playing outside
Entering the entertainment courtyard and viewing from the food courts these seating steps presented an opportunity for waterwise indigenous planting – with no automated irrigation, water fountains and lights… We planted large feature Aloidendron barberae (Aloe trees) with a mixture of Plumbago, Portelucaria and Dietes in mass planting blocks. For the full project please read…
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An indigenous food garden! This forager garden is located on a large site next to a river. The fun design grew out of the concept of manicured terraces close to the house and wilder or veldgrass with edible screens stepping up towards the periphery. The interesting plant palette include Diospyros mespiliformis (Jakhalsbessie), Azanza garckeana (Tree…
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This regional mall was such an adventure to work on… The developers were extremely passionate about the project, and we worked with a very talented team of landscape contractors and architects. What impressed me most was the commitment from the developer that planted over 120 indigenous trees around the precinct and opted to plant…
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The new development for Investec properties, Cornubia mall includes more than 1ha intensive indigenous commercial planting … At Cornubia mall, now almost 9 months old there were quite a few interesting statistics with regards to numbers…read the extract below or for the full article published in the July issue for the ProLandscaper. “This project entails…
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COTTONTREE is a land & playscape design firm that was started in 2012 with a focus on sustainable value and quality. Our motto is ‘playing outside’ and we understand the importance of childhood memories that are shaped by our environments and nature. Christa has worked on various national and international projects including nursery schools, commercial…
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The revamp of the Sun1 hotel in Southgate Johannesburg on a limited budget included introducing indigenous street trees and water-wise planting on the road verge. Feature colourful planting around the entrances, with screening along the room windows. Signature planting palette was introduced to create an example for the future hotel upgrades.
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We were privileged to be part of a team developing four parks and open spaces for the Gamagara municipality in the Northern Cape. Cottontree was involved in the concept and design stages only and developed a planting palette and play options for the arid area.
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