Garden Ideas

SMALL GARDEN IDEAS TO MAXIMISE SPACE

SMALL GARDEN IDEAS TO MAXIMISE SPACE

Those of you who have been living on the North Coast for several years, will have noticed a definite shift towards more apartment-style living with smaller gardens , mainly in courtyards or around ground floor apartments.

With this mind, we offer our TOP 5 TIPS on how to maximise your space in a small garden:

Garden & Landscape Design Trends for 2019

Garden & Landscape Design Trends for 2019

It’s always great to scour the internet for international garden trends and landscape design trends at the beginning of each year. We’ve done our homework for 2019 and bring you our choice of expected garden trends for 2019.

A FULL GARDEN MAKEOVER, SECTION BY SECTION

A FULL GARDEN MAKEOVER, SECTION BY SECTION

Our team recently undertook a delightful albeit challenging garden makeover, with the most rewarding outcome.  Here we take you through the full story, section by section. This is the garden of a home that is just over 10 years old, and nothing has ever been changed from the initial garden layout. Read our story of this makeover, section by section. Watch the before and after videos and check out the awesome photos.

Entrance Garden Makeover - an Attractive and Interesting Focal Point

Entrance Garden Makeover - an Attractive and Interesting Focal Point

Entrance Garden Makeover -An entrance garden, being the first element of a garden one sees when entering a property, should be a focal point that is neat and uncluttered but simultaneously attractive and interesting.

Garden Makeover - Creating a Secluded Teenage Garden

Garden Makeover - Creating a Secluded Teenage Garden

Part of our recent San Lorenzo Garden Makeover project was to create a secluded space for teenagers to be at peace in a beautiful garden setting. The space was initially an awkward shaped lawn filled with scrub and hedges, of no use to anyone.

CONTAINER GARDENS - MAKING THE BEST USE OF POTS AS GARDEN FEATURES

CONTAINER GARDENS - MAKING THE BEST USE OF POTS AS GARDEN FEATURES

Who doesn’t love a beautiful pot spilling over abundantly with tumbles of flowers and greenery? It gives an instantly fresh “spring” appeal to your living space. IN this blog we give tips on container gardens and potting soil, with Living Earth potting soil.

Our SALI Award-Winning Garden at Simbithi Eco-Estate, Pigeonwood Close

Our SALI Award-Winning Garden at Simbithi Eco-Estate, Pigeonwood Close

Eco Balance Landscaping recently won a SALI (SOUTH AFRICAN LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE) SILVER award in the Garden and Turf Maintenance category for 7 Pigeonwood Close, Simbithi.  This garden was installed by Eco Balance Landscapes in August 2015. The residents requested lots of flowering plants and were blessed with a great outcome.

A garden with no grass? No problem!

A garden with no grass? No problem!

Do you have a garden with no grass? Or do you want one? At home or at the office, when it comes to a grass garden, a lawn can be high maintenance, take up valuable space, and be a little too traditional for your tastes. The good news is that a garden doesn’t have to have grass or, at least, doesn’t have to be dominated by a lawn.