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INTRAMUROS E ST AT E N EW S | E NV I R O N M E NT | S P O RT | T R AV E L | F A M I LY L I F E SPRING FESTIVAL RECYCLING IN SILVER LAKES PLAY AND RIDE SPECIAL October | 2019
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CONTENTS
October 2019
ESTATE NEWS MOTORING
Upcoming Events in Silver Lakes 5 Volvo XC40 34
News from the CEO 8
Get to Know the Staff 11 TODAY’S CHILD
Mature Golfers 12 Relationships that Grow our Children 40
Golf Club News 14 In Hil’s Head 44
Silver Lakes Spring Festival 18
News from the Environmental Team 26 COMPETITION
Restaurant Competition 43
LIFESTYLE
Birding in Silver Lakes 23 HUMOUR
James Clarke: Back Page Humour 47
ENVIRONMENT
A Guide to Recycling in Silver Lakes 30 CLASSIFIEDS 50
Cover Photo by Nienke Moolman
Silver Lakes 5km Time Trial
SILVER LAKES CONTRIBUTORS EIA PUBLISHING OFFICE Tel: 011 327 4062 - www.eiapublishing.co.za
27 Muirfield Boulevard, Silver Lakes HOA Albert Roos PUBLISHER Nico Maritz - nico@eiapublishing.co.za
Silver Lakes, 0081 Silver Lakes Directors Ilse Ruane EDITOR Debbie Walton - 082 928 1689 - debbiewalton30@gmail.com
PO Box 11106 Henk Booysen Elize Malan GRAPHIC DESIGNER Christo van Eeden - beyond@bdstudio.co.za
Silver Lakes 0054 Sid Pretorius Hilary Green SALES MANAGER Martin Fourie - 072 835 8405 - martin@eiapublishing.co.za
Tel: +27 12 809 0142 Corlia Mathews Audrey Bekker ADVERTISING SALES Gerdie Murphy - 082 556 9863 - gerdie@eiapublishing.co.za
Fax: +27 12 809 1119 Nienke Moolman Nicoleen Davies PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR & ASSISTANT EDITOR
Nicole Hermanson - nicoleh@nowmedia.co.za
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A
s we’re nearing the Silly Season, our of time flies when you’re having fun. This have deeply caring and supportive bonds
calendars start filling up. People year has been busy. Busy with work, kids’ with our friends. I’m looking forward to the
we haven’t seen all year want to sporting events – just busy all round. I’ve Silly Season actually, as crazy as it’s going to
get together before the long-awaited not managed to see all the people I wanted be, but I get to spend special time with those
December break, you begin to tie up loose to see, my New Year’s resolutions haven’t I love and adore – my friends and my family.
end holiday plans and if you’re like me – you been realised (oh well) and I’ve gone Another old adage I’m not particularly fond
hit the gym in a panic because you know through enough drama to make me wish of is life is short… But it’s so annoyingly true.
you haven’t been nearly as often as you the last three months of the year away even Don’t go to be angry, tell your people that
should have – it is time to get beach ready quicker. you love them, hug your kids for an extra
isn’t it? second at the school drop off and enjoy the
But it’s important to take stock. To look best summer the world has to offer!
How many of you have said: Wow, this year around and be thankful for the people you
has gone quickly? How are we in September have in your life. I’ve said it before, my circle Best,
already? I’m not sure I believe the old adage is small, but it’s an incredible circle and we Debbie
DISCLAIMER
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printed in the Intra Muros, do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the SL HOA or the Estate, the publisher, nor of the companies themselves. Neither the SL HOA, nor the publishers can be held responsible for
the quality of the goods and services advertised in the Intra Muros. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission of the
publisher.
