich Badenhorst on his cell phone at 083 675 3566, the office number at 012 460 7990, or via e-mail at edrich@badecbros.com

Linda Poultney ©

CUBEDEC PERGOLAS

Edrich — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:49:03 +0000

Our sister company, Badec Bros Deco specializes in pergolas.

Pergolas are overhead structures used to make the outdoors more inviting and to extend your indoor living and entertainment areas to the outdoors.

Badec Bros Deco specializes in custom-made products which includes the manufacturing of custom designed pergolas.

Pergolas can be manufactured using the following materials: mild steel, stainless steel and any type of wood.

We can customize pergolas to any size and shape and with a wide range of finishes for wooden pergolas, such as seligna, balau, teak, meranti and the like.

Steel pergolas can be finished in a variety of finishes, such as powder coating in any colour, mild steel finish or a rust effect. Badec Bros Deco can also carry out the installation of the pergola, should the need arise.

Should you wish to have your very own signature Cubedec décor, such as planters, trellises, pergolas, benches, sculptures, feature poles and many more exciting items, please feel free to contact our CEO, Edrich Badenhorst on his cell phone at 083 675 3566, the office number at 012 460 7990, or via e-mail at edrich@badecbros.com

He will gladly arrange an appointment with you to listen to your ideas and to stun you with our own creative ideas! You dream it, we manufacture it!

Badec Bros Deco will create a 3 dimensional render and calculate a quotation FREE OF CHARGE for you! We can deliver your unique Badec Bros Deco product(s) within 15 to 20 working days, upon acceptance of the design and quotation and the required 50% deposit. These services come standard and will not cost you a cent extra! We offer a 1 year guarantee on all our products.

Linda Poultney ©

ATTRACTING BUSH BABIES TO YOUR GARDEN

Edrich — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:55:55 +0000

You are not only limited to attracting butterflies and birds to your garden. You can also creating an inviting habitat for our indigenous old world monkey, the Lesser Bushbaby (Galago moholi).

The presence of these cute, furry and saucer-eyed nocturnal mammals will only enhance the quality of your outdoor living area.

The first thing to consider when planning on inviting bushbabies to your garden is your pets. If you have dogs or cats, it might not be such a good idea, as you might be luring the bushbabies to a certain death.

Seeing as these little nocturnal pro-simians are indigenous, you will need to plant indigenous plants in your garden to create the perfect environment for them. Take into consideration what they need in terms of food, water, nesting and safety. I suggest you conduct intensive research on these tiny furry creatures to be able to ascertain what their needs will be.

Firstly, bushbabies are arboreal, which means they spend most of their time in trees. Therefore you will have to plant some large trees in your garden. They are omnivorous and eat tree gum – from acacia trees – flowers, fruits and insects, such as moths, beetles, butterflies, grasshoppers and even small reptiles, such as lizards. They are not dependant on water, but it would be a wise idea to provide a safe watering spot for them in your garden.

You can entice them to stay and breed in your garden, by providing a nesting log or box for them. In nature, they will nest in the hollow of a tree. Bushbabies normally give birth to one or two offspring and sometimes even up to three babies.

Finally, please keep in mind that these animals are wild and you should not try to keep them as pets. Be satisfied with providing a habitat for them in your garden, where they can exist in peace and are free to roam as they want.

Linda Poultney ©

PLAYING WITH LEVELS

Edrich — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:49:56 +0000

You can create dimensionality by incorporating varying levels into your garden design. You can either utilize extreme levels or subtle levels. It depends on your personal taste and the area where you would like to create your garden.

Terraces and raised flower beds are both options to be used in creating different levels in your garden. You can also plant a selection of plants together, which vary in species, density and height. Decorative boulders, water features, Koi ponds, and wooden decking are also often employed to add different levels in your garden.

The possibilities are truly endless! Our landscaping gurus will astound you with their inspired ideas.

Should you wish to have your very own Kingfisher garden, you can contact our office on (012) 460 7990 or send us an e-mail to edrich@badecbros.com and we will send one of our highly experienced and innovative landscaping designers out to create a unique garden design, tailored to your specific needs. You will also be provided with a free, no-obligation quotation.

Our team of dedicated professionals has been designing and implementing exceptional and beautiful gardens in a professional manner for the past 12 years. We can also 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.

