Ninas Studio - Garden Design

08/11/2023

The Boule Court is ready for action. What a heavenly place to gather friends and family for a game of Boule or Pétanque. A game for young and old and a great way to spend an afternoon.

15/10/2023

25/07/2023

Incredible joy today from this Brugmansia (Double White Moonflower) growing in my garden. Cutting from a friend. It’s so wonderful to receive plants from people or places as it transports you back into happy memories.

03/07/2023

Great garden team working in Danger Beach Park today for a Spring Cut & Tidy. Fabulous to be able to do this for the first time at the right time of year thanks to donations. Beautiful sunny day in St James. Thank you Waheed, Bilal & Armien for all your hard work.

15/06/2023

I wanted to share something of my travels to Morocco and the gardens with everyone. It is always fascinating travelling and seeing familiar plants used in different ways and of course many new plants too. As you enter the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakesh you walk through a magnificent bamboo forest which is a welcome respite from the heat. You look onto huge cacti and tall stunning palms with stone chip. The spaces between the plants are almost as important as the plants themselves. The Ficus lyrata which has become a fashionable indoor plant stands tall as it can escape the confines of the pot. The Delicious Monstera grows underneath the bamboo. I have fallen in love with palms in their natural habitat. The cacti are imposing and there are so many different varieties. Vibrant, bold contrasting colours, strong shape and texture and simple planting all make this garden a joy to discover.

15/05/2023

Texture, contrast and in this case colour is what I really like to play with in a garden. Most of these were transplanted or taken from cuttings which is unusual. I like to “Reduce & Reuse” if possible.

10/05/2023

Stunning Indigenus planter in Theo’s entrance area. Planted with Asparagus densiflorus ‘Mazeppa’, Gaura and Euphorbia Diamond Frost.
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05/05/2023

Beautiful blank canvas for planting next week 🪴

28/03/2023

I believe this is the best way to get rid of moles! Colourful windmills where the moles pop up. Secret shared by a client yesterday.

24/03/2023

My “Garden Queen” rose from Ludwig’s Roses bringing joy and beauty into my home.

11/03/2023

An afternoon of collecting kelp on Kommetjie beach inspired by Strydom van der Merwe.