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ESTATE NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS:
OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2019
5 October 7, 8 and 9 November
PHOTOGRAPHIC OUTING SA SENIOR MASTERS
12 October 16 November
BIRD CLUB OUTING CHRISTMAS MARKET
19 October 23 November
LUCKY DRAW – GOLF
GARDEN TALK
23 November
27 October CHRISTMAS CAROLS
MUSIC IN THE PARK
BY CANDLELIGHT
and drive through Estate, viewing the
31 October Christmas Lights
HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREAT
30 November &
5 November 1 December
QUIZ NIGHT CHIP & FISH
For more information contact
daleen@silverlakes.co.za
or 012 809 0281
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ESTATE NEWS
News from the CEO
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ctober is usually associated with our Welcome to New Members evening www.silverlakes.co.za? Our website had a
the October Fest with German scheduled on 14 October. Other residents total of 3 891 visits to the website during
beer, bratwurst and sauerkraut, can also attend the session where our the months of August. Our average user
but if you are in Pretoria, flowers are in Security Manager will explain the App and visited 2.57 pages on the website which
bloom and South Africa’s capital city is the value-added services such as the panic resulted in a total of 10 017 pageviews
full of colour and described in a poem by button that can be used in the App. with an average time spent per page of
C. Louis Leipoldt as the prettiest month of 1:59 minutes!
the year, “die mooiste maand”. COUNTRY CLUB
The Country Club has the following If you have not yet visited the website, do
And for those with sensitive noses and hay exciting news to share: so now.
fever, October in Pretoria would probably • The Silver Lakes Junior Soccer Club
was launched, and marketing material WHERE CAN I WALK AND WHERE NOT?
not be the most awesome time of the year.
will soon be shared with our members.
If you thought you knew it all, read again.
There are currently about 10 juniors
SPRING FESTIVAL who have joined the Club. There are three core rules, doesn’t matter
What an awesome Spring Festival! The • The Silver Lakes Athletics Club was where you walk your dog: (1) it needs to
day was a huge success with various relaunched, and a new time trial route be on a leash, (2) you need to have a bag
stalls, a doggie show, bokdrol-spitting introduced. This route was officially to pick up their poo and (3) dogs can be
competition, Silver Lakes’ Got Talent, certified by Athletics South Africa and walked on the tarred roads in phase 3 but
is recognised by the IAAF. The time
cycling, the launch of the new Silver Lakes trial is held every Tuesday at 17h30 and not in the field in the Game Reserve.
Athletics Club 5km time trial route, live starts and finishes at the Clubhouse. We
entertainment, a bring and braai and lots accommodate runners and walkers of It appears that friends of residents,
of fun! all ages and fitness levels and times will new residents or people staying in a
be taken weekly of all the runners and guesthouse are the biggest culprits for any
CLUBHOUSE LEVY walkers.
non-compliance. Please remember that
• The upgrade of the pathways should be
The special levy for the purchase of the you remain accountable for your guest
finished by the end of October.
Clubhouse and Golf Course will finally • The swimming pool was repainted, and and their dog’s behaviour.
come to an end in November 2019 some upgrading will still be done in the
therefore members will no longer have the area. Let’s read further:
special levy raised after November. • Congratulations to Maeder
Labuschagne, our first ever Silver Lakes Golf course
SECURITY APP AND PIN SENT TO Squash Champion! His trophy now also • Dogs may not be walked on the golf
VISITORS forms part of other prestigious trophies course during golfing hours from 6h15
in the trophy cabinet at the Clubhouse. until about 18h00.
We have advised our residents of the no-
A ladder will be introduced for squash • Dogs can be walked on the cart path at
pin-no-access rule to be applied from 17 players to identify the top four players in any time of the day, but with a leash and as
September 2019. We are aware that there 2020 for a play-off. long as you have a bag to collect the poo.
is a handful of residents on the Estate • The tennis championship has officially • Island on the 14th – this is out of bounds
without any cellphones and provision will begun and we look forward to for any person and their dog during the
announcing the Silver Lakes Tennis period of play. How will you know that
be made for these residents. If you are one
Champion before the end of the year. golf has finished and you can walk on
of them, please advise the Security Office. • The Book Club has requested donations the golf course? The Marshalls remove
In the meantime, please ensure that you of any books to be made available at the the flags after the last players, which
have downloaded the Silver Lakes App to Clubhouse. We want to start a library means that you can now walk your
enable you to send a pin for visitors and with a pool of good books. There will dog on the golf course, with a leash of
expected deliveries. Assistance will be be no cost involved for taking a book, course!
but you will be required to exchange it
given by the staff at the enrollment office,
with another book you have brought
as well as the two receptionists at either Phase 3
from home. You can drop all books
the Clubhouse or the HOA office. • Dogs may only be walked on the tar
with Bobby at the Clubhouse. More
The walking in the field i.e. hiking trail is
information will follow.
strictly forbidden and the dogs usually
NEW MEMBERS EVENING
bark or try to chase the buck.