Linda Poultney ©

PLAYING WITH COLOURS

Edrich — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:25:57 +0000

One can add depth and appeal to garden design, by using an extensive palette of colours. This can be applied to all of the materials incorporated in creating a unique garden.

The first range of materials would be plants. You are not restricted to flowering plants in bringing colour into your garden. Many plants have varied foliage colours. Just look around you when you are outdoors. Try to count how many shades of green you can count, by merely looking at the leaves on the plants around you. Decorative grasses, such as mondo grass (ophiopogon japonicus), dwarf mondo grass (ophiopogon japonicus kyoto), and jaburan grass (ophiopogon jaburan vittatus) have beautiful green leaves. Black mondo grass (ophiopogon planiscapus nigrescens) is a dark purple-black colour and acorus gold grass shimmers like old gold. Agaves are grey-green in colour, while euphorbias are a darker green and four fingers range in colour from pale green to bright orange. Fire chief phormiums are a beautiful rusty red in colour and the leaves on a star jasmine are dark green.

Flowering plants add seasonal colour, such as the bright yellow or deep orange flowers on the day lily. Gorgeously dainty pink flowers adorn the gaura – butterfly plant – and who can resist the blood red of a rose?

You can also use pebbles, rocks, stepping stones, pots, sculptures and benches to add colour to your garden. The possibilities are truly endless! Our landscaping gurus will astound you with their inspired ideas.

We can also 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.

PLAYING WITH TEXTURES

Edrich — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:58:35 +0000

The use of various textures in garden design adds interest and dimensionality to the overall aesthetic appearance of your garden. You can use a varied plant palette to add sensuality to your garden. Decorative grasses, such as mondo grass (ophiopogon japonicus), dwarf mondo grass (ophiopogon japonicus kyoto), jaburan grass (ophiopogon jaburan vittatus) and black mondo grass (ophiopogon planiscapus nigrescens) create a soft, waving appearance, especially when planted en masse. Plump, waxy succulents, such as rock roses, euphorbias, kalanchoes and aloes add a sense of fecundity and display beautifully as feature plants. Spiky plants, such as agaves, yuccas and cacti add a theatrical sense to your garden and are best flaunted as feature plants or border plants. Dainty, flowering plants normally add splashes of colour and an almost impish ambience to your garden.

Other materials that can be used to incorporate interesting textured levels into your garden include pebbles, rocks, slate rock, stepping stones, wooden decking, bark chips, concrete screed surfaces and mosaic. Sculptural elements, such as dogon ladders, dogon benches, planters, sculptures and mill stones are also ideal in adding interesting textures to your garden.

The possibilities are truly endless! Our landscaping gurus will astound you with their inspired ideas.

DRAINAGE IN GARDENS

Edrich — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:51:09 +0000

Appropriate drainage in a garden is of utmost importance; otherwise you will end up with muddy areas in your garden, rotting plants or even worse, damaged house and wall foundations.

Soil types, such as clay soil, will certainly cause drainage problems in your garden, as it tends to retain water. A shallow water table on your property will also create drainage problems. You can check for poor drainage on your property by looking out for wet patches or puddles of water on the ground.

The first technique you can use to improve the drainage in your garden, entails removing the first 15cm of topsoil and replacing it with more soluble soil.

Another technique which can be used – and which is not as intensive – is to create different levels in your garden area. You can either arrange a slightly sloped ground level in your garden, or you can shape your garden areas in such a way, as to create channels to carry the excess water away.

A third technique involves installing a French drain. This entails creating a type of underground sieve, by digging a trench and filling it with loose debris, like excess building materials or pebbles. This sieve should be covered by a strong steel grid and a layer of top soil of about 15cm thick. The ideal place to create this sieve would be at the lowest part of the garden, where most of the water gathers.

You can also utilize a poorly drained area by having your landscaper design and create a large pond.

TERRACED GARDENS

Edrich — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:24:48 +0000

A sloping garden area has the potential of causing a lot of logistical garden lay-out headaches for a home owner. Fortunately our professional team of landscaping experts is at hand to offer years of experience and superb assistance.

Should you find yourself with a sloping garden area, you can contact our office on (012) 460 7990 or send us an e-mail to edrich@badecbros.com and we will send one of our highly experienced and innovative landscaping designers out to create a unique garden design, tailored to your specific needs. You will also be provided with a free, no-obligation quotation.