The App will also be explained to all new WEBSITE • The walking of dogs along the gravel
residents and other members during Have you visited our website on road around the game reserve is also
strictly forbidden.
8 INTRA MUROS OCTOBER 2019ESTATE NEWS
SERVICE BY THE CITY OF TSHWANE been raised by other estates in our area, upgrade of the staff accommodation at
We are continually addressing the who are also addressing this with our the workshop area.
following matters with the City of Tshwane, local authorities. • Our new signage on the street corners
are almost complete and helps with the
either through meeting with the members
SNIPPETS orientation of visitors.
of the Mayoral Committee, the City • Do you know what your kids or their
• Well done to the Golf Division who has
Manager of involvement of the Ministers achieved budget for four months in a visitors are up to when they walk the
responsible for specific departments. row! The joint initiatives by Golf and Estate in the evening? Please ensure
• Open electrical kiosks – this remains a Marketing is noted. that they are aware of the rules of the
challenge, in spite of the HOA closing it. • The Golf Club Facebook page reached Estate and please remember that you
We are concerned that a child may get 9 866 people in June with 8 383 remain accountable for the behaviour
electrocuted and a site visit was held engagements in June (up by 25%). of the friends of your kids.
with officials of the City of Tshwane • Work has started with the upgrade of • A new ball dispenser was ordered and
to address their non-compliance with the area where the caddies are hosted. golfers will soon have the option to
minimum standards. This includes proper locker and toilet have less balls than a full bucket.
• Streetlights – it takes three months or facilities and an area where they can • Businesses that operate on the Estate
longer for lights to be changed due to relax when not busy to caddy. need to be registered with the HOA at
supply systems in the City of Tshwane. • If flags have been removed on the golf a minimal fee. Please contact Maxine
Options are being considered where course, you may use the golf course for Martinho if you need any clarity.
the HOA can possibly address this and social activities. If you see any golfing
recover the cost from our rates and while the flags have been removed, Should you have any queries about any
taxes payable. We cannot accept such please report this to the Pro Shop who matter on the Estate, please feel free to
long delays by our local officials. will address the unapproved golfing.
• Pump station at Six Fountain – we have contact Maxine Martinho, our Member
• Various specials will be available in the
not had any sewerage spills in recent Members’ Bar during the Rugby World Ambassador at the HOA, who will assist
months and continually address various Cup that started on 20 September. Come you with your query or get you in touch
commitments made by the City of join fellow residents with the big screen with the right person.
Tshwane to upgrade this. Our concern rugby to be shown in the bar. Children
remains overflowing during periods of under 18 needs to be accompanied by
load-shedding. an adult.
• Squatters in the undeveloped property • Golf carts may only be driven by a
along Solomon Mahlangu opposite person with a valid driver’s licence for a
the intersection with Von Backstrom vehicle or motorbike as provided in the
Boulevard – the number of squatters Rules and supported in full by the Golf
have increased from 29 in April 2018 to Club Committee.
60 in August 2019. This was done during • Fibre is being installed at the two gates,
an aerial survey and is being addressed which would make telephone calls by
at the highest levels with the City of Security to a home much clearer.
Tshwane, who owns the property. • Security has issued fines to various
• Illegal vendors – we support initiatives residents who have not stopped at
by entrepreneurs, but cannot support stop streets during the last month. The
this when they disrupt the traffic by awareness campaign has passed and Kind regards
taking over the area where the taxis first offenders get penalties and not HENK BOOYSEN
should park. The matter is being warnings. Chief Executive Officer
addressed with the MMC responsible for • New upgraded cameras will be installed Silver Lakes Golf and Wildlife Estate
Roads and Safety to seek a solution for at the Clubhouse and entrance gates to
the continual congestion at the circle at further improved security on the Estate.
the Lynwood gate. This matter has also • The project has started with the
IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS
HOA OFFICE EMERGENCY NUMBERS SECURITY CLUBHOUSE
Office hours: Security Control Room (24 hours) Security Control Room (24 hours) Clubhouse 012 809 0281
Monday to Friday 012 809 0424/5 012 809 0424/5
08:00 until 16:30 Boschkop Police 012 802 1087/4 Café 41 012 809 1571
012 809 0142 Bidvest Protea Coin Security
info@silverlakes.co.za Netcare 911 082 911
From 18:00 to 06:00, weekdays Takeaways
Fire Brigade 10111 24 hours Sat, Sun and public holidays 012 809 0431 / 012 809 1484
WhatsApp Number Power Failure 012 339 9111 072 615 5862
081 848 2787
City of Tshwane Call Centre GOLF
Security access office: 012 358 9999
Hours as above Pro Shop 012 809 0430
Including first Saturday of every Water leaks: waterleaks@tshwane.gov.za
month from 08:00 until 11:00 Street lights: streetlights@tshwane.gov.zaESTATE NEWS
GET TO KNOW THE STAFF
Get to know: What’s your current position? Can you
give us a brief overview of what it is you
Do you have any key mentors or people
who influenced who you are or what you
Natasha Danielle Cohen do in your work? believe in, in your work and life? Tell us
Security Administrator. I work in the about them.
security access office processing all new My big sister, Nicole, for always following
residents’ biometric access amongst other her dreams, staying true to herself, never
things. compromising who she is for anyone; for
truly believing that God will make a way
Contact details. no matter the circumstances, for never
Tel: 082 563 0420 giving up, working hard and always loving
e-mail: security.admin@silverlakes.co.za / and supporting her family and friends.
natasha.m.c@live.co.za
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Friendly, talkative, compassionate. I am in the process of applying to study
further and cannot wait to get started! It
Are you married? Any children? is something I have been wanting to do for
I am divorced and have two of the most the longest of times and I am finally in a
beautiful and precious princesses. position to do so.
What are your hobbies or interests? If you could change one thing in the
I enjoy reading books, doing crafts and world to make it better, what would it
artwork and riding horses whenever the be?
opportunity presents itself. I would like all people to treat each other
with love and kindness.
What do you enjoy most about your job
at Silver Lakes? What is your motto in life?
Meeting and talking to people. For nothing will be impossible with God.
Where did you grow up?
I was born in and grew up in Pretoria.
What’s your current position? Can you
give us a brief overview of what it is you
Did you have any key mentors or people
who influenced who you are or what you Get to know:
do in your work? believe in, in your work and life? Tell us Andy Chen
Golf Operational Manager, I make sure that about them.
the operational side of the golf club runs My parents and my mentor Brendon who
smoothly on a daily basis. is golf manager at Silver lakes. They all
always help out whenever they can.
Contact details.
Tel: 012 809 0430 What are your future plans or something
e-mail: andy@silverlakes.co.za exciting that you would still like to do?
I don’t have anything planned at the
Describe yourself in three words. moment but hopefully I will become very
Good time management; goal oriented, rich and do things that I haven’t thought
strive for improvement. of doing yet.
Are you married? Any children? If you could change one thing in the
No. world to make it better, what would it
be?
What are your hobbies or interests? People need to take more responsibility
I love gaming, food tasting and exploring for their actions
diverse cultures.
What is your motto in life?
What do you enjoy most about your job Keep life simple.
at Silver Lakes?
Every day presents a different challenge.
Where did you grow up?
South Africa, Pretoria.
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August results
MATURE GOLFERS MATURE GOLFERS - 01 AUGUST 2019 MATURE GOLFERS - 15 AUGUST 2019
NAME PLACE 2-CLUB NAME PLACE 2-CLUB
Hennie Coetzee (34 c/o) 1st Hennie Coetzee Jan Potgieter (37 c/o) 1st Piet Skinner
Nik Hollander (34 c/o) 2nd Jan Potgieter Kokkie Martin (37 c/o) 2nd
Rolf Hauter (34 c/o) 3rd Niek Hollander (35 c/o) 3rd
Jan Potgieter NTP # 9 Manfred Johannes NTP # 9
Chris van Zyl NTP # 13 Phillip Molapo NTP # 13
Piet Skinner NTP # 16 Piet Skinner NTP # 16
Gawie v d Merwe NTP # 3 Manfred Johannes NTP # 3
MATURE GOLFERS - 08 AUGUST 2019 MATURE GOLFERS - 22 AUGUST 2019
NAME PLACE 2-CLUB NAME PLACE 2-CLUB
Colin Heath (38 c/o) 1st None Jas Wasserman (36 c/o) 1st Johann Myburgh
Vincent Mascini (38 c/o) 2nd Phillip Molapo (36 c/o) 2nd Johan Cilliers
Eugene Visagie (37) 3rd Kobus Gouws (34 c/o) 3rd Niek Hollander
Kobus Gouws NTP # 9 Gideon van Wyk NTP # 9 Piet Skinner
Bryan Davy NTP # 13 Niek Hollander NTP # 13
Bertus de Klerk NTP # 16 Bryan Davy NTP # 16
Manfred Johannes NTP # 3 Danie Joubert NTP # 3
MATURE GOLFERS - 28 AUGUST 2019
NAME PLACE 2-CLUB
FX Roome / Theo O'Neil/ 1st None
Braam Venter (95 c/o)
André Meij / Vincen Mascini/ 2nd
Albert Ponelis (95 c/o)
Mikko Lainejoki NTP # 9
Doep du Plessis NTP # 13
FX Roome NTP # 16
Eugene Visagie NTP # 3
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SILVER LAKES SPRING FESTIVAL
“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.”
-Rainer Maria Rilke
I
don’t know about you, but I love the
season of Spring. It follows the cold
of winter, with lots of sunshine, new
growth and flowers everywhere as well as
renewed energy. The true equinox (when
the sun crosses the equator for the day and
night to be of equal lengths) to officially
mark the arrival of Spring occurred on 23
September this year. However, the cold
had been gone for a few weeks along
with our days of hibernation, so it was
appropriate that our Estate celebrated the
arrival of the new season with a fun-filled
family Spring Day on 14 September at the
Silver Lakes Clubhouse.
The perfect weather was worthy of
a celebration and there was fun and
entertainment for the whole family. The
fit people amongst our residents enjoyed
the safe outdoors that our Estate offers
and took part in a cycle race and the first
official Silver Lakes Time Trial where the
18 INTRA MUROS OCTOBER 2019ESTATE NEWS INTRA MUROS OCTOBER 2019 19
ESTATE NEWS 20 INTRA MUROS OCTOBER 2019
ESTATE NEWS time of each participant was recorded. You are also welcome to join the Silver Lakes Athletics Club every Tuesday at 17:30 from the Clubhouse to do the same Time Trial route and to keep track of your progress. Delicious food stalls and a beer tent provided everything for lunch. There were also various business and craft stalls to stroll through with delicious offerings and quaint things to buy. There was much entertainment for the little ones, from archery, a paintball tunnel, mechanical bull, cupcake decoration, bungee trampoline, rocket parachute, go- carts and pony rides. Our doggie competition attracted a big crowd at noon and the biggest, smallest, prettiest and ugliest dogs were crowned. Silver Lakes’ Got Talent was a big surprise this year as some really talented people and beautiful voices took to the stage. The Bring and braai was a cosy and fun event and families could sit and enjoy the evening together until late. Thank you to all our Silver Lakes staff members, Henk, Daleen, Samarize, Koot, Geoffrey, Phineas, Bellican, Thobani, Vincent and Bernardo as well as the staff behind the scenes who worked hard to make this event a big success. Have a wonderful Spring and we hope to see you at our next event! Kind Regards, Nienke Moolman Marketing Manager
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NEWS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM
L
ooking back over the past six years that I
have been the Environmental Director,
I realised that I have written nearly
60 articles for Intra Muros. I had a look at
some of the articles I wrote for the October
issue; some were about early spring, others
about drought, others about floods! This
time of the year we are in the up and down
part of the year where the new season
starts but we still need to feed the game
in the Game Reserve – especially when it
is so dry. This year has been drier. One year
we had to feed them nearly into December
while other years we had floods…
But mostly this month is about “newness”.
New plants, regrowth, redesigning and we
are all ready for the new season. We all are
very fortunate to live in this amazing Estate
and together we all need to look after it;
we need to work towards keeping the a garden, big or small, the whole Estate elements, one after the other and the
Estate special for us and our children and or your house garden, is like peeling the whole = the onion = the garden is
grandchildren. We can do that through layers of an onion. One looks at different created.
little things such as recycling. Or as you
know, one of my favourite topics – is to
have friendly, well-cared-for streetscapes.
In that way we don’t only look after
each other but the environment as well.
Planting our gardens and street trees not
only beautify the Estate but the plants
use carbon dioxide in a process known
as photosynthesis – therefore improving
the quality of our environment. During
photosynthesis, plants give off oxygen
which we breathe.
Line and form - the bridge leads your eye towards the palm trees
Looking at the below the elements, by grouping plants of varying or similar
design can be explained as the layers of forms or colour, together. Hard elements
design: such as fountains can be added to become
a 3rd dimension. Add a few climbers or
1. Form and Line groupings of shrubs and the dimension
Sometimes these two elements are becomes something interesting and
handled separately. I personally believe totally different to just being a flat wall.
that they go together as the thickest
outer layer of the onion. They are both Line is VERY important since it forms the
part of the same whole. Since a garden backbone of your garden design. Linking
is a three-dimensional experience one architecture with the garden and picking
You all would have seen that Brendon cannot separate FORM, which is the up on elements in both designs. It gives
and his team were busy with some heavy 3rd dimension, and LINE, which is a one character to one’s garden.
treatment on the golf course. The same dimensional ‘line’ on the ground which
for the Estate gardens. This means an comes from a plan, transferred to a real life It may even extend upwards into the 3rd
awesome display of golf course lawns, garden. dimension when a line follows a pathway
Estate gardens, and especially our roses and is picked up by a pillar or wall in the
around the Clubhouse as spring arrives Form is the shape or visual appearance of same line of sight. It is super important to
and everything turns green and blossoms. your garden determined by the plants and remember that line draws the eye towards
This treatment will come to nothing if architectural (hard) elements to create the a focal point and pleasant areas of one’s
it is not properly designed. Designing 3rd dimension. One creates ‘new shapes’ garden.
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Colour, line and texture is in abundance in this picture
2. Texture
Texture is a material that can be felt. Looking at leaves, bark or thorns
for example, a certain ‘feel’ is created in one’s mind. Thorns are prickly
and in one’s mind they will be a deterrent for entering and area. Thin
leaves are usually soft and ferns for example are seen as ‘friendly’,
therefore they can be used in areas allocated for reading, reflection
and children’s areas. The tactile surface of a plant’s ‘texture’ sends out
messages and communicate the look-and-feel in your garden.
The scale of the plants create a space in which
the home behind nestles in comfort
4.Space and Scale
The next few layers of our ‘design onion’
are ones designers use to create different
‘feels’ to gardens or sections of gardens.
This means the size of one object
3. Colour compared to another. Firstly the buildings
Last but not the least of the outer layers to the garden. For example one will not
is colour and will be the overall theme in use large Ficus trees in a duplex garden,
my garden. I have now sorted out what but one might at an office block?
happens where and how will it be set out
but will I use lots of greens and greys for It also means the compared sizes of plant
example? Just leaves. Or do I like colourful, materials and landscaping elements such
as in lots of flowers? This will have the as fountains to the other elements and the
final impact and will usually tell all of us garden as a whole. In the images below
most about your personality! All the other one can see how these elements bring
design elements are something one can together the different spaces so that the
draw on paper and can be ‘calculated’, scale of the one element (building) to the
but the synergy between plants and their other (garden) gels together completely.
colour brings life to a garden.
Just as the scale of items in a space can
Some science behind colour: If one looks have a huge positive impact on the feel
at the colour wheel as shown above you of your garden, a space too small and
will see that yellow and purple (violet) and enclosed may seem depressing and
red and green are opposite each other – As can be seen in the colour wheel, the purple claustrophobic. It is therefore important to
they are complimentary colours. In reality use ‘design techniques’ such as grouping
of the ‘vygies’ and the yellow of the gravel are
if one puts them next to each other they and scaling of plants and garden elements
complement each other. They make each complimentary colours – the reason one sees
to create the sense of a friendlier or larger
other pop. these small patches of colour from afar! space when designing these areas.
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5. Focal point(s)
A focal point is that very special feature that needs attention, which one wants to highlight
a space, view or element. Fountains, sculptures, murals, strong shaped plants and even
grouping of colourful flowers or plants can be focal points! These prominent features attract
the attention and can be conversation points, be part of the main design elements and
therefore is part of the backbone of your garden.
They are not isolated from the rest of the garden, but stand out as PART of the garden’s
look-and-feel.
One usually has only a few, if not only one, focal point(s), but they can for example be used
to hide eyesores. One of the first lessons we were taught by our lecturer, Ben Farrell, was
to use a thick pencil and start ‘large’, and secondly find the negatives on-site to ‘hide’ them.
Use focal points to draw the eye away from them or be bold and they become focal points!
The side gate frames the focul point which is the
front door
Repetition is key to keep design elements together and to perpetuate the look and feel of the Estate
7. Repetition
As you would have gathered from the above lots of ‘abstract’ elements determine if your
design will work, but if all of those are in place and there is little or no repetition, all will be
lost in a mish-mash of plants and hard elements. Repetition of shapes, lines, materials, all of
those are necessary to create unity in your garden’s look-and-feel.
Repetition not only binds together your whole design, but it also creates harmony in your
design. Since you are re-using visual elements in design of the hard and soft architecture of
your garden over and over again. Repetition will balance out the different elements. Even
repeating architectural elements in the garden will bind garden and buildings together.
Grouping of mass planting with singled-out
features such as these create a very strong, but Look out for too little repetition which might become untidy and clutter a garden. The same
tranquil setting
goes for too much repetition, which may become monotonous and boring – especially in
large gardens where there is no ‘surprise’ around the next corner.
6. Grouping
Grouping plants together in a garden is a
technique designers use to create space, Tidiness is one of the KEY ISSUES in any
look-and-feel and many other aspects space to create an inviting and friendly
of a garden’s design. A lot of the above atmosphere. If one has irrigation pipes
elements are part of this layer. Grouping sticking out all over a garden it may
for example ‘helps’ with the scale in a seem untidy since irrigation is a ‘behind
garden by using smaller plants to the front the scenes’ element and should not be
and gradually larger pants to the back in ‘seen’. Unless of course designed like the
a garden – thus creating a deeper feel to Pompidou Centre in Paris where all the
the garden. Grouping also creates texture services form part of the overall design?
and can create colour splashes in gardens
when working with different colour plants. But I think you will ‘get my drift’. Just as
much as your house needs to be tidy
It is therefore very important after one INSIDE, the outdoors need just as much
has decided on the basics of shape, form,
unity and certain details such as plant- and
attention! Maintenance and lots of care! Corlia Mathews
structural materials that these elements Environmental Director
ENJOY YOUR SUMMER GARDENING. Remember to recycle!!
be grouped together to create unity
throughout.
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A GUIDE TO RECYCLING IN SILVER LAKES
“What we do today, right now, will have an accumulated effect on all of our tomorrows.”
– Alexander Stoddard
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educing waste is more important facility, your glass, tin and plastic recycling Should you have any queries or should
than ever. This is why we would like to can be placed in the same bag/bin, you require additional information, please
encourage our residents to take part however, paper should be separated in a feel free to contact me (info@silverlakes.
in the Silver Lakes recycling programme. yellow bin or clear plastic bag. Once filled, co.za or 012 809 0142) at the Management
place the clear recycling bags or recycling office.
There is no need to take your recycling bins on your sidewalk by 7:00 on the day
anywhere, as both household refuse and your household refuse is collected.
recycling is removed weekly by our service
provider, Bi-waste. Items collected include Recycling Tips:
paper, glass, tins, plastic and flattened • Glass containers such as bottles and jars
boxes. Residents may purchase recycling should be cleaned and any tops or corks
bins, or collect clear recycling bags from removed before recycling.
the Management Office at no cost. • Glass does not need to be sorted by
colour.
There are four different colour recycling • Bottles and containers need to be clean
bins: and empty.
• Blue Bin – Glass • A good way to determine if the plastic
• Yellow Bin – Plastic is recyclable is to look for the recycling
• Orange Bin – Paper logo.
• Red Bin – Tin • Crushed, rusted or burnt cans can be
recycled.
PLEASE NOTE: You do not necessarily • Cardboard boxes must be flattened and Kind regards,
need a bin in each colour. As the recycling neatly placed next to your refuse bin. Maxine Martinho
material is taken to a dedicated sorting Member Ambassador